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Subject: The significance behind the hijab and what is represents for Islamic culture and self-expression.
Occasion: Breaking down the myths society has about the Islamic faith.
Audience: Society, citizens of Ohio, people who believe the hijab is a form of belittlement Purpose: To clarify what the hijab really represents and the importance behind Mina wearing it.
Speaker: Mina Shahinfar, a Muslim-American high school senior who wears hijab.

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Subject: wearing a hijab and what it symbolizes
Occasion: unsettling question from a curious girl
Audience: other high school students, those who are uninformed, and newspaper readers
Purpose: to demonstrate that wearing a hijab is not to oppress women, but it lets them show their true identity and makes them feel free, also a sign of faith
Speaker: high school senior, Muslim American

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S- The misconception of the Islamic religion by the public, and the explanation of the freedom of a hijab.
O- After a common question by a peer regarding why Islam denigrates women, the author seeks to give insight.
A- Readers of the Colombus Dispatch
P- Explain to the audience that hijab is not a sign of oppression or sexism, but a sign of liberation and freedom.
S- Mina Shahinfar, a Muslim-American high-school senior who proudly displays her hijab, all the while being a strong feminist.

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Subject: The significance of the hijab to Muslim women
Occasion: Mina responding to misconceptions about the hijab
Audience: Non-Muslims
Purpose: To inform readers that women wearing the hijab isn't anti-feminist, educating about what it truly represents.
Speaker: Mina Shahinsar, Muslim-American

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Subject: The speaker’s beliefs regarding people’s ignorance towards hijabs.

Occasion: A high school student who was often questioned about her hijab.

Audience: People who do not understand the meaning behind the speaker’s beliefs; readers of the Columbus Dispatch newspaper. People who are interested in the “First Person” forum.

Purpose: To inform the reader about what the speaker’s hijab represents to them.

Speaker: Mina Shahinfar, a Muslim-American woman in high school.

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Subject: the wearing of hijabs and the treatment of women in Muslim culture
Occasion: the response by the author to an unfortunate situation occurring in school where the student/author was questioned about her culture
Audience: uninformed or curious people who do not know about the meaning of hijabs and feminism in Muslim culture
Purpose: A hijab is not a symbol of oppression against women, it is a symbol of freedom and respect between men and women
Speaker: Muslim-American high-school senior girl who was recently questioned about her culture in school

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S - American Pioneers migrating to the Oregon Trail in the mid 19th century

O - The painter felt compelled to explain the movement towards the West by Oregon Trail was because of a brooding storm approaching, symbolizing the treacherous life that awaiting the people and their belongings if they remained in the Eastern region.

A - For future Americans for history’s sake.
P - Accurately depicting the brutal fight it took to get to the West, how it was a stressful experience.

S - Newell Convers Wyeth, an American artist and pioneer.

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Subject: the journey of westward expansion and exploration
Occasion: American pioneers heading west and committing to the long expedition, possibly on the Oregon Trail
Audience: other pioneers, future generations, city folk, artists
Purpose: to demonstrate the vastness of traveling west and the struggle you will encounter along the way, to convey 19th century life, to embrace the hardships and opportunities at the end of the Oregon Trail
Speaker: Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945), an artist and American Pioneer

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S- American pilgrimage westward during the mid 19th century
O- Covered wagons trek across the Oregon Trail during a period of change in America
A- Viewers looking for an accurate depiction of American history and of the Oregon trail.
P- To paint a picture (literally) of what life looked like travelling west during the mid to late 1800’s. The artist appears to paint the new land as bright and vivid, while the old land is dark, indicating that the old land was bad and the new land is good.
S- Newell Convers Wyeth, an American painter who lived during the age when pioneers travelled great distances in search of land and gold.

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Subject: American pioneers heading west
Occasion: American pioneers travelling towards new opportunities and settlements in the west (possibly Oregon)
Audience: Present day Americans
Purpose: To display the lonely and challenging journey pioneers endured during the 19th century
Speaker: Newell Convers Wyeth, an American artist

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Subject: American pioneers migrating through the Oregon Trail out of a dark period of their lives, on to a new chapter, longing for new land
Occasion: In the mid-19th century, many people moved west in hopes of finding fertile land
Audience: Observers of the painting who may be curious of the events of the mid-19th century experiences, historians, students, and more
Purpose: To display the difficulties of traveling through poor conditions and to show pioneers leaving their old lives behind for a new chapter
Speaker: Newell Convers Wyeth, who lived a little after the mid-19th century and named his painting Covered Wagons Heading West

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Subject: American pioneers venturing west
Occasion: Oregon Trail in mid-9th century for people leaving poor conditions and looking for a better life
Audience: people studying the journey of American pioneers
Purpose: to show American pioneers heading west for a new beginning, to show hardships of the pioneers moving west
Speaker: artist Newell Convers Wyeth