From the literature we have studied this semester I learned how to use a text of information and be able to write a tea paragraph, meaning to tell explain and analyze. This method was very helpful because I was able to write an essay effectively since I was able to use a different way of writing. Other than that I learned much about Women’s Rights and why it was so difficult for them to vote. In 1920 the 19th amendment stated “ The right of the citizens in the United States to vote shall not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Before this law had passed women had to go to through the constant reminder of knowing that they were not being treated fairly by the government because of their gender. This angered many women, especially Susan B. Anthony who was a feminist and also president of the national Woman Suffrage. I also learned about Martin Luther king Jr and the moral aspect of his work. Also, how he wanted to push towards change and progress without the use of violence. it was very difficult at the time to not use violence because many African-Americans were angered with the government because they passed laws that segregated them and also with society because many of them took part in it. This relates to the 1896 Supreme Court Decision in Plessy v. Ferguson when schools were being segregated. It was said that school would remain separate but still equal. This court decision was just a cover up so that African Americans would still remain segregated from society. I also learned about the 13th amendment and the 14th amendment. The 13th amendment states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction”. This explains show the US finally made it illegal to have African-Americans as slaves. the 14th amendment, “nor shall any State deprive any person, life liberty or property. This explains how a citizens rights can not be taken away. All in all this semester I learned quite a lot about history involving people’s rights.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Final Draft of Cesar Chavez
Cristal Meza
Ms. Knapp
English 1A
May 06,2012
Cesar Chavez: In the Search of Progress
Throughout the years there have been many leaders like Mohandas Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. who have taken a stand for their people because they no longer wanted to be discriminated. Cesar Chavez is now known as an important figure and was also one of the leaders who wanted to see changes made. Chavez started a change during a time when it was revolutionary for Mexican Americans to change their way of life. Many Mexican-Americans went through the same experiences that Chavez had, but he picked it up differently and out of all people he had the unique drive to make a difference for the Mexican American community. Cesar Chavez is an important figure in history whose difficult childhood influenced his social activism, which included uniting all the farm workers into one union currently known as the United Farm Workers (UFW) and providing them with the support by organizing strikes, helping people vote and uniting the community. They were in need of a leader like Chavez to contend for their rights before the agricultural businesses and the United States government.
Cesar Chavez’s childhood was characterized by economic hardship and discrimination, which had an influence on his work as a social activist. On March 31 1927, Cesar Chavez was born. His parents had been born in Mexico but came to California to seek a better life for their children so they lived in their own farm. Chavez’s father Librado ran a pool hall and he also owned a gas station, they were doing well, however this was during The Great Depression in the 1930’s when businesses and banks were not doing well and many people were losing their jobs, but what was more severe for the farm workers was the drought in The Gila River because they needed water for their crops to grow and without it their business would not succeed. Chavez’s father had begun struggling with finances and by 1937 he could no longer pay his taxes, therefore his property was taken from him and his family. Because of this Chavez and his family had to change their lifestyle and become a migrant family because they no longer had somewhere to live. Chavez family had to move from farm to farm and usually had to stay in tents or shacks. Chavez went to school for a couple of months but then would stop going because his family had to move to another farm. In his home he spoke only Spanish but when in school he was forbidden to speak Spanish and if they did they would be punished for doing so, because it was seen as un-american (Holmes).
Furthermore, Chavez’s early experiences as a farm worker caused him to sympathize with farmworkers and defend their rights. Chavez’s lifestyle changed drastically when he and his family and to move from farm to farm to find work in order to at least be able to have enough money to eat each day. He was not at all happy under what living conditions migrant workers had to live in each day. The working conditions for the migrant farmworkers were very unpleasant. This was because much of the time the growers took advantage of the fact that there were many families desperately searching for jobs. They knew they had the opportunity to exploit them by giving long hours, low pay and bad working conditions. Chavez’s family was one example of this when “the first year they picked peas for less than a penny a pound” (Holmes 23). Chavez had a different perspective about being a migrant farmworker since, unlike, most farmworkers he had not lived like that before; he knew the difference unlike people who had been living as migrant farmworkers since they were born. Looking back on his previous economic status, Chavez observed, “We were poor, but we had liberty. The migrant is poor and has no freedom” (Holmes 24). This shows how Chavez felt like he was stripped from his happiness and felt like his life was only going to be about living as a farmworker if he did not make a change.
Chavez also faced racial discrimination during his early teenage years, which strengthened his sense of ethnic identity. As mentioned, he felt he was being discriminated when he was not able to speak Spanish at school because only English was seen as American. However, other experiences had a more profound effect on him than that. When he was a teen he saw the sign “NO DOGS OR MEXICANS ALLOWED” (Holmes 25). This brought him more pain when he actually had an experience while entering a diner that had a sign that said “WHITE TRADE ONLY”. Cesar and his friend didn’t think much of it when they saw the sign but once they entered a woman at the counter asked him “Whats the matter, you can’t read?” (Holmes 26). Chavez said, “it seemed to cut us off the human race” (Holmes 26). Discrimination was happening everywhere from restaurants to shops but it was extremely difficult for Chavez and his peers to make sense of why people where being separated by their color. He was angered that people were being discriminated because of their color and this was an experience that helped him see how society was very judgmental and did not treat people fairly.
Chavez knew he did not want to keep living like this for much longer. He joined the navy when he was seventeen, but the experience did not turn out to be an improvement from his former living conditions (Tejada-Flores np). After two years he was excited to come back home and see his family again. Yet Chavez still recalled the struggle his father had to deal with in order to sustain his family and had also witnessed attempts to form unions but noticed how many of the migrant farmworkers stopped trying because they had no income coming in while they were busy protesting. These experiences gave Chavez an incentive to unite people and fight for a common goal.
In 1952, Chavez met Ross, the founder of the Community Service Organization (CSO). Ross wanted a leader within the Latino community who could speak on the behalf of Mexican American farmworkers because and no one else would be able to describe the difficulties and struggles as precisely as someone like Chavez who had experienced firsthand the life of a farmworker. (“The Fight In The Fields”.) Chavez was a bit uneasy about being part of the CSO because he had seen a quantity of failed attempts of unions formed by the farmworkers and he thought that it was going to be the same deal once again. However, he ended up deciding to work with Ross to gain rights for Mexican American farmworkers. Chavez was in charge of “coordinating voter registration and get-out-the vote drives, leading campaigns against racial and economic discrimination”(The Fight in The Fields) where he would have to move across California to make people aware of the circumstances so they could all join together and form a union to protect workers’ rights. One positive thing about the CSO was that both Ross and Chavez agreed firmly that this would not be a an organization of only men but instead Ross describes it as, “our community was very traditionally father dominated but the CSO became an organization of men and of women and of children” (The Fight in the Fields 39). This demonstrates how Chavez and Ross together changed the status quo by allowing children and women to be able to participate. Chavez did not limit who was able to participate because he knew this was an issue that many had to be involved in since they were also living through it. This made for a much stronger organization because there would be more people in the action.
While working with Fred Ross, Chavez was finally able to have a stable life because he was earning more than he used to as a farmworker. This was quite beneficial to him because he had to provide for his wife Helen as well as his eight children. Even though Chavez was doing well economically the problem was “financial security” and whether or not he wanted to keep it or if he would made a go on his own and set up a union to protect workers rights. On March 31, 1962, the same day as his birthday, Chavez resigned from CSO despite the fact that they defended workers’ rights because their goal was not to make a union. Chavez wanted more for his people and he wanted them to have their rights as they deserved to, so he decided to move to the small town of Delano and work full time on organizing farm workers into a union(“United Farm Workers”). With $1,200 in life savings he founded the National Farm Workers Association (“Farm Workers Association”). Cesar and his family moved to the small town of Delano where the union started with him and his family(“United Farm Workers”). In September 30, 1960 the first NFWA convention was held (“United Farm Workers Chronology”), Chavez’s motto was “Si Se Puede!” (Yes We Can!). In addition to the motto, he wanted a simple logo so it could be recognized but at the same time have it symbolize a strong statement. The black eagle on a white circle in a red field symbolized an importance for the organization. Chavez stated, “A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride...When people see it they know it means dignity”(“United Farm Workers”) “There was no question our dignity meant more than money” This was the reason why Chavez family decided to take the risk for human dignity(“United Farm Workers”). Chavez admired many of the tactics that were used by Ghandi as well as Martin Luther King Jr. because they both demonstrated that they could stand up for their rights without the use of violence. Chavez saw similarities between his people and King’s people’s suffering. He knew that there was a lot of discrimination towards people of color. He understood that leaders like him and King needed to stay strong in order to make a positive change. It was was very intriguing for Chavez to use non-violent actions, but because he had witnessed how there had been many failed attempts to form successful unions whenever they had been put into action, he decided it was best to use a pacifist method.
During these years, it was the best time to for workers to start demanding their rights because it was when the Civil Rights were in the process. Similarly, Filipinos were also dealing with problems involving the labor force, “the AFL-CIO-affiliated Agricultural Workers Organization Committee” (AWOC), were tired of low wages and bad working conditions so they began the 1965 Delano Grape Strike and they asked Chavez for his support to strike with them so they could be a stronger force. Chavez agreed to strike alongside the Filipinos and they fought for their belonged rights for five years and in 1966 they walked a 340 mile-march from Delano to Sacramento(“Chavez Foundation:Delano Strike”). Another action that Chavez took was he started to do fasting strikes for a long period of time. The first fasting was in 1968 when the strike lasted for twenty five days, the second fasting also lasted for twenty five days and the longest fasting was in 1988 for thirty six days. Chavez as well as his followers boycotted to buy grapes until they agreed to California’s Pioneering Farm Labor Law in 1975.
Chavez’s committed through the years to organizing strikes, meeting with people and taking action about organizing a farmworker union. He ended up having a full effect in future farm workers lifestyle and paying off in the end because because they no longer had to live through the humiliation of working for low wages and under bad working conditions. Chavez definitely demonstrated the ability to surpass all obstacles.
Works Cited
Collins, David R. Cesar Chavez. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2005. Print.
Collins, David R. Cesar Chavez. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2005. Print.
Dalton, Frederick John. The Moral Vision of César Chávez. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2003. Print.
Schafer, Walter E. Stress Management for Wellness. 4th ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1987. Print.
"UFW: The Official Web Page of the United Farm Workers of America." UFW: The Official Web Page of the United Farm Workers of America. United Farm Workers, 2006. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://www.ufw.org/_page.php?inc=history/07.html>.
"CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION." CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION. Cesar Chavez Foundation, 2012. Web. 05 May 2012. <http://www.chavezfoundation.org/>.
Tejada-Flores, Rick. "Cesar Chavez and the UFW." PBS. PBS, 2004. Web. 23 May 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fightfields/cesarchavez.html>.
rough draft of cesar chavez
Cristal Meza
English 1A
Knapp
May,06,2012
Cesar Chavez
On March 31 1927, . His parents had been born in Mexico but came to California to seek a better life for their children so they lived in their own farm. Chavez’s father Librado ran a pool hall and he also owned a gas station, they were doing well, however this was during The Great Depression in the 1930’s when businesses and banks were not doing well and many people were losing their jobs but what was more severe for the farm workers was the drought in The Gila River because they needed water for their crops to grow and without it their business would not succeed. Chavez’s father had begun struggling with finances and by 1937 he could no longer pay his taxes, therefore his property was taken from him and his family. Because of this Chavez and his family had to change their lifestyle and become a migrant family because they no longer had somewhere to live. Chavez family had to move from farm to farm and usually had to stay in tents or shacks. Chavez went to school for a couple of months but then would stop going because his family had to move to another farm. In his home he spoke only Spanish but when in school he was forbidden to speak Spanish and if they did they would be punished for doing so, because it was seen as un-american.
working conditions/pay
Chavez’s lifestyle changed drastically when him and his family and to move farm to farm to find work in order to at least be able to have enough money to eat each day. He was not at all happy under what living conditions migrant workers had to go through each day. The working conditions for the migrant farmworkers were not at all pleasant. This was because much of the time the growers took advantage of the fact that there were many families desperately searching for jobs. Therefore they knew they had the opportunity to exploit them by giving long hours,low pay and bad working conditions. Chavez family was one example of this when “the first year they picked peas for less than a penny a pound”(Holmes 23). Chavez had a different perspective about being a migrant farmworker because he hadn’t lived like that before and he knew the difference rather than people who had been living as migrant farmworkers since they were born. “We were poor, but we had liberty. The migrant is poor and has no freedom”(Holmes 24). Chavez was very right in the fact that
discrimination.
Apart from having to deal with the daily hassle of being a migrant farmworker, Chavez also faced discrimination during his earlier years as a teen. As mentioned, he felt he was being discriminated when he was not able to speak his natal language, Spanish at school because only English was seen as American. However the main thing that caused an effect in him was when he saw the sign “NO DOGS OR MEXICANS ALLOWED”(Holmes 25). This brought him more pain when he actually had an experience while entering a diner that had a sign that said “WHITE TRADE ONLY”. Cesar and his friend didn’t think much of it when they saw the sign but once they entered a woman at the counter asked him “Whats the matter, you cant read”(Holmes 26). Chavez said “it seemed to cut us off the human race”(Holmes 26). Discrimination was happening everywhere from restaurants to shops but the reality is that it was far much more difficult to make sense of why people where being separated by their color.
Chavez knew he didn’t want to keep living like this for much longer. He joined the navy when he was seventeen and after two years he was excited to come back home and see his family again. Chavez had seen the struggle his father had to deal with in order to sustain his family and had also witnessed attempts to form unions but noticed how many of the migrant farmworkers stopped because they didn’t have any income coming in because they were protesting.
Annotated Bibliography (Week 13)
"UFW: The Official Web Page of the United Farm Workers of America." UFW: The Official Web Page of the United Farm Workers of America. United Farm Workers, 2006. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://www.ufw.org/_page.php?inc=history/07.html>.
This source gives precise knowledge about the history of the United Farm Workers also known as the UFW proving that it is a reliable source because it is from the organization itself. It gives a good explanation of the chronology of the events that happened for the farmworkers. It effectively organizes the accomplishments of the union and how Cesar Chavez lead it with pride. This website also provides the reader with accurate information and a timeline that anyone will be able to follow. It gives a general explanation without the need of repeating in different words what had already been mentioned. This information is objective because it only gives out the facts and does not glorify Chavez as other sources do.
"CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION." CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION. Cesar Chavez Foundation, 2012. Web. 05 May 2012. <http://www.chavezfoundation.org/>.
The Cesar Chavez Foundation website gives an excellent description about Cesar Chavez’s childhood which was helpful for myself because one of the main focuses in my research paper is to explain how his childhood made him so passionate about organizing a union for farmworkers. It is a reliable source because it gave many details about different periods of his life as he was growing up, up until he was the leader of the UWF. However, this is a biased source because it gives only positive information about Chavez and does not mention any of his shortcomings.
Dalton, Frederick John. The Moral Vision of César Chávez. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2003. Print.
The book called The Moral Vision of Cesar Chavez described not only facts about Cesar Chavez’s life but also about his way of thinking and how he wanted to improve the living conditions for his people and his community. This is a reliable source because it gives the moral explanation of Chavez without over exaggerating his ideas. This was a helpful source for my paper because it helped me see how Chavez did more than organize strikes. It discussed his way of thinking and how that helped him succeed in forming his union.
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta (Week 11)
- Explain why Cesar Chavez and/or Dolores Huerta had such a great impact on farm labor rights. Who influences them and how did they garner national support and international media attention?
Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927 during a difficult time period of the Great Depression. He grew up with a difficult childhood experience because he had to work full time as a farmworker when he was an eight grader since his parents were not able to support their family. Since his earlier years he has influenced by his father Librado when he attempted to form unions for farmworkers. Later on as he was growing up he learned the hard reality of being a farmworker and how many people were suffering. Most farmworkers were struggling with providing a stable life for their family because they were getting paid low wages and they were also working under bad working conditions. The farmworkers life was definitely not a good one to dream of and Chavez was a strong believer of this. Later on he met Fred Ross who was the founder of the Community Service Organization. He dedicated much of his time to helping farmworkers receive more rights. Ross was a main influence in Chavez life because he was there from the start and was the one that got him into the action to joining the movement. Cesar Chavez had a great impact on farm labor rights because he was the leader of the United Farm Workers (UFW). He was going to represent the community as a great leader because farmworkers had more confidence in him because he was part of them. He had experienced the same issues firsthand therefore he would be able to explain their problems and help convince other farmworkers to join the union. Many farmworkers did not want to join the union because they feared that they would lose their jobs because their employers would be mad at the fact that they were striking against them. Luckily, Chavez proved that with his confidence and how he did not give up, gave him the ability to inform farmworkers about the discrimination that was being put upon them .Slowly but steadily, Chavez was to form the UFW union that helped many farmworkers earn their basic rights that they all needed. If it was for a leader like Chavez, there would have been more years of injustice since not many are willing to take initiative and make changes.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Music and Culture Paper
Cristal Meza
Knapp
English 1A
April 16,2012
Music is a form in how
artists express themselves and the audience are the ones who relate to the
songs. Many people also use it as a way to relax when they are stressed.
"Music like many other things is a pattern of learned behavior common to
the people of a culture- Alan Lomax. Music is helpful for artists to get their
message across to their audience in a creative way. Fans always listen to music
that they can relate to by the history of the culture or the lyrics. The
article From Zoo Suits to Hip Hop: Toward a Relational Chicana/o Studies by
Luiz Alvarez explains how music has a lot of influence in how society reacts.
Ricardo Arjona is a
Guatemalan artist and he is a Latin Grammy Award winning-singer songwriter
whose music varies from ballads to pop rