How Cesar Chavez Saved My Life Summary

Cesar Chavez, a civil rights leader fighting for improving pay and working conditions of farmers, employs the use of nonviolence resistance in his role as a leader of the United Farm Workers. As a child, Chavez and his family worked as farmers on a field as migrant workers who were most likely treated in an unjust manner and thus, he dedicated his life to improving the conditions for all farmers. To honor Martin Luther King Jr. on the 10th anniversary of his death, Chavez wrote to a religious magazine that helps people in need about the benefits of nonviolent resistance. Throughout his letter, Chavez applies rhetorical devices such as pathos, diction, and juxtaposition to persuade and inform people about how powerful and effective nonviolence techniques can be for civil rights.

One of the greatest civil rights activists of our time; one who believed the ways of Gandhi and Martin Luther King that “violence can only hurt us and our cause” (Cesar Chavez); a quiet, devoted, small catholic man who had nothing just like those he help fight for; “one of America's most influential labor leaders of the late twentieth century” (Griswold del Castillo); and one “who became the most important Mexican-American leader in the history of the United States” (Ender). Cesar Chavez; an American farm worker, who would soon become the labor leader that led to numerous improvements for union workers; it is recorded that Chavez was born near Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927 and died on April 23, 1993 in San Luis, Arizona. (Wikipedia) His

César Chavez once said, “Nonviolence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak. Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice It is the patience to win.”. His words inspired one young man to turn his life around and become a man of character who used his experiences to help others. In his essay “César Chávez Saved My Life” Daniel “Nene” Alejandrez tells his story of the struggle and anger towards many injustices that happen around him and his journey from channeling that anger through crime to using it to start a foundation Barrios Unidos, to help men in prison overcome poverty, and the drug and violence culture surrounding them. In his essay, Alejandrez uses key scenes from his life to convey his main theme of spiritual connection to overcome the many hardships the Latino community faces in this country.

Cesar Chavez was a great man who touched the lives of many, founded the National Farm Workers Association, was willing to die for his cause as an inspiration to many. Though I myself cannot be this prodigious man, I can certainly do my best to make him proud. Therefore, I would like you to contrive in yourself, as I have in mine, the qualities of this great man which elicit his success.

Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma, Arizona. During his childhood, when he was twelve years old Chavez's family lost their home due to the inability to pay back taxes which had been in his family since before 1930. Losing his childhood home had effected Chavez greatly he had remembered the whole memory of a sheriff going to his house and kicking them out for the rest of his life “My mother came out of the house crying. We children knew there was trouble, but we were confused, worried. For two or three days, the deputy came back every day and we had to leave. When we left the farm, our whole life was upset, turned upside down. We had been part of a very stable community, and we were about to become migrant workers. We had been uprooted.

Cesar Chavez and his family worked in the fields as migrant farm workers when he was young. The corn & squash parts on the Chavez family farm had died. The Chavez family had to move back to Librados childhood farm home. “We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community.”(History.com) People get better in life then after a while they don't care about other people getting better or not. Yet Cesar Chavez tried to help other farm workers no matter what we're he got in life. Cesar started a union for farm workers to help people that didn't have a job, or that didn't get payed enough

Chavez then stated that he would go on a no food fast until all of the staff members renew their pledge of nonviolence. Chavez had enough courage to simply not eat for 25 days until he proves what is right. Chavez did not do this for attention, he did it because he had enough courage to face this difficulty of his workers disobeying him. Chavez’s whole process of the union, shows him having courage with every little decision he makes. Chavez had courage because he always was brave through tough decisions like the picket lines and the hunger

How can a poor farmer boy become a grown leader? Born in poverty, discriminated against, and has a lot of family. Cesar Chavez lived such a difficult life until he stood up to discriminators. While young he faced many challenges while farming, and that’s just the beginning of Cesar Chavez’s life.

Cezar Chavez was born in a farm in Arizona and when he was 10 his parents lost the farm so they had to become migrant farm workers in California (Chavez, Cesar Estrada. Article. World book Advanced). Cesar dropped out of school in the 8th grade to help his family out. He went on to form the National Farm workers association which was a union for migrant workers. Its now known as the United farm workers of America. This union was for better wages/hours and working conditions for the workers (Cesar Chavez, Student Resources in context). Cesar Chavez believed in nonviolence tactics as means of negotiation which was one his policies in the union. The UFW started the grape boycott which was lead by Cesar Chavez, the boycott ended up gauranteeing union workers higher pay and the right to unionize (MiniBio: Cesar Chavez, Youtube). Cesar Chavez even fasted without food for 36 days in order for people to stop using pesticides in farm fields (Cesar Chavez Leader for Migrant Farm Workers, Pg 112) The fact that he went that long showed that he really cared for his cause and that gained him a lot of respect. But on April 23, 1993 Cesar Chavez dies and after Cesar’s death he was awarded the Presidential medal of freedom by president Bill Clinton (Cesar Chavez Leader for migrant Farm Workers, Pg 117). As you can see Cesar Chavez was extremely dedicated to his cause for migrant farm

“One social change begins; it cannot be reserved. You cannot un-educate a person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours. “(Cesar Chavez). Although people have come to a point where they don’t appreciate what others do for them. All the rivalry is atrocious. The purpose of Cesar Chavez was to defend the people who struggled with supporting the families who had low pay, and bad labor conditions while working. Improving working conditions has increased over the years of rivalry. For example, restaurants who pay little but gain a max of tip sheer is great. individual aspirations toward Cesar were high, hope was in the air. The Rising expenses, prices have caused individuals be in debt. If prices would decrease, then there would not be a problem with being in debt.

Cesar Chavez is a well known, important, labor leader, civil rights activist and founder of the National Farm Workers Association. Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 in Yuma Arizona. At a young age Chavez learned about the injustices and maltreatment of Mexicans at the hands of Anglo citizens. At the age of 10 Chavez and his family lost their home and store in 1937 forcing them to travel to California to become farm workers. At the time farm workers had to travel from farm to farm for whatever harvest was in season. Cesar Chavez only received an 8th grade education and went on to attended 38 different schools until he dropped out to become a farm worker. In his earliest form of social activism Chavez joined the Community Service Organization,

Helpful, Cesar Chavez is helpful because he helped the native farm workers with their jobs. He helped the native farm workers to get better payed and have breaks in their jobs. Back then the native farm workers didn't get payed enough and they wouldn't have breaks. Cesar Chavez also helped also helped many native farm workers a lot because they used to work for many hours.

Cesar Chavez was born on March 31st in Yuma, Arizona. His family lost their farm in the great depression. When he got older he migrated to the southwest where he worked in fields and vineyards. Chavez was then exposed to the hardship and injustices the farm workers had to face. After 8th grade, Chavez was working in the fields full-time to help support his family. In 1946 he joined the Navy in the western Pacific after WWII. In 1952 Chavez became a community organizer joining the CSO. The CSO was a civil rights group for latinos. While with the CSO he was in charge of voter registration drives and campaigns against racial and economic discrimination. Chavez served as the national director in the late 50's and early 60's then eventually resigned.

As a young kid, I remember reading about and celebrating Cesar Chavez day, Being a student in Southern California the importance of Cesar Chavez's was widely known. In elementary school, I recall having cultural fairs around the time of Chavez’s commemoration. Chavez worked to create fair conditions and foster social justice for farm workers and laborers in the

Both of his parents were immigrant’s that had come to the united states to have a better future, but instead of that they suffered under payment and racial segregation. Cesar Chavez grow up knowing what immigrants had to go through each day just to get payed less than a dollar.