César Chávez

46-1-1 46 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw: that is the record of Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez born from Jalisco, Mexico, and he is only 25 years old has fought top fighters. There are not a lot of fighters that have done what he has done at his age. Not everybody gets to say they fought top boxers like Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, and Shane Mosley. At the age of 25 Canelo is Mexico's rising star. People say that just because he is 25 he is inexperience and is all hype and will not match…

The Futility of Passive Resistance American civil rights activist Cesar Chavez once said, “There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.” Those who advocate for passive resistance, a form of peaceful protest against established standards, often echo this sentiment. Additionally, a wholehearted belief in the ultimate effectiveness of this method reflects the optimism of transcendentalist philosophers such as Henry David Thoreau. His mid-nineteenth-century work Resistance to Civil Government…

One of the major issues relevant today in regards to race, ethnicity and migration in American history in the period following the Second World War is that white people are still seen as “more than.” For instance, in Steve Kroll-Smith, Vern Baxter, and Pam Jenkin’s book, Left to Chance, white people are seen are more important than the black people who have their homes completely submerged under water from Hurricane Katrina. The book focuses on two black neighborhoods in New Orleans, both of…

The books, “The Racial Contract”, “Democracy in Black”, and “The Meaning of Freedom” are all examples showcasing racial inequality and its effects on society. I will discuss the books as we have read them, starting with “The Racial Contract” discussing Mill’s subperson/ person dichotomy, then “Democracy in Black” which emphasizes Glaude’s theories on the value gap, racial habits, white fear, and revolution of value, and finally ending with “The Meaning of Freedom” which demonstrates Davis’…

Some of us have repeatedly taken for granted what our culture has to offer. Certain individuals spend too much time pretending to be something they are not and too often forget to embrace the fact they are special in their own way. Others constantly judge people because of where they come from. Many think they are better than others and discriminate upon them heavily. Society has played a huge impact on the acceptance of cultural diversity over time and influenced negative beliefs to many in…

Pop culture icons are made to obsess over, is what many may say. While others beg to differ, they are made to teach and entertain our society over the obsession. However if we step back and take a look around, we notice that our society of people will care more about what Justin Bieber’s favorite color is, than what social issues are happening in the world today. This idolization issue goes back to many, many years ago, back to when we had a king running America; because it’s scientifically…

Poverty in America Oralia Soledad Jimenez Cesar Chavez Learning Academy - Teacher Prep Academy Is the American Dream an Impossible One? Can we keep the American Dream alive or is it already dead? People tend to be quite judgmental when it comes to wealth and poverty. A timely and important contribution to the discussion about the changing nature of poverty in the U.S. The American Dream is the belief that if you work hard if you are blessed with at least a modicum of ability and have a…

others. In some cases, citizens do not feel like voting because they feel that neither candidate is ready for the presidency and the citizens do not feel that they can protect their own citizens from the others. Terkel says that when reading about Cesar Chavez in the papers, he would criticize him because he believed that he can still “becoming a first-class patriotic citizen” (341). Sometimes, citizens do not really trust the presidential candidates on what they say during their presidential…

Markus Fleenor [Upload on the Assignments Page as an attachment ] The test covers both the material in the text book as well as the Instructor’s Comments. Always give specific, historical examples to justify your arguments. Read and follow the directions for each question carefully. 1. Matching: _D__ Eugene V. Debs a. IWW songwriter and martyr __E_ Joyce Miller b. Founder of the United Farm Workers __F_ Samuel Gompers c. President of the UAW __A_ Joe Hill…

Throughout history there have been numerous influences on organizing. From social organizers to monumental social movements, organizing continues to evolve. Even today, organizing is continuously expanding as more knowledge evolves. Community organizing has become a major factor in social work and has increased in popularity. Community organizing has been identified as utilizing tactics and strategies to encourage negotiations and agreements through means of nonviolent civil disobedience…