The Importance Of Human Rights

Argumentative Essay: Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez once said, “You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.” In other words, Chavez is trying to say that however strong you are or think you are, you shouldn’t shut out other people who are trying to help you. This ties in with Chavez because he actually stated this meaningful quote, and also, this quote shows that maybe some farmworkers didn’t want Chavez to help them.

Human rights is a subject that is shown in our everyday life. The discrimination some groups face in the workforce is horrible. However, some people have stood up this and fought against discrimination. Three examples of these people are Cesar Chavez, a man who revolutionized the farming workforce, Mary Jones, a woman who changed the lives of young workers forever, and Lucas Benavidez, who fought against companies who mistreated farm workers. Lucas Benitez, Mary Jones, and Cesar Chavez all helped enact change in human rights by using persistence to change workers' rights to help others.

Throughout coal country during the early 1900's you could find the fiery spirited Mother Jones; a union organizer for the United Mine Workers. Mother Jones fought tirelessly to bring together the ‘rank-and-file miners' in order to improve their working conditions, wages, and give them a voice in the workplace. What made Mother Jones the most feared woman in the 1900's was her power of conviction. Her speeches were extremely moving, which called men to action, and if her energy and passion were not enough she would embarrass them, calling their manliness into question. Mother Jones was so moving she was also able to call the mothers and children of the mineworkers to aid in their efforts. She was one of the most successful union organizers

Fighting for rights does not have to be violent. Mother Jones fought for child labor laws, Cesar Chavez fought for migrant workers’ rights, and Gandhi fought for independence from Britain. Mother Jones, Cesar Chavez, and Mahatma Gandhi all helped to enact change by using peaceful methods to get their points across.

There are many people who fought for certian right. Mother Jones and Cesar chavez were just two of the many people. Mother Jones fought for the rights of the mill children. Chavez fought for the field workers rights. Both wanted equal and fair rights for all people. Also they both wanted people not to be getting hurt or being used.

Throughout time there have been many people who have wanted to enact change or make a difference. Cesar Chavez helped migrant farmers with their unsafe work conditions and their lack workers rights. Mother Jones marched for children’s rights and to create child labor laws. Van Jones is fighting for human rights currently. These people all did amazing things and all fought for a singular purpose.Cesar Chavez, Mother Jones, and Van Jones all helped fight to enact change, by making people notice their cause and by having the perseverance to keep fighting for others to have better lives.

Mother Jones had young boys stand on platforms to show the crowd their crushed hands and missing fingers. After the meeting in the park, the town started talking and discussing the issues concerning child labor. Mother Jones led the children from Philadelphia to New York in the march, and hoped for Congress to pass a law protecting children in the workforce. President

It is important to adopt a human rights approach to care and education in practice as children are looked upon as vunerable in society as they cannot express or defend themselves, therefore they need us to do that for them. Every child is equal no matter what gender, ethnicity, religion, language or ability. Because of this, every child should have their rights valued and respected in a care and education practice. Not only is it upto the carer in education practice to make sure that a human rights approach is adopted, but it is upto everyone. Many people say that being in school/nursery is the best years of their lives therefore it is upto us to make sure that in a care or education practice that a human rights approach is taken to ensure that this is the same for all children. It is important to adopt a human rights approach so that all children are developing and learning to their full potential. Also, when at school/nursery, the way others act towards you could impact on how you act towards others. Therefore, by making sure the children are meeting their rights will then hopefully make sure that they will make sure others do.

The topic of human rights has been a well-documented and deliberated subject throughout history. There are various conflicting views about human rights, many of which have led to conflict’s in the past. American philosopher Martha Nussbaum detailed her capabilities approach on the theory of human rights in 2001 in “Capabilities as fundamental entitlements: Sen and Social Justice. Nussbaum’s central human capabilities have since been used in a wide variety of philosophy literature, notably in “Cosmopolitanism a philosophy for global ethics” by Stan Van Hooft. Nussbaum’s capabilities theory is centred around 10 major elements. This essay will critique and analyse Nussbaum’s theory, and assess if Nussbaum’s elements are of central importance to understanding human rights. In my opinion, what is of central importance to human rights is fair values and equal opportunity. This entails that every individual no matter what situation they are born into should have adequate access to resources to reach their full potential. This includes and is not limited to race, gender, sexual orientation and religion. Society has recently started to take a stand against this violation of our human rights and will hopefully continue to stamp out any negative behaviour hindering the potential of individuals in society. Throughout this essay the capabilities that Nussbaum outlined will be individually evaluated on whether they are of central importance in understanding human rights and if they follow within what I believe to be of central importance to understanding human rights.

