“Every request needs humility of spirit. Fast then and you will receive from the Lord what you ask” (Hermas, The Shepherd). Imagine fasting for twenty-five days straight, no food, no water, by choice! Not only that, but, fasting for the organization of farm workers all across the nation, to protest for better treatment. This man, Cesar Chavez, this one man, had the courage, the dreams, and the mindset for this, just this one change in the world. Much like Gandhi, Dr. King, and Rosa Parks his actions have shaped our world, the way our vegetables are grown to how the person picking them is treated. Cesar Chavez, an ideal hero, did what much were afraid to do and more. Cesar had one goal to achieve in life as he says in his speech on
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He learned a lesson about injustice that he would later encounter in his life. Chavez began life as a migrant worker during the Depression, at age ten. In California, his family became migrant laborers, traveling from farm to farm picking crops during the harvest. This inspired him to do all he did because he had felt the hardships and the struggle as a migrant laborer. Chavez quit school after 8th grade and begun working full-time at the Community Service Organization (CSO) in Los Angeles. In addition, he joined the Navy and served seven years. Migrant Labors are still treated unfairly His attitude inspired Mexican-Americans to speak up for themselves. Because of him Migrant laborers live under better conditions than back in the 1900's. Cesar clearly states in his address to the Commonwealth Club Address, in San Francisco,”Today, thousands of farm workers live under savage conditions--beneath trees and amid garbage and human excrement--near tomato fields in San Diego County, tomato fields which use the most modern farm technology.“(Line 10) Migrant Labor conditions may have mended a little, but it is still exhausting working as a migrant
He learned a lesson about injustice that he would later encounter in his life. Chavez began life as a migrant worker during the Depression, at age ten. In California, his family became migrant laborers, traveling from farm to farm picking crops during the harvest. This inspired him to do all he did because he had felt the hardships and the struggle as a migrant laborer. Chavez quit school after 8th grade and begun working full-time at the Community Service Organization (CSO) in Los Angeles. In addition, he joined the Navy and served seven years. Migrant Labors are still treated unfairly His attitude inspired Mexican-Americans to speak up for themselves. Because of him Migrant laborers live under better conditions than back in the 1900's. Cesar clearly states in his address to the Commonwealth Club Address, in San Francisco,”Today, thousands of farm workers live under savage conditions--beneath trees and amid garbage and human excrement--near tomato fields in San Diego County, tomato fields which use the most modern farm technology.“(Line 10) Migrant Labor conditions may have mended a little, but it is still exhausting working as a migrant