Gertrude's Response To The Rise Of Romero

In Lasallian schools the core principle of concern for the poor and social justice invites students and staff to be in solidarity with the poor and advocate for those suffering injustices. This means that people should have awareness of the poor and those who are victims of injustices and respond to their needs by means of community service and advocacy. This core principle is illustrated in the novella, “Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr” by Miguel de Unamuno. The main character, Don Emmanuel is the parson of the city of Valverde. The congregation of this parish look up to Don Emmanuel, admire him, and are overtaken by his words in mass. However, the narrator reveals that Don Emmanuel was not a man of faith. “Metamorphosis” by Kafka, presents a story of a young man who one day wakes up and is transformed into a bug. As a result of this transformation, he is mistreated by his family and considered useless in society. In the case of Saint Emmanuel the Good Martyr, there is a character that does not believe in God, yet practices concern for the poor and social justice on a daily basis. On the other hand, we have a character that yearns what Don Emmanuel gives to the citizens in Valverde, care and concern.

Immediately following the thesis of the article, how nonviolent practices have matured, Chavez introduces the premise. The premise is an appeal to authority, a rhetoric which is usually a fallacy. Chavez, however, appeals to the authority of God. Because of this, the premise is not a fallacy, as there are people who believe in God. Twice Chavez appeals to authority, as later in the epitaph he appeals to the authority of Gandhi who is seen as the greatest role model in civil disobedience and nonviolent protests.

Esteban Echeverria’s story “The Slaughterhouse” uses symbolism and horrific details that recount the time during the reign of the ‘Unitarios,’ more specifically Juan Manuel de Rosas. Rosas was the ruler of Argentina from 1835 to 1852. Echeverria and some friends to combat the reign of terror that Rosas put on Argentina founded a the “Association of May.” Once Rosas caught wind of this uprising he forced Echeverria to emigrate to Uruguay where he later died just before the downfall of Rosas’ reign. During his involvement in the Association of May, he wrote ‘Slaughterhouse’ or “El Matadero.” This story went on to become of the most influential pieces of political propaganda in Latin American history.

During the movie Machuca it was evident that there were severe tensions between the classes. This can be seen through many of the characters in the movie. However, in this report I will discuss which two characters who better represented the class tensions and why. I will then conclude with how this parallels with the tensions that were found in Allende’s government at the time, which consequently resulted in the democratic breakdown of Chile.

In Gloria Anzaldua’s letter “Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers” she delivers her message of being a third world woman writer and how there is a constant struggle between conforming to gain a voice in the world of writing and staying true to your culture. She pulls pieces from her own life experiences and works from other looked over women writers of color to make her point and connect to her audience letting them know she is part of their plight to be heard. In my rewrite of the essay “A Letter in “tongues”” I changed the delivery from a letter to a free verse poem condense Anzaldua 's message from Writing Women of color to just discriminated women writers just in general. They both focused use of pathos and ethos but mine leans more towards ethos pointing out that the dominant ideology of english writing being the only way to be heard as a writer that it is denying the voice of writing women of color and that is ethically wrong not what has happened to herself to invoke feeling.

In 1989, director John Duigan created a spectacular film, which was called Romero. This film was created to depict Óscar Romero’s organizing peaceful protests against a violent military regime, as well as his death. Óscar Romero used his voice of power in the Church and in the country to speak up for the poor. When important political figures in the country told him to be quiet and to stop speaking out against these injustices, he refused, often putting his own body in between his people and their perpetrators. His defense of the Salvadoran people was very effective in protecting them from the senseless violence and oppression by the Salvadoran government. He was truly a hero. He advocated human rights without the use of violence or harm to others, he used his voice to bring justice to the citizens of El Salvador. He should be remembered as a strong-willed advocate. Óscar Romero did not give up, “’As a Christian,’ he remarked on one such occasion, ‘I do not believe in death without resurrection. If they kill me, I shall rise again in the Salvadoran people’” (UN). Oscar Romero had a tremendous impact in El Salvador, in the rest of Latin America, and in the rest of the world. His passion for justice fueled a revolution in El Salvador that protected and gave a voice to the oppressed of El Salvador. Latin Americans throughout the rest of Central and South America hail Romero as a leader, a saint, and an example of how to live out one's faith in the face