Gandhi, Rosa Parks, and Paul Revere. Today, we look at these three names as heroes who stood up for what’s right and fought oppression. These names are taught in the classroom as some of the most important figures in history. We celebrate these three figures as champions of justice and serve as role models for youth. Yet, at the time of their battles, many regarded them as merely disruptive and wrong. At the time of their actions, they weren’t universally viewed as the guardians we see them as now. The times, the issues, and the messages have changed; all the while, the reaction to civil disobedience is the same as it was in the last century. It’s up to those willing to face the consequences to stand up for good and protect their free society through peaceful resistance.

She organized a children’s march from the textile mills of Philadelphia to New York City. Mother Jones then led the children all the way to President Theodore Roosevelt’s Long Island home. Children at about the age of five and six were working barefoot doing the job of a thirty year old in a building that seems run down, with bad conditions. Whenever children were to fall asleep, they would get water splashed in their face in order to wake them up and end up being yelled at above all the racket. These kids had to replace spindles, repair machinery, and crawl under the machines that would be currently on. (“Mother

In 1913, lawyer Inez Milholland Boissevain mounted a horse and guided over 5,000 marchers in Washington D.C.. The National American Woman Suffrage Association raised more than $14,000 and eventually was noted as one of the most important movements in women's suffrage. The infamous Montgomery Bus Boycott of 195t highlighted the idea of equal civil rights and led to the Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional. Less than a month ago, the Women's March organized a worldwide march which was attended by 4.6 million people, all fighting for various reasons including reproductive rights, environmental activism and women’s safety. This march was the largest protest in history, and gained media attention, alerting billions of people to these important issues. No triggers were pulled, no people were lost, yet voices were heard and lives were changed; that is the way it should be.

In order to spark a profound movement, in which one feels the obligation to right an injustice, one must peacefully disobey the current laws in order to ignite the debate in society on whether or not the issue at hand is moving toward the world we want to live in. In doing so, the originator of the cause must willingly accept the consequences given with dignity, to create an impact on the minds they are attempting to reach. Throughout history, two significant figures have successfully done this to improve society as a whole. Muhammad Ali, a man known as “The People’s Champ,” risked his entire boxing career to evade fighting in a war he didn’t believe fighting in, and Rosa Parks, a woman known as “The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” stood up for her own, and all African American’s rights as American Civilians. Muhammad Ali and Rosa Parks both promoted great movements of that time, which shaped the positive society we have today.

Beginning 2017 off with a new President for the United States, many people took issue with who was elected into the office. January 21, 2017, a worldwide protest, The Women’s March, came together. It was estimated that, “More than 2 million people across the world, led by hundreds of thousands who overwhelmed the nation’s capital...” took part in the worldwide protest (Schouten and Przybyla). Coming together for this powerful fight, generations of women and even men took part in protesting for human rights, women’s rights, immigration reform, racial equality, and other important rights that have become minimal. Creating history, like so many other people and events before it, The Women’s March formed a voice for those who did not have one.

The purpose of this demonstration according to the Women March website was to advocate and legislate policies that are targeting towards human rights and other issues including immigrants, Muslims, individuals of religious faith, LGBTQIA, First Nations, people of colour, people with disabilities, Survivors of sexual assault and to anyone that is being affected or scared of this situation. This protest was an open space and peaceful protest for everyone to attend including individuals with children. Even with this protest being open to everyone and was considered to be a successful event, there were many organizations including Black Lives Matters, LGBTQIA that felt excluded from these events. In article written by Sarah Hampson for the Globe and Mail called “Women’s March on Washington sheds light on the problem with feminism” discusses the problems that Women’s March failed to recognize and include in the process. Even though the Women’s March 2017 was organized, prepare thoughtfully and considered to be one of the most successful protests to date, there were many aspects the march failed to meet the standards of modern feminism. This paper will discuss how the Women’s March failed to meet intersectional feminism, lack of political support from politicians and how future Women Marches could do improve in creating