Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."My friends, as we enter a new decade, it should be clear to all of us that there is an unfinished agenda, that we have miles to go before we reach the promised land.Which words in the passage show Chavez’s attempt to connect with his audience?
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."The prestigious National Academy of Sciences recently concluded an exhaustive five-year study which determined that pesticides do not improve profits and do not produce more crops.What, then, is the effect of pesticides? Pesticides have created a legacy of pain, and misery, and death for farm workers and consumers alike.Based on the details and language in this passage, the reader can conclude that Chavez wants to
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."The children live in communities surrounded by the grape fields that employ their parents. The children come into contact with the poisons when they play outside, when they drink the water, and when they hug their parents returning from the fields. . . .We have no choice, we must stop the plague of pesticides.How do the examples in this passage best support Chavez’s purpose?
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."My friends, if we are going to end the suffering, we must use the same people power that vanquished injustice in Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham.I have seen many boycotts succeed. Dr. King showed us the way with the bus boycott, and with our first boycott, we were able to get DDT, Aldrin, and Dieldrin banned in our first contracts with grape growers.The details in this passage send the message that
Which detail from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." best supports the theme that the fight for social justice often requires determination and sacrifice?
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."My friends, Dr. King realized that the only real wealth comes from helping others.I challenge each and every one of you to be a true disciple of Dr. King, to be truly wealthy.I challenge you to carry on his work by volunteering to work for a just cause you believe in.Which theme does Chavez communicate in this passage?
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."We have witnessed truckloads of grapes being dumped because no one would stop to buy them. As demand drops, so do prices and profits. The growers are under tremendous economic pressure.We are winning, but there is still much hard work ahead of us.The details in this passage best support the theme that
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."Economic pressure is the only language the growers speak, and they are beginning to listen.Please, boycott table grapes.Which persuasive element does Chavez use in this passage?
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