There are many people in the world looking to accomplish some sort of goal, whether it’s to ace that test, win the gold medal, or get something to happen in their community. It may look easy, but there are many hardships that come along with trying to fulfill a goal. Like human rights activists, they are trying to change and improve what’s happening in the world around them; a few of them are Mother Jones, Cesar Chavez, and Malala. Mother Jones strived at changing children’s and workers rights, Cesar Chavez made a change in (mainly) the farm workers community, and Malala currently speaks out for women and educational rights. Although Malala, Cesar, and Mother Jones all fought for different types of human rights, they all had to persevere and
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He himself had experienced what it was like to work on the farm, so Chavez wanted to create a plan to change how things were for the future workers. For example, after the United Farm Workers was created, he had called for boycotts, “At the end, Chavez and his union won several victories for the workers when many growers signed contracts with the union. He faced more challenges through the years from other growers and the Teamsters Union” (Biography.com). Through all of this, Cesar continued to work for his cause, never losing sight of what was truly important to him at the time. In addition, he ended up making many needed improvements for the workers, “Over four decades, Cesar saw his share of defeats, but also historic victories. Under Cesar, the UFW achieved unprecedented gains for farm workers, establishing it as the first successful farm workers union in American history” (Chavez Foundation). Chavez had helped everyone in the community with his hard work, gaining them protection and rules that had to be followed in order to keep everything fair for the workers. According to Biography.com, “He also brought the national awareness to the dangers of pesticides to workers' health. His dedication to his work earned him numerous friends and supporters, including Robert Kennedy and Jesse …show more content…
2017.
The Cesar Chavez Foundation. “About Cesar.” Studysync: Reading & Writing Companion, BookheadEd Learning, LLC, 2015.
Kettler, Sara. “Malala Yousafzai.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 31 Oct. 2017.
Pinkerton Josephson, Judith. “Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Worker's Rights.” Studysync: Reading & Writing Companion, BookheadEd Learning, LLC,
He himself had experienced what it was like to work on the farm, so Chavez wanted to create a plan to change how things were for the future workers. For example, after the United Farm Workers was created, he had called for boycotts, “At the end, Chavez and his union won several victories for the workers when many growers signed contracts with the union. He faced more challenges through the years from other growers and the Teamsters Union” (Biography.com). Through all of this, Cesar continued to work for his cause, never losing sight of what was truly important to him at the time. In addition, he ended up making many needed improvements for the workers, “Over four decades, Cesar saw his share of defeats, but also historic victories. Under Cesar, the UFW achieved unprecedented gains for farm workers, establishing it as the first successful farm workers union in American history” (Chavez Foundation). Chavez had helped everyone in the community with his hard work, gaining them protection and rules that had to be followed in order to keep everything fair for the workers. According to Biography.com, “He also brought the national awareness to the dangers of pesticides to workers' health. His dedication to his work earned him numerous friends and supporters, including Robert Kennedy and Jesse …show more content…
2017.
The Cesar Chavez Foundation. “About Cesar.” Studysync: Reading & Writing Companion, BookheadEd Learning, LLC, 2015.
Kettler, Sara. “Malala Yousafzai.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 31 Oct. 2017.
Pinkerton Josephson, Judith. “Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Worker's Rights.” Studysync: Reading & Writing Companion, BookheadEd Learning, LLC,