Aung San Suu Kyi is a activist for democracy and the leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma. She is globally known as a political activist and has been awarded several prizes including the Nobel Peace Prize. The speech “keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women” was delivered on the 31st of August 1995. Prior to delivering the speech in 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected into government. However‚ the SLORC refused to hand power over to her and she was put under house arrest
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Quick Facts NAME: Aung San Suu Kyi OCCUPATION: Activist‚ Political Leader‚ BIRTH DATE: June 19‚ 1945 (Age: 68) EDUCATION: University of Oxford PLACE OF BIRTH: Yangon‚ Myanmar FULL NAME: Aung San Suu Kyi AKA: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy ASSUMED OFFICE: September 27‚ 1988 PRECEDED BY: Office Created Leader of the Opposition ASSUMED OFFICE: May 2‚ 2012 PRESDIENT: Thein Sein PRECEDED BY: Tun
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further research of their own in order to further their personal understanding of Burma from different angles. Suggested questions: 1. As a tourist‚ how would you promote responsible tourism? 2. By urging tourists to stay away do you feel that Aung San Suu Kyi has taken the right approach in supporting her country’s fight for democracy? 3. How do you think the problems with the military can be over come? 4. Do you think it is ethical to promote Burma as a tourist destination in its present state
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different ways and have varying degrees of significance. As public figures with longstanding reputations for political activism within their respective countries‚ all three speakers considered in this essay (Paul Keating‚ Noel Pearson and Aung San Suu Kyi) have a strong and positive ethos (although their political opponents may contest this). Each of them also exhibits a high degree of logos in their speeches‚ utilising various rhetorical devices to rationally convey their messages and persuade
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inspirational women of all time. Hester Prynne‚ an outcast in of the 17th century Boston Puritan’s society‚ is the protagonist in Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. She is not much different when compared to the 2012 orchid steel of Burma‚ Aung San Suu Kyi‚ the pro-democracy movement leader who is still fighting for her country to this very day. This essay will enlighten the readers on the backgrounds of the heroines‚ as well as their similarities which can be compared from their various attributes
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In your view‚ how have rhetorical techniques been used to explore the importance of courage and perseverance in two of the speeches set for study? Anwar Sadat and Aung San Suu Kyi‚ in their respective speeches “Statement to the Knesset” in 1977 and “Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women” in 1995 both explore the importance of courage and perseverance through the skillful use of rhetoric. In doing so‚ both speakers are able to build a strong ethos and establish pathos with their
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evident through three feminist speeches Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women’ by Aung San Suu Kyi‚ ‘Spotty-Handed Villainesses’ by Margaret Atwood and and “Faith‚ Hope and Reconciliation” by Faith Bandler. All these speeches depict insightful techniques that demonstrate their ability to engage their audience. Delivered through video to the Fourth World Conference on Women‚ Suu Kyi’s Keynote Address aimed to promote democratic freedom for women both in Burma and worldwide. Put
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known to the world were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Aung San Suu Kyi. King displayed forms of non-violence during the Civil Rights movement in the mid 1900’s‚ while Aung San Suu Kyi used politics and a belief in democracy to non-violently express her views during the on-going Burma crisis. These two non-violent leaders led their people to rise against the injustice they faced in similar yet different ways. While alike in many ways‚ Aung Sun Suu Kyi and King fought for their people with different use
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since then. A new constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was adopted in 1974. In May 1990‚ the government held free elections for the first time in almost 30 years and the National League for Democracy (NLD)‚ the party of Aung San Suu Kyi‚ won 392 out of a total 489 seats (i.e.‚ 80% of the seats). However‚ the military junta refused to cede power[59] and continued to rule the nation as SLORC until 1997‚ and then as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) until its dissolution
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to make Kenya a better environment and initiating the planting of trees. Tenzin Gyatso also wanted to improve the environment as a spiritual leader to the absence of war‚ pain and torture. Aung San Suu Kyi wanted freedom and equal rights through non-violence. Wanagari Maathai‚ Tenzin Gyatso and Aung San Suu Kyi were all awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004‚ 1989 and 1991 for the GreenBelt Movement‚ spiritual leadership‚ and for democratic and human rights struggles. ! Wanagar Maatha was a strong
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