The word empowerment means to give somebody a sense of confidence or self-esteem. The word repression means the process of suppressing somebody or the condition of having political, social, or cultural freedom controlled by force. "That Beautiful Undiscovered Voice", tells a story of a woman, Sayyida, who on her own, discovers that she has this beautiful voice and uses that voice to empower herself and get away from repression. After being married and having four …showed first 75 words of 1260 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1260 total…she still continued to pull out that voice because it empowered her. I know that when I read the story I felt so lucky that I didn't have any to shut me down, when I wanted to talk or voice my opinion. So, even though she was silenced in the end, with her story she inspires many women to continue to speak up. Work-Cited Gates, Leslie. Reading Women's Lives. U.S.A: Pearson Custom Publishing: 2002.