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Rhetorical Analysis Of Tales Of Passion By Isabel Allende

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“Women are 51 percent of humankind. Empowering them will change everything” said Isabel Allende during her presentation, “Tales of Passion”, at a TEDTALK conference. Allende, an author, uses storytelling to depict stories of women across the world being abused and suppressed by men; in order, to educate her audience on how women are less empowered. As a speaker, she effectively grabbed the audience attention by asking one question: “What is truer than truth?”. In a split second before she reveals her answer: “Answer: The

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