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Jessica Hurtado
Mr. Newman
English 101: Rhetoric
1 October 2014
Fierce Feminist Movement
Womens rights have always been suppressed and made an option instead of a priority.
Fighting for equality has been a constant battle for women throughout history. Many activists for
womens rights have shaped the regulations by using courage; advancement of women having
choices on their sexuality is pretentious work to be sustained by ladies who want to be heard. In
the September issue of Cosmo, Alex Rees shares how the runway models during fashion week in
Paris, protested for womens rights in his article Feminist Protesters Storm the Chanel
Catwalk. By utilizing pathos and capturing the integrity and passion of the models through film,
Rees is successful in proving that women will continue to strive for equal rights.
In the beginning of his article, Rees uses passion and emotion to get the reader to
understand that women still believe in their rights. By capturing how Lagerfeld brought his
models out in masse, protest
movement-style. (Fig. 1)
shows pathos through the integrity
of the models. Rees uses this image
to get an emotional response from
the reader by capturing the
excitement the models have to raise
awareness of their rights. Instead of verbally describing the inspirational protest, he shows it
through the photo. Although Rees has strong quotes and text, he mostly uses the intensity of the

Comment [1]: good way to go back to the

thesis and start your paragraph

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photos he took to give the reader the full effect of how powerful this moment was for the models.
Rees expresses how The model army behind her carried placards and banners emblazoned with
all sorts of fashion and feminist slogans such as History is HER story and Womens rights
are more than alright. These represent pathos through an impetuous
picture. The image captures the models storming down the runway yelling,
smiling, and most of all confident; these women were more than confident
when protesting for what they believe in.
Along with pathos, Rees expresses his credibility by physically attending the Chanel
runway show in Paris for fashion week. He gathered passionate photos to establish his point;
women will always push for equal rights until they are fully available. His credibility is seen
throughout the article when he incorporates his emotional response. Rees shows his reaction to
how the models came out with a Chanel-branded quilted megaphone by saying (No, Really, a
quilted megaphone). The way he uses his voice in the article gives him credibility because he
was there and wants to readers to know exactly what went on, literally. Putting in his response
not only proves his credibility but also shows the reader that he was impacted as well by the
models protest, thus showing that he utilizes pathos.

Comment [2]: way to restate that the

author uses credibility in this paragraph

Though many things have changed and women do have leadership roles, they still fight
for their equivalence in society today. Women will never stop showing their desperate want for
equality and individuality. Through the use of pathos and robust images, Rees demonstrates how
Women will carry on the fight for their rights. Fighting for equality has been a constant battle
throughout history. Many activists for womens rights have shaped the regulations by using
courage. Rees portrays this in his article Feminist Protesters Storm the Chanel Catwalk by

Comment [3]: restated this in the last

sentence of conclusion. Only use it once

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showing the intensity the models had through image. The models were bold enough to take a
stance.

Work cited
Rees, Alex. Feminist Protesters Storm the Chanel Catwalk. Cosmo September 2013. Web. 1.
Oct. 2014.