Cesar Chavez Speech

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Cesar Chavez is able to express his opinions in his speech, “What the Future Holds for Farmworkers and Hispanics,” with the use of different techniques. The central idea he states in his speech is “All my life, I have been driven by one dream, one goal, one vision: to overthrow a farm labor system in this nation which treats farm workers as if they were not important human beings.” . Here Chavez explains that he wants to challenge the system because it treats their workers unjustly. He develops this idea into more topics which he continues to discuss. One of the other topics he explains is how he planned to overthrow the system, by “organizing”. As his speech progressed, he gave examples of his achievement and examples of why his goal was

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