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.Which persuasive element does Chavez use in this passage?
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 a speech by Cesar Chavez, "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. And you cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.In our life and death struggle for justice we have turned to the court of last resort: the American people. And the people are ruling in our favor.
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."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?
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."The time is now for people, of all races and backgrounds, to sound the trumpets of change. As Dr. King proclaimed, "There comes a time when people get tired of being trampled over by the iron feet of oppression."The strong language in this passage shows that Chavez wants people to
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."In our life and death struggle for justice we have turned to the court of last resort: the American people. And the people are ruling in our favor.As a result, grape sales keep falling. 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. I hope that you will join our struggle.Which phrase from Chavez’s speech uses details to support his argument that the grape boycott is working?
Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."Our workers labor for many hours every day under the hot sun, often without safe drinking water or toilet facilities.Our workers are constantly subjected to incredible pressures and intimidation to meet excessive quotas.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.Based on this passage, the reader can conclude that one purpose of Chavez’s speech is to
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 crop which poses the greatest danger, and the focus of our struggle, is the table grape crop. These pesticides soak the fields, drift with the wind, pollute the water, and are eaten by unwitting consumers.The poisons are designed to kill, and pose a very real threat to consumers and farm workers alike.What is Chavez’s purpose in this passage?
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