Cesar Chavez’s big thing according to the article “Cesar Chavez: “The Mexican-American and the Church” are all about getting Mexican-American catholic churches, which is cool and all, but it how does that help his people, and

Not just any institution, the Catholic church yields power and influence on a global scale. Yet again, we see the presence of both an oppressor as well as the oppressed. The Catholic Church has been viewed as the ‘defender of all that is right and just’ throughout history because it claims that many of its unholy actions were carried out in the name of God. As we study history to make sense of the present, we can often become naïve, accepting ‘facts’ at face value. With that said, we form ‘silences’ just like in the historical narrative

ignored in his country of El Salvador. He took it upon himself to use the church as a light of hope to

The tragedies of the civil war in El Salvador brought focus to the many issues of oppression, under-representation, and inequality apparent amongst the Salvadoran working class during the later twentieth century. The outbreak of the war began much like civil wars in neighboring countries, consisting of the lower class demanding land and policy reformations, as elites feared the uprisings would result in socialist-geared politics that jeopardized their status. Amidst the fighting between the two social classes, the Catholic Church, as a whole, maintained a somewhat neutrality status and refused to publically support one group over the other. Thus, much opposition to the

One important indicator on the Catholic Church’s stance on Liberation Theology and general social activism in Latin America will be to see if Archbishop Oscar Romero is accepted into sainthood. The iconic and controversial religious leader worked tirelessly to help the lower-class in El Salvador. His teachings and beliefs that the marginalized peasants should be treated justly made him a living legend among his countrymen and isolated him from the nation’s corrupt elites. Although he never specifically condoned violence, his sermons played no small part in fomenting a bloody peasant uprising and civil war that raged for over a decade. In the last few years, a strong effort has been made to canonize Romero. Although he is revered not only in his own country but throughout the world, there exist a few issues that could possibly preclude him for becoming a saint. He is still strongly disliked by the vast majority of the wealthy and powerful ruling class of El Salvador, he, indirectly and inadvertently, helped bring about a violent conflict that ravaged his nation and, perhaps most importantly, his canonization may appear to be a carte blanche validation of Liberation Theology and the Marxist uprisings that were often associated with the movement. The canonization of Oscar Romero will redefine the seminal ideal of a modern-day saint and could quite

That February also marks the first violent action against the Catholic Church. On the 23rd, just down from the U.S. Embassy, Mexico City government agents took control of La Sagrada Familia Church, claiming that it had not complied with regulations. A riot ensued when government agents tried to take survey of the church’s inventory. When the rioting escalated, seven of the protestors were killed. In response, the government issued orders to enforce the constitution at all cost and Calles announced that the government would be inflexible. He reiterated that they would use every capability the law provided in dealing with problems that arise from the populace. This assault on the Church was considered the beginning of the Cristero Rebellion.

Latin America has been, and still is, highly influenced by the Catholic Church. As a product of colonization –a process in which Catholicism intervened directly-, Latin American’s politics, economic and cultural aspects are strictly related to religion until these days, in which religious leaders continue to affect state decisions and religious communities are unafraid to demand the preservation of conservative practices to the governments. However, the Catholic Church was not only influential, but also influenced, by the Latin American context, and had as a result a new approach to religion known as liberation theology. Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer describes this approach in the book Latin American Theology, in which she does not only analyze the origins

The marriage of Claudius and Gertrude serve as a centerpiece of Act 1. This marriage between the two characters serves as a main point of this act because it opens the reader to the problems that will unfold in later acts and it sets the mood of the play. This marriage gives an insight of all the drama that will unfold in the tragedy and how it all came to be. The marriage between the two was hast, in a way it seemed like the funeral and wedding happened at the same time, and Hamlet didn’t approve of this. This marriage cause friction between Hamlet, Claudius, and Gertrude. Hamlet loves his mother but despises of his step-father and because of this it is hard forever one to get along. There is also drama set around why Claudius married Gertrude

He accepted the call and went into action because he was “extremely passionate about social justice that he traveled to the Dominican Republic to attempt to overthrow the country’s