Questions:
1. How are women
supposed to gain power and create a voice during a time of turmoil and male
dominance?
2. Is peace more powerful than the use of weapons?
3. Why is it so normal and effortless to kill enemies?
Response:
How are
women supposed to gain power? The article Thoughts
on Peace in an Air Raid was written during World War II when women were
being suppressed. They were unable to fight for their country and were forced
to stay in the home and do work such as making weapons or clothing. Their job
was to support men, not their country. I am not exactly sure how to gain power
for women, especially during a chaotic time like World War II. I believe that
if men and the government actually let women have a voice, they could have had
a significant impact on the war and would have given much insight. Men tend to
rely on weapons and guns, while women tend to use their words. That has a huge
advantage because it is not what people are expecting. I believe that words are
more powerful and have more meaning than killing any person in sight.
In order
for women to gain power, it would take a lot of time and effort. Men and
society would have to see the impact that women are having for them to believe
that women should have power. We can even see today that women are still fighting
to have equal rights, it is still a work in progress.
In a way, I almost think that supporting men who are fighting in the war is an indirect way to fight for their country. Making weapons and clothes really helped in the United States during the time period in which this article was written, because rationing became a reality. I also think that it would be difficult to come up with a strategy for women to have their voices heard. I have trouble agreeing with you when you mention how men rely on weapons and guns while women rely on words to solve conflicts. Personally, I prefer to use words to help resolve conflicts. I understand that writing and essay and/or a persuasive argument takes much more time and thought. Firing a weapon, or pulling a trigger is much easier for some as opposed to writing. I think that statement largely depends on the preference of each individual. I partially agree when you finish your first paragraph saying that words are more powerful than killing a person in sight. The partial disagreement stems from the fact that trying to defend yourself with words against an armed (and possibly deranged) soldier out for revenge probably wouldn’t work out too well, a scenario like that is where I can see a weapon being very useful. I would like to think that women’s rights have come a long way. Unfortunately, I periodically see stories in the news at major stores such as Walmart where women are discriminated against and paid less for the exact same position and hours as men. I think that is slowly changing though because I have noticed more women involved in politics. I hear a lot on the news about women in politics such as Michelle Obama and Hilary Clinton and they both seem to be doing their jobs well and taking their work very seriously.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you mention how women had there words which can be much more powerful then guns and weapon which men were using to fight the war. This article was written a very long time ago and then women couldn't do much more then take care of those who were out there fighting and because of this they had a very big impact on men at that time.
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