Non-violent activist, Cesar Chavez, in his article, published in the magazine of a religious organization, he discusses the effects of nonviolent and violent protest. Cesar Chavez purpose was to persuade his readers that nonviolent protest will always have the better outcome than violent. Cesar uses a authoritative effusive tone throughout his article in order to lead his readers to fully believe that nonviolent protest will be more pure and stronger solution. For example, Cesar Chavez structures his article in a compare and contrast format. Cesar Chavez points out that using nonviolence you are on the “offensive” side and the people who choose to use violence tend to be defensive(Chavez 15). Chavez utilizes the differences between nonviolent and violent protest to present how different morally those people are. People who fight nonviolently attract supporters who are conscience of their behaviors and people who yearn for justice. Cesar Chavez’s use of contrasting why people choose to fight violent or nonviolent helps the reader understand the righteousness of the people on the nonviolent side. He describes the supporters of a nonviolent approach to be people who have long endured cruel and unfair treatment or people who sympathize for …show more content…
Nonviolent protesters goal is for everyone to receive true “justice” no matter what race, color, religion, if you’re rich or poor; that everyone will be equal (31). Cesar develops his argument about nonviolent resistance by using “Justice” as a powerful word in the nonviolent fight. The people who don’t use violence; their victories are when people receive equal treatment. He develops his argument by describing what the people want. Nonviolent supporters are the key reason why nonviolence is the only true answer to solving a problem because, the supporters are sympathetic people who understand the problems others
King consents that negations are an impressive approach but elaborates of their current unavailability since the matter is merely ignored. Due to this, King argues that the nonviolent actions purpose “to create a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has consistently refused to negotiate is forced to confront this issues” (King). Here, King is consenting to the audience’s opinion of negotiating as well as adding the real issue’s facts so as to justify the reasons for doing it in his own manner. The audience can be made to reason and agree that his deeds are the most appropriate approach through supporting his decision by arguing that the community denies paying attention to the cause and non-violent protest has a huge
“All machines have their friction―and possibly this does enough good to counterbalance the evil… But when the friction comes to have its machine… I say, let us not have such a machine any longer” (Thoreau 8). In Henry David Thoreau’s essay “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” the author compares government to a machine, and its friction to inequity. He believes that when injustice overcomes a nation, it is time for that nation’s government to end. Thoreau is ashamed of his government, and says that civil disobedience can fight the system that is bringing his country down. Alas, his philosophy is defective: he does not identify the benefits of organized government, and fails to recognize the danger of a country without it. When looked into, Thoreau’s contempt for the government does not justify his argument against organized democracy.
...y shocks most of people who hear and see it, encouraging and moving others who also suffer. In instance, Elena screamed at Longoria to show she would not give them any information about resistances and Antonio when Longoria was about to killing her (Tobar 148). Elena sacrificed her life to protect Antonio and her friends who fought against the Guatemalan government without using any violence when she faced Longoria who tried to kill her. She showed it was important not to be daunted by fear and to keep fighting for justice. Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi advocated nonviolent resistance as a means of seeking peace and gaining independence for the Republic of India from Britain. Justice should be served by means in the name of justice. Nonviolent resistance is a powerful way to fight against the cycle of violence and work towards the realization of a peaceful world.
Cesar Chavez uses morals and his audience fear of destruction to justify his stance on non-violent protests . Martin Luther King jr was an activist and civil rights leader that did not use violence to get his point across like many other activists at that time. Cesar Chavez wrote on the anniversary of his death explaining why using nonviolence is the way to advocate rights for those in need. His article was put in a religious organization that helped people who were in need of help. Cesar Chavez uses morals as a way to appeal to the religious side of his audience. Cesar Chavez also uses the fear of losing power to prove that doing nonviolent protests are the right way to spread his cause.
In Cesar Chavez’s article, he uses many rhetorical devices to help give the reader a better understanding of how important nonviolence vs violence is. Chavez explains how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi have endowed reasons of nonviolence worth following.
Cesar Chavez set a message a multitude of people support: it was about farm workers' rights. In the 1960s, hard working farmers were paid low salaries and were often mistreated by their leaders. Chavez was one of the many who were brutalized; however, unlike others, he stood up for the workers' rights. All his efforts of eliminating this misery was reflected in his powerful speech "We Shall Overcome".
The first being his extensive use of past and current historical undertakings of both violent and nonviolent revolutions. This is noteworthy because it does not hinder his argument, but instead gives it validation. Although a degree of bias in choosing events to mention was certainly involved, showing and directly comparing both types of responses highlights the benefits of the nonviolent course. By utilizing numerous historical events Wink forces people to consider nonviolence as a legitimate option. Violence is widely expressed in movies, literature, television, video games, etc. due to the intense emotions and consequences it induces. Yet, through his recantation of nonviolent occurrences Wink reveals the powerful emotions of nonviolence that are overlooked in society. This is an important feature of Wink’s argument, this is where he successfully overcomes the stereotypes and misunderstandings of nonviolence by illuminating the powerful characteristics of nonviolent acts. Uncovering the truth on nonviolence and attributing its use to prominent figures such as Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. were both beneficial to sustaining Wink’s
A key argument expressed within “A Force More Powerful” is that non-violent protest is an effective method to motivate social and political change. The documentary provides three case studies as historical instances where non-violent protest met high levels of success. A main purpose of the filmmakers is to investigate the non-violent aspects of popular uprisings that had been previously underestimated in terms of their contribution to a larger conflict. The instances taken as case studies are all of groups marginalised due to racial, colonial, and economic reasons. The histories of the conflicts from which arise the case studies are given only briefly, with a focus upon the groups shown to be oppressed by their respective states and governmental institutions.
Chavez uses multiple rhetorical strategies to bring forth the ideal that nonviolence and achieves his purpose by show his involvement and compassion in nonviolence. He delivers strong arguments to gain the support of his followers and achieves his purpose of bringing attention to and gaining the support of nonviolence.Today Cesar Chavez leaves a legacy as one of the prime examples of a nonviolent protester and is known for founding president
Cesar admired heroes like Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr for their nonviolent methods. He followed Gandhi and Dr. King’s practice of nonviolence for the protest against grapes. Some young male strikers started talking about acts of violence. They wanted to fight back at the owners who have treated them poorly. They wanted to fight back to show that they were tough and manly. Some of the strikers viewed nonviolence as very inactive and even cowardly. However, Cesar did not believe in violence at all. He believed nonviolence showed more manliness than violence and that it supports you if you’re doing it for the right reason. He thought nonviolence made you to be creative and that it lets you keep the offensive, which is important in any contest. Following his role model Ghandi, “Chavez would go on hunger strikes” (Cesar Chavez 2). This showed that he would starve for his cause and that he was very motivated. It also showed that he was a very peaceful and nonviolent protester. Chavez was fasting to rededicate the movement to nonviolence. He fasted for 25 days, drinking only water and eating no food. This act was an act of penitence for those who wanted violence and also a way of taking responsibility as leader of his movement. This fast split up the UFW staff. Some of the people could not understand why Cesar was doing the fast. Others worried for his health and safety. However the farmworkers
ur world has many ways of solving problems. For example countries write up constitutions and declarations in order to become independent. We write treaties to keep peace and to make allies. Everything we do has a solution yet all of these things stated above take the lives of millions of people, through war. In this paper we will talk about the three virtues that promote non-violence and the three people who became successful using these tactics. Non-violent protests worked because these leaders and their inspired followers were willing to bring attention to their cause by breaking the law, maintaining disciplining the face of violence, and accepting jail time for their acts of civil disobedience.
Cesar Chavez was a Hispanic migrant worker who fought for the rights of other migrant farm workers. His strategy for fighting inequality was through nonviolent strikes, boycotts, and marches. In this interview of him by a Christian magazine, Chavez uses logical and religious appeals, and allusions to justify his usage of nonviolent resistance in order to gain civil rights.
Utilizing paradox, Chavez describes the effectiveness of nonviolent protest to his audience. Recalling the achievements of MLK, Chavez claims that King “learned how to successfully fight hatred and violence with the unstoppable power of nonviolence.” This quote demonstrates
In the article, published on the tenth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez invokes the ideas of Dr. King and advocates for nonviolent resistance. Utilizing a determined tone throughout, he asserts that nonviolence will accomplish the goals of civil rights activists. By using contrasting diction to distinguish nonviolent action and violent action, he is able to reason for nonviolent virtues. With the use of rhetorical strategies, Chavez is able to drive his argument for nonviolent resistance.