César Chávez

Animal Testing Essay It has come a time in Human History when technology and medications are now evolving more than ever. Animal Experimentation was said to be the key to society’s advancement, but is it really worth the lives of the 100 million innocent animals taken each year? “Animal Experimentation is any scientific experiment or test in which a live animal is forced to undergo something that is likely to cause them pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm” (Humane Society International).…

Integrity - Upholding the values and mission of UHS, the University, and Self. * The mission of UHS is a decorative paraphrase of my answer to a common question I have been asked every semester of being an RA, “Why did you apply to be an RA?”. By working in a first year community, I strive to create a knowledgeable and approachable presence of myself for all residents of Campus Village 2 so they can learn and explore what SJSU has to offer them. I understand my role as a resource and take…

Racism continues as a problem that America faces since the beginning in the 17th century with a gradual osculating decline from the active violent attacks, public shaming, and lynching. This decline led to the rise of different and new ways to embody with more anonymous shaming, passive and micro-aggression, and new stereotypes. As means and manner of racism have changed so the intentions and purpose. Racism differentiates by culture and generation as some use it as a stereotypical joke, while…

dedicated their lives to improve the health and well beings of migrants in the United States; such as, President John F. Kennedy, United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Civil Rights Leaders and Co-Founders of the United Migrants in the U.S., Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. An outstanding list of national speakers included Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Esq. Dolores Huerta, Tom Van Coverden, NACHA’s President and CEO, Mr. Williams “Bill” Hobson, Former Director of the Bureau of Primary Health Care…

Racial Worldview What is the definition of “racial worldview”? According to Audrey Smedley “racial worldview” is a way of perceiving the world’s people as being divided into exclusive and discrete groups called “races” that are ranked hierarchically. In other words, Smedley believes that people of the same skin color are categorize into a group and a forcefully given a position on the social scale based on their pigment of their skin. So what is race? A simple definition of race would be a…

The thought of majoring in education first came into play when I was in high school. In my freshman year I became very close with my English teacher, whose club I later became a member of. In meeting this teacher he gave me the insight that caused me to begin thinking about the field of education. As one of his students I learned that a teacher is not only defined by the professionalism they must have among colleagues and students. Although a teacher must have a form of professionalism one…

“A riot is the language of the unheard”. This powerful statement was said by the late Martin Luther King Jr., and with the amount of inequality that has been seen in all areas of life (gender, racial, etc.) paired with the lack of response, it is easy to see how upping one’s protesting tactics to a level of aggressiveness can be beneficial for a movement. However, when one tends to perform nonviolent acts of noncooperation, and gather the attention of many for their movement peacefully, they…

‘Discuss’ demands that a considered and balanced review is offered that includes a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses, supported by evidence. The hippie movement of the1960s had an immensely positive impact on the politics of the time, more specifically on the advancements in civil rights, both gender and race based, the heightened freedom of speech and protest, and the anti-war and environmental movements. As the majority of the hippie movement’s impact came from the values associated…

A counter argument may be that non-LD students are classified as LD, but in actuality are just are lazy and do not put forth an effort. That is not always the case. It has been proven that this is not true. There was a research where LD students that were recognized by the school as LD were compared to non-LD students who were not recognized. Although the scores were similar, forty percent of the students had a possibility of being classified incorrectly. Their results indicated that schools are…

Discrimination, educational segregation, voting rights, and ethical stereotypes were reasons of social activism. The Chicano Movement involved strikes and artistical demonstrations to furthermore carry their concerns across America peacefully. Cesar Chavez, a strong advocate, and leader of the Chicano movement believed that “There’s no turning back… because ours is a revolution of mind and heart,” which basically summed up the idealistic method of the Chicano Movement. One of the most…