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The 60's was the height of the Civil Rights Movement in America, and Dr. Martin Luther King was one of the most prominent leaders of the movement. The philosophy of fighting back against oppression through nonviolent protest, something that was soon adapted by many different activists for different causes at this time once it began to be proved effective. Cesar Chavez writes this article in remembrance of Dr. King, as well as to gain the support of many Christians to his protest of the treatment of many Mexicans migrants in America. In his article Cesar Chavez uses rhetorical devices such as compare and contrast, ethos, and references to pursue his religious audience that nonviolent protest will help get the best outcome as oppose to violence. Chavez uses contrast to convince his audience that supporting his cause is the right thing to do by stating the outcome of nonviolence as opposed to violence many times throughout the article. For example in the fifth and sixth paragraph Chavez states that reacting to …show more content…

He states that staying nonviolent despite the oppression and the hardship will prove to people the moral strength of those fighting for justice and shows others the reason as to why they should give his movement their support. Chavez also states that human rights are given to them by God and no one should be able to take that away which is something that any Christian reading his article would agree with. He continues to state how people are inherently good the migrant farm workers nonviolently protesting are continuing despite how hard it seems to try to convince those that are also morally good that they should support the movement. The people who read this article are the same ones who help the protest and furthering of the Civil Rights Movement, so Chavez is trying to show them that this movement is just as unjust and important to

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The audience that Chavez is addressing is very familiar with Dr. King, and the troubles he went through so it is not hard at all to relate to the audience with ideas of Martin Luther King. “ Nonviolence provides the opportunity to stay on the offensive, and that is a crucial importance to win any contest.” With subject of violent an nonviolent means is so important to almost everyone that it makes almost everyone stand on their toes. With the subject Chavez does a good job of stating “we” instead of “I” because of

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In the passage from “He Showed Us the Way”, Cesar Chavez observes the strong influence that Martin Luther King Jr had to discourage violent actions in order to encourage nonviolence. In the first section, he discusses that violence only leads to more violence and in result people get injuries or cause deaths. Next, he shows that in order to achieve justice people cannot cause injustices and they need to be nonviolence in order to get anything accomplished. He continued by encouraging peaceful protests as a weapon that avoids violence at all costs yet still can make a change. Finally, Chavez states that violence is only a temporary success that can lead to more fighting whereas nonviolence leads a lasting impact.

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Cesar Chavez, in his excerpt He showed us the Way, utilizes strong pathos, ethos and logos statements, precise diction, and valuable patterns of development to convey the power nonviolence has in fights for freedoms and rights. First, Chavez provides strong pathos, ethos and logos to convey the power nonviolent actions have to change the world for the better. He applies ethos to show that nonviolence is something that people are drawn to. In fact Chaves presents a great nonviolent advocate who lived during the segregation: “Dr. King’s entire life was an example of power that nonviolences brings...”

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