Martin Niemoller was a Pastor who self-promoted himself as a foe of Adolf Hitler through his rein in Nazi Germany. Niemoller spent seven years in the Nazi concentration camps, however he is rightly known for the following quotation (https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007392);
“They came after the Jews, and I was not a Jew, so, I did not protest. They came after the trade unionists, and I was not a trade unionist, so, I did not protest. They came after the Roman Catholics, and I was not a Roman Catholic, so, I did not protest. Then they came after me, and there was no one left to protest.” (Mary Fisher, 1992)
This quote is one that is not easily forgotten as its impact leaves an impression in the minds of its listener. This was the exact aim set out by a seemingly privileged Republican 50 years later after the context of this quotation was revealed, clearly alluding to this horrific event in history that had emerged in a different form. Mary Fisher presented her ‘Whisper of AIDS’ …show more content…
Fisher worked passionately towards a future where people would no longer feel the need to whisper their stories that surrounded the pain of such a disease This aim is evident as her ‘Whisper of AIDS’ speech was not only delivered with complete advocacy, but was delivered with a well thought out process of using language devices to appeal to the 27 million people who heard her speech that day (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/fashion/aids-activist-mary-fisher-is-defined-by-words-not-disease.html). These three language devices; repetition, imagery and balance, convey Fisher’s message, encaptivating the emotions of once ignorant people, and the relief of millions of
“They came after the Jews, and I was not a Jew, so, I did not protest. They came after the trade unionists, and I was not a trade unionist, so, I did not protest. They came after the Roman Catholics, and I was not a Roman Catholic, so, I did not protest. Then they came after me, and there was no one left to protest.” (Mary Fisher, 1992)
This quote is one that is not easily forgotten as its impact leaves an impression in the minds of its listener. This was the exact aim set out by a seemingly privileged Republican 50 years later after the context of this quotation was revealed, clearly alluding to this horrific event in history that had emerged in a different form. Mary Fisher presented her ‘Whisper of AIDS’ …show more content…
Fisher worked passionately towards a future where people would no longer feel the need to whisper their stories that surrounded the pain of such a disease This aim is evident as her ‘Whisper of AIDS’ speech was not only delivered with complete advocacy, but was delivered with a well thought out process of using language devices to appeal to the 27 million people who heard her speech that day (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/fashion/aids-activist-mary-fisher-is-defined-by-words-not-disease.html). These three language devices; repetition, imagery and balance, convey Fisher’s message, encaptivating the emotions of once ignorant people, and the relief of millions of