When Hugo Chávez was seventeen years of age, he joined the military in Venezuela and embraced his country. When we speak of Chávez, there were many before him who influenced the man he wanted to be and became. Chávez and most of Venezuela admired greatly Simón Bolívar, “Simón Bolívar was a
South American soldier who was instrumental in the continent 's revolutions against the Spanish empire. –After France invaded Spain in 1808, he became involved in the resistance movement and played a key role in the Spanish American fight for independence. In 1825, the "Republic of
Bolivia" was created in honor of the inspirational leader, hailed by many as El Libertador (The
Liberator). He died on December 17, 1830 in Colombia” (Simón Bolívar). Bolívar was a globetrotter and was a huge and crucial component to the revolutionary movement in South America; he resisted the Spanish in many fronts and battles and succeeded.
Bolívar is the most significant character in South American history; he is seen as a hero and liberator who brought independence to the people of South America and united them. Further, the military of Venezuela remains to resemble Bolívar’s influences and his guidance. Chávez as a child was brought up with the teachings and history of Bolívar and this gave him great perspective of a ruler. Venezuela was a significant oil exporter and in the 1980s, there was a reduction in the prices of oil. This affected Venezuela considerably.
At this time there were
Cesar Chavez was born into a poor family, he dropped out of school, and he never made more than a few thousand every year, yet he was still the first person to successfully make a farmers union. He was an effective leader because he was persistent, he was willing to sacrifice for his cause, and he was of the people with the people Documents A and D show his persistence. Before Chavez There were many attempts to organize a farmers union, despite this still tried. In document A, a skeptical news reporter interviewed Chavez. He believed that Chavez Couldn't do it.
One reason Cesar Chavez was an effective leader was because he created a union known as the United Farm Workers. Chavez’s goal was to organize the farmers to receive better pay and better working conditions. He was not the first to attempt, others have tried but failed due to the power of growers. He was different, he gained support through encouragement. His exact words were “si se puede”(Doc A) meaning “it can be done”. He encouraged his supporters to seek their rights as farmers. “ The strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for other in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice”(Doc C). Chavez along
We all have heard of Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington but, what about Simon Bolivar, Jose De San Martin, and Agustin De Iturbide? They have had just as much as an impact on the modern world as the famous founding fathers of The United States. From 1809 to 1824 independence revolutions raged through Latin America changing the world today with the creoles leading the fight. Despite the racist ideas from the Creoles, they successfully lead the Latin American Revolution because of their motivations to challenge their law, and administrative positions.
Chavez introduces the article with a use of ethos with his first reference to Dr. Martin Luther King. While fighting for the rights of African Americans, King never turned to violent protest, and Chavez admires that about him. By introducing King in the first paragraph, it creates a sense of easier understanding to see his view. Chavez later references to Gandhi, who was a non-violent icon in India fighting for civil rights. He says,
Where on the other hand, Simon Bolivar was the kind of guy that would save the day and do bold and unexpected things.
Cesar Chavez was a civil rights leader and a labor union organizer who delivered a carefully crafted speech by acknowledging the perspective of his audience in order to vouch for the use of nonviolence over violence. While Chavez is arguing against the use of violence, he refrains from blaming anyone who had ever used violence. He manages to gain the trust of the audience by presenting himself as an understanding and compassionate individual, which allows them to be more receptive to his message.
By doing this, he reinforces the messages that Martin Luther King Jr. passed down with the civil rights movement. King’s and Chavez’s effects on their respective movements still ring true today, with protests from oppressed minority groups actually creating change in the topics that they are protesting against. An example of this is the Black Lives Matter movement, where people of all races protest the disproportionate killings of African-Americans by police officers. These two figureheads are truly the most influential people involved in the civil rights
Throughout Latin American History there have been several important leaders, but one leader in particular changed Latin American history forever. This particularly important early nineteenth-century leader was named Simón Bolívar. Simón Bolívar as a leader stood out from all the other leaders, because he played a crucial role in Latin American Independence. He was a revolutionary, an intellectual, and a visionary man that made Latin American independence successful during the nineteenth century.
Vicente Guerrero was of black heritage, which his Spanish enemies would mock him because of his cultural background. With the help of other Black Mexicans, Vicente Guerrero would win the war, become Mexico’s second President, and quickly abolish slavery. With this in mind, Peru’s culture would also have African influence.
Cesar Chavez was a civil rights activist who organized the earliest Chicano movements. In an essay by Jorge Mariscal, Chavez’s political ideology is
Chavez was a Latino farmer. He migrated to Arizona. Cesar Chavez was working in the South in hot fields and vineyards. After his forceful speech, he was known as a religious and spiritual person. From Chavez’s background, he understands the hard workers
To prove this, Chavez actually went out, and asked people door to door what conditions were they working in and what do they want (Tavaana.org 2016). This is ridiculous, who actually goes door to door, and asks for everybody’s working conditions and what they want? Although he didn’t do this by himself, this shows he really wants the workers to have a better life, and he works hard so it can come true. He also show perseverance when he walks 400 miles from Delano to Sacramento in 25 days (P.L Shelton 2004). This dude is crazy, he actually walked from Delano to Sacramento for a cause. Many people would’ve just quit, I would’ve quit after ten miles. But this shows real perseverance, he’s willing to do anything for the workers, and even gained 10,000 supporters. As we already know, Chavez had a very limited education. But even after dropping out of school, he still was learning more things every single day. He had many books on philosophy and he would read these books every day (United Farm Workers 2016). This shows true perseverance, he would still read even with his limited education, he was learning more and more each day, that’s true perseverance. Chavez was a hard worker and showed a lot of courage by
The article “Cesar Chavez Saved My Life,” written by Daniel “Nane” Alejandrez reflects on Mr. Alejandraz’s past, covering some very unfortunate events, but with a purpose of pulling emotion from the reader. While reading some parts of the article, I had to reread it over a few times to comprehend the point that the author was trying to make. The most important thing about knowing his past is that it is significantly different, and much more positive in the future because of one person, Cesar Chavez.
Cesar Chavez was an American civil rights activists. He was born on March 31, 1927, in Yuma, Arizona. Cesar Chavez was the son of Juana Estrada and Librado Chavez. He was named after his grandfather.He lived in a Mexican-American family which had six children. Cesar Chavez lived in the same small house that he was born in. Chavez lost his land during the Great Depression. It was taken away because Chavez’s father made an agreement that was soon broken. His father tried to buy the house but he couldn’t because he wasn’t able to pay the loan. Their house was soon sold to the original owner. Cesar Chavez and his family then had to move to California to become migrant farm workers. The Chavez family had to work really hard. They did not live in the same place for so long. They would pick peas and lettuce in the winter. In the spring, they had to picks cherries and beans. For Summer, they picked corn and grapes. Lastly, for Fall, they would pick cotton. Chavez went to 30 different schools in California because his family kept moving from place to place to find work. In 1942, Chavez dropped out of seventh grade. It would have been his last year but he didn’t want his mother to work in the fields. Chavez soon became full-time migrant farm worker. At the time, farm workers weren’t paid enough and lived horrible conditions. Chavez and his older sister Rita helped farm workers and neighbors when they were sick. They would drive those who couldn’t drive to the hospital to see a
Venezuela, located in the Latin American region, is a country that has been characterized by its abundance of oil reserve. A natural resource that has shaped the history and development of the country, affecting its economic, social and most important is political spheres. For many years Venezuela was controlled by authoritarian regimes. The country, being very important in the sense of geo-politics due to its abundance of oil, has been a key player in the international arena and most important, to those that for many years kept the country under their regime. It was not until 1958 that Venezuela experienced the change to democracy and a stable democracy was kept between the two main political parties of the time, Accion Democratica (AD)