Whisper of Aids

Samantha Blum Comp 1 Mrs. L-P 20 January 2012 The Whisper of help is a very powerful speech. Mary pekan wrote a very legal speech one that would change a lot of Ameri burns views on AIDS. This speech triggered emotions and brought forth an issue r arly talked about in that meter of the world. Mary Fishers main point was to unloose the stereotypes of hoi polloi who undertake the sexually transmitted malady, AIDS. Fisher was a Caucasian female. She was non poor, not African American, and not homosexual. She did not contract AIDS from being with multiple partners she got it from her husband.Fisher wanted people to k nowadays that AIDS can happen to anyone. In her speech she said, It AIDS does not c be whether you are democrat or Republican it does not ask whether you are black or albumin, male or female, gay or straight, young or old. In this speech, she was talk to the Republican National Convention. By comparing the two all in all opposite political parties (Republicans and Democrats), it shows that truly anyone can be victims of this disease. Fisher in reality made people think when she stated, Though I am white and a mother, I am one with a black sister struggling with tubes in a Philadelphia hospital.Though I am female and contracted this disease in marriage and enjoy the warm support of my family, I am one with the lonely gay man sheltering a flicker candle from the cold wind of his familys rejection. She used a mode distinguish as pathos, which is using emotions to convince an audience in what you are saying. By a normal woman comparing herself to the common stereotypes of AIDS, Fisher kick ined eyes about this disease. Many people aspect only African Americans could contract AIDS because the disease is said to be originated from Africa and the disease was well-known there. Fisher was known to be very wealthy.This also helped people realize its not barely the poor it can happen to. Fisher also talked about prexy Bush Sr. s family sup porting her through this time. This is interesting because Republicans are known as the conservative party vs. the Democrat party, so typically democrats would have been more likely to accept AIDS epidemic. I recall Fisher brought up President Bush to make Republicans more open to the idea of normal people contracting AIDS. When Fisher told people from the commencement exercise that she got contracted her STD from her husband, she was automatically thought of as honest.It was good for her to be known as honest because then the audience trusted her and really believed in what she had to say. Fisher used pathos many times in this speech. When she started talking about her family, she really hit home to many Americans. Everyone who had children could relate to her at that point. She stated, My son Max, now four, will take the measure of his mother. My son Zachary, now two, will sort through his memories. I may not be here to hear their judgments, but I know already what I hope they a re. I want my children to know that their mother was not a victim.She was a messenger. I do not want them to think, as I once did, that courage is the absence of fear. In my opinion this was the most touch part of her speech. Talking about her children was really emotional to read and by her stating that she might not be there to hear her judgments made people realize that this disease is serious and deadly. Her final statement, To all within the strait of my voice, I appeal Learn with me the lessons of history and of grace, so my children will not be afraid to say the word AIDS when I am gone.Then, their children and yours may not need to whisper it at all. God arouse the children, God bless us all. Goodnight. showed America that AIDS is not something to be ashamed of and not something that needs to be hidden. Mary Fisher did an majuscule job at influencing peoples thoughts about AIDS. In this time and day, AIDS is well known and its not something people are embarrassed to ta lk about. She made it her goal to let people know AIDS can happen to anyone and warned people to be cautious of it. Fisher changed the lifes of many and how we look at AIDS today.