"Teach men to treat women with respect"-- An article dealing with societal issues of women's rights

Contemporary society seems to have a very warped view of women’s rights. This has become evident on multiple incidents concerning sexual violence towards women. On one recent occasion, a teen in Steubenville, Ohio, posted a video of a sexual assault on a female classmate that took place during a party. Bystanders sat and watched as the horrific and demeaning event took place. When asked to come forwards, only two witnesses were willing to testify. While the people responsible are to be tried for their crimes, many feel that a more efficacious impact can be made through government. However, congress recently decided not to reauthorize The Violence Against Women Act. This document works to stop such issues by providing, among other important allocations, bystander intervention and prevention programs on high school and college campuses. Katie Hanna and Monika Johnson Hostler, both venerable representatives of women’s rights organizations, wrote this advocating and thought-provoking piece to display why this issue must be revisited in congress. The longer we wait to address the issue as a society, the more lives will be affected by senseless and heinous sexual violence. The piece uses pathos very well when describing the lives of females that are affected by sexually related crimes. Logos is also used in the rhetorical question, “As for survivors, how can they seek justice and healing if they have little support and resources available?” It is through the perspective of women and a commiserating persona towards society that makes the article a very opinionated yet convincing piece.