César Chávez

How the UFW differs from others Strategy is the key to approaching a problem. While the United Farm Workers Union formed a movement that focused on improving wages for farm workers, there were other movements, such as the Black Panthers Movement. Their ideology involved fighting for police brutality, it was more of an organized revolution while the UFW’s fight involved changing labor practices and improving wages. These two groups used different tactics and aims, yet they still came together to…

Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” In Cesar Chavez’s speech, he had the daunting task of simultaneously writing a eulogy in remembrance and love of Dr. King’s immensely influential life, and the job of delivering their shared message of promoting nonviolent action to oppose discrimination. Both Dr. King and Chavez had spent their lives fighting racial inequality, and both brought about major changes for Americans (and the world) due to…

Forgotten Filipinos Who Led A Farmworker Revolution" article on the NPR website. I am Filipina myself, so I had no idea that the Filipinos made a huge impact in this movement as well. The film was very fixated on the Mexican American farmworkers and Chavez, but very little on the Filipinos. However, the film was very moving and it did a very good job depicting the struggle that the farmworkers had to go…

Jonathan Reyes English 100 Tony Ruiz MLK Essay Martin Luther King wrote the “letter from a Birmingham jail” in order to address the biggest issues that Birmingham was facing at that time such as injustice and discrimination towards the black community. King wanted the clergyman to know his reasons for bring in Birmingham jail, and that his action where for a good purpose. In the beginning of his letter King Explains how he was aware of the injustice all around him. He says “moreover, I am…

fought for, in fact, that Hispanics inspired by the motivating speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. began to form organizations to contest the everlasting discrimination they faced and continue to face to this day. One such individual by the name of Cesar Chavez stepped up to the intimidating challenge and formed the fledgling organization of the National Farm Workers…

The paintings are based on what his employers ask him to represent. His first project started two weeks before Cesar Chavez Day in 2014. He was asked to collaborate with other artists on a sketch of the Salinas fields and of course, a painting of Cesar Chavez next to it. It was a great learning experience for Cortes, working together with other local artists who had similar interests and values. Everyone's different style of painting…

I. Introduction In this project we were meant to study the amount of radiation the students of Chavez High School are exposed to. The amount of radiation was accumulated through a survey that was handed out to each grade level and according to their responses we would sum up the total and give an average of how much radiation intake each student could possibly have. This research project was done so as to give us a taste of the type of research work we would have when/if we…

America, since the beginning, has experienced an overwhelming sense of hope and optimism which has driven its citizens to becoming better not only individually, but also as a whole. This optimism has been derived from hope, and combined with optimism, one finds the American dream. However, dreams are somewhat opinionated and history has taught that one individuals dream could very well be another’s nightmare. Nevertheless, in Foners Voices of Freedom four prominent individuals not only from the…

Luther King Jr.’s assassination and in a form of honor, Cesar Chavez, a labor union organizer and civil rights leader, delivered his speech in 1978, “He Showed Us The Way,” in time where equality for African-Americans was overlooked. Due to a rise of hatred and conflict between those who fought for civil rights and the government, Chavez attempts to prove that nonviolence is the better alternative compared to violence in resolving conflicts. Chavez makes it appear that nonviolence triumphs…

Communication in leadership Communicating effectively in a leadership role can be a challenge in itself. Fostering trust and transparency with everyday communication will enable us to be open minded and portray an approachable body. Leadership is a fundamental element of the human condition. Wherever society exists, leadership exists. Any definition of leadership must account for its universal nature (Hackman, 2013, p. 2). As humans, we transmit with our bodies through gestures and voice…