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This speech took place at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. She was addressing the rights of specifically Black women. She was known for critiquing the women’s suffrage movement of the 19th century was largely led by white women. Her repeating the question “ain’t I a woman” created a movement led by this phrase to introduce intersectionality.

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The essay How to Tame a Wild Tongue is a non-literary piece by writer Gloria Anzaldua in which she analyzes the social and cultural differences between Mexican culture and American culture and how immigrants fall in between.

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I know what it's like to be between
So similar yet rarely seen

You are Hispanic but Chicano comes first
I am two ethnicities neither fully immersed

We fight terrorism against those who hate
My identity is not up for debate

Language connects us to our roots like no other
If only I learnt mine from my mother

¿De dónde eres? they ask
My identity itself is hidden behind a mask

Commit violence against the language like its harm
No need to go to war we are not armed

America the free
someday I hope we will be

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Through metaphor and repetition, Sojourner Truth emphasizes the importance of equal rights for women, and using in depth comparisons, she implies that Black women deserve to be treated with the same respect as white women in society.

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She uses repetition to properly convey the global issue of Black feminism, and how black women should be treated as women too. Her repetition of the question "Ain't I a woman?" creates an uncomfortable feeling for the viewer which allows them to understand the harsh reality for black women.

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She uses metaphor to convey to the reader the portrayal of women in society, but how Black woman are not included in this portrayal. She says "that man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman?” To reinforce the idea of "Ain't I a woman" is to again emphasize the importance of the feminist movement, but the inclusion of Black women that is necessary.

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The poem Elena written by Pat Mora’s is a work in which the narrator expresses her sense of isolation from her children due to language barriers. Pat Mora is a writer and activist who works to preserve and celebrate Mexican American literature. Mora’s experience as a bilingual and bicultural young woman has informed all her work. Pat Mora, a leading figure in contemporary Hispanic poetry, was born in El Paso, Texas in 1942. 

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The intention of the text is to convey the emotional barrier of speaking a different language than your children, and how that dynamic may impact other aspects of life. Through the depiction of her family life, the intersection of linguistic barriers and the unsupportiveness of her husband in learning English, the reader can understand the contradicting expectations she must conform to in order to please both her children and her husband. 

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The global issue presented by Mora in this poem is linguistic bias. She explores this through her personal expression of her family’s communication with regards to her ability to speak English to them and the emotional impact it has on her. 

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Mora uses vivid imagery with the depiction of herself locking herself in the bathroom to represent the challenges of practicing her English in her household. She describes this in the text; “sometimes I take my English book and lock myself in the bathroom, say the thick words softly” (lines 17-18) to express the internal struggle and steps she takes to overcome those barriers. 

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The emotional diction such as line eleven when she says “I stand by the stove, feel dumb, alone.” and “for if I stop trying, I will be deaf when my children need my help.” (lines 19-21) to illustrate to the viewer what it is like to be a mother that can not fully communicate with her own children.

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The global issue presented by Anzaldua in this essay is linguistic bias. She explores this through her own experience of speaking different forms of Spanish in her lifetime and the different treatment she receives from speaking different ones. 

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To address the global issue Anzaldua uses repetition to reiterate the experience she faces as a Hispanic woman. She says in line four “Until I can accept as legitimate Chicano Texas, Spanish, Tex-mex, and all the other languages I speak I cannot accept the legitimacy of myself.” She starts off by explaining this concept of legitimacy in her language, an idea she reiterates later in the text as well. 

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The essay this is based off of was originally published in 1986, she explores the idea that people should be able to construct their own identity when immigrating to another country.

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Similarly to my poem, in the essay Anzaldua uses visual imagery to convey to the audience her true anger and emotions about the situation. She implies that when she says “Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself” (lines 3-4) further emphasizing the correlation between understanding her language and her true identity.

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The informal language used in this essay is to bring attention to the normality of these feelings, and to speak personally to the person that is reading this essay. For example when she says in line 6 “Until I am free to write bilingual … without having to translate … I would rather speak Spanglish.” This informal tone creates a sense of acceptance to the reader that may relate to this same experience.

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Through the repetition, visual imagery and informal language  the reader begins understanding her life through her perspective. The audience begins to understand what it is like to be a bilingual woman, and have to code switch in order to conform to the English norm.

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Two days prior to this speech she delivered on the House floor, on the steps of the Capitol, Ocasio-Cortez found herself with Rep. Ted Yoho. He called her “disgusting,” he said she was “out of [her] freaking mind,” and when the discussion ended, Yoho allegedly uttered the words, “f---ing b---h.” Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman in the House of Representatives and known for speaking up for herself. After he addressed the situation in the capitol, she responded with this speech.

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The serious juxtaposition of the position he held yet still what he was able to do and what he continues to do, shows the reality of men in power. “You can be a powerful man and accost women,” said AOC. “You can have daughters and accost women, without remorse. You can be married and accost women. You can take photos, and project an image to the world of being a family man, and accost women, without remorse, and with a sense of impunity. It happens every day in this country.”

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Ocasio-Cortez goes on and explains the global issue of harm against women, and the patriarchy. She uses a serious tone and some repetition to emphasize the real issue. She says "And that's when we start to see that this issue
is not about one incident. It is cultural. It is a culture of a lack of impunity, of acceptance of violence and violent language against women, an entire
structure of power that supports that."

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As the keynote speaker, Ellen DeGeneres delivered this speech at the Tulane commencement in 2009. Ellen DeGeneres was born and raised in New Orleans. She came out as lesbian in  April 1997 on the Oprah show, and through an article in the Time magazine. She recieved public backlash from many TV programs following her coming out but then became more of a mainstream celebrity. 

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The global issue relates to overcoming societal norms and impacts DeGeneres through the pressures of meeting these expectations. These expectations include the norm of being straight, and conforming to the heteronormative society

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Ellen DeGeneres encourages the audience to believe that even when it seems like everything is lost at the hands of going against societal pressures and norms, within that pain and struggle, you will find your purpose. DeGeneres’ story and message is important because it informs college graduates that life will not be easy ahead, but through defying “norms”, something greater can be accomplished.

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After pushing past her internal conflict, she portrayed through the juxtaposition of expectations and the way she views herself that “the most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and not to give into peer pressure to try to be something you’re not.”  This completes the full internal journey that she struggled with

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She starts off by saying the worst possible outcome of what she explains later on. She uses very sharp diction to convey the best she could the harsh reality of what it was like for her. "What’s the worst that could happen? I can lose my career’. I did. I lost my career.”