Rhetorical Analysis: Emma Watson

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Emma Watson spoke beautifully on the topic of feminism to the UN. This speech can be incorporated into the Liberal Arts core at Marywood. Not only does her speech relate to the core curriculum but it can be applied to a physician assistant major too. the core does not relate to being a physician assistant but it does allow for the raising of questions and topics such as feminism. The liberal arts core consists of englishes, histories, art classes, and foreign language electives that are mandatory to all students. Feminism is a common theme in many pieces of literature. In history there are many situations of people fighting for human rights such as the suffrage of women. Feminism is also portrayed in modern art and paintings. Emma Watson

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