Link to Leymah Gbowee's Talk: Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls
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Leymah Gbowee, a peace activist, discusses how and why we should help young girls discover their greatness. Gbowee describes several different girls that she has met throughout her life that deserve a chance at a better life. Ghbowee goes on to explain what she has done to make a difference, and that is creating a space called the Young Girls Transformative Project. She states, “We go into rural communities and all we do, like has been done in this room, is create the space. When these girls sit, you unlock intelligence, you unlock passion, you unlock commitment, you unlock focus, you unlock great leaders. Today, we've worked with over 300. And some of those girls who walked in the room very shy have taken bold steps, as young mothers, to go out there and advocate for the rights of other young women”.
Gbowee’s speech is effective through her various speech tactics which include repetition. Primarily, Gbowee repeats the word “wish”, so viewers grasp how badly these girls need help fulfilling their wishes; wishes that are understandable and things we should be striving to change, such as helping more girls go to school, seeking peace for all, helping feed the hungry, and many more. Gbowee’s speech is also effective because she makes these issues real for all viewers, and she does this by discussing a variety of countries and their problems. Gbowee doesn’t want any person to think they don’t have a role to play in solving these issues, because they are occurring everywhere in the world. Gbowee’s speech ends impactfully, with this final remark, “All of these great innovators and inventors that we've talked to and seen over the last few days are also sitting in tiny corners in different parts of the world, and all they're asking us to do is create that space to unlock the intelligence, unlock the passion, unlock all of the great things that they hold within themselves. Let's journey together. Let's journey together”. Her call to action leaves viewers inspired and ready to take on the challenge of helping girls unlock their intelligence, passion, and greatness.
Leymah Gbowee, a peace activist, discusses how and why we should help young girls discover their greatness. Gbowee describes several different girls that she has met throughout her life that deserve a chance at a better life. Ghbowee goes on to explain what she has done to make a difference, and that is creating a space called the Young Girls Transformative Project. She states, “We go into rural communities and all we do, like has been done in this room, is create the space. When these girls sit, you unlock intelligence, you unlock passion, you unlock commitment, you unlock focus, you unlock great leaders. Today, we've worked with over 300. And some of those girls who walked in the room very shy have taken bold steps, as young mothers, to go out there and advocate for the rights of other young women”.
Gbowee’s speech is effective through her various speech tactics which include repetition. Primarily, Gbowee repeats the word “wish”, so viewers grasp how badly these girls need help fulfilling their wishes; wishes that are understandable and things we should be striving to change, such as helping more girls go to school, seeking peace for all, helping feed the hungry, and many more. Gbowee’s speech is also effective because she makes these issues real for all viewers, and she does this by discussing a variety of countries and their problems. Gbowee doesn’t want any person to think they don’t have a role to play in solving these issues, because they are occurring everywhere in the world. Gbowee’s speech ends impactfully, with this final remark, “All of these great innovators and inventors that we've talked to and seen over the last few days are also sitting in tiny corners in different parts of the world, and all they're asking us to do is create that space to unlock the intelligence, unlock the passion, unlock all of the great things that they hold within themselves. Let's journey together. Let's journey together”. Her call to action leaves viewers inspired and ready to take on the challenge of helping girls unlock their intelligence, passion, and greatness.
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