In order for a protest to be effective and get into the heads of the targeted audience, those who are protesting must have self-interest at heart. Self-interest is necessary because it directly connects the protesters to their cause. This connection would result in that protester being more driven and dedicated to expressing their beliefs and trying to accomplish their goal. Without being related to the issue at hand in some sort of way, a person’s actions may not all have the intention of achieving the goal. He or she might get distracted, or lose interest and determination in the protest. This is why self-interest is required for a protest to be effective. If there is no self-interest, the protesters would not be 100% committed to the main
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Machiavelli desperately wanted his job back, so he dedicated his book, The Morals of the Prince, to Lorenzo de’ Medici in hopes of winning his favor. If he wasn’t interested in getting his job back, Machiavelli never would have wrote this book and dedicated it to Medici. After introducing the topic of whether it is better for a prince to be feared to or be loved, he argues that, a prince should make himself feared in such a way that, even if he gets no love, he gets no hate either.” Machiavelli’s intended audience is both the public and Medici. So the purpose of his arguments in this piece was to get the public to understand and agree with his beliefs and to get Medici to agree with where he was coming from. While the intended audience reads this, they must recognize that none of these arguments would be as organized or stressed to the public if Machiavelli did not have any bit of self-interest in what he was writing about. He was determined to get his job back, and although he was unsuccessful in achieving that goal, his arguments in The Morals of the Prince were still very effective because he was driven by his self-interest at …show more content…
Bhutto spoke about equality and women’s rights at a conference in Beijing, China. Here she stressed the problem of women being treated unfairly in Pakistan and what actions are being taken in order to improve the lives of these women. She also speaks about what other improvements need to be made in the near future that would help Pakistani and Muslim women live to their full potential. When speaking about the type of world they must shape where women have equal rights, Bhutto says, “Where we have economic freedom and independence. Where we are equal partners in peace and development.” In this quote, she included herself in the group of people she was talking about. She is a Muslim woman living in Pakistan. She falls under some of the same injustices the rest of the women there do. This is where her self-interest shows. She wants to get her point across so not only the lives of other women will improve, but so hers will
Machiavelli desperately wanted his job back, so he dedicated his book, The Morals of the Prince, to Lorenzo de’ Medici in hopes of winning his favor. If he wasn’t interested in getting his job back, Machiavelli never would have wrote this book and dedicated it to Medici. After introducing the topic of whether it is better for a prince to be feared to or be loved, he argues that, a prince should make himself feared in such a way that, even if he gets no love, he gets no hate either.” Machiavelli’s intended audience is both the public and Medici. So the purpose of his arguments in this piece was to get the public to understand and agree with his beliefs and to get Medici to agree with where he was coming from. While the intended audience reads this, they must recognize that none of these arguments would be as organized or stressed to the public if Machiavelli did not have any bit of self-interest in what he was writing about. He was determined to get his job back, and although he was unsuccessful in achieving that goal, his arguments in The Morals of the Prince were still very effective because he was driven by his self-interest at …show more content…
Bhutto spoke about equality and women’s rights at a conference in Beijing, China. Here she stressed the problem of women being treated unfairly in Pakistan and what actions are being taken in order to improve the lives of these women. She also speaks about what other improvements need to be made in the near future that would help Pakistani and Muslim women live to their full potential. When speaking about the type of world they must shape where women have equal rights, Bhutto says, “Where we have economic freedom and independence. Where we are equal partners in peace and development.” In this quote, she included herself in the group of people she was talking about. She is a Muslim woman living in Pakistan. She falls under some of the same injustices the rest of the women there do. This is where her self-interest shows. She wants to get her point across so not only the lives of other women will improve, but so hers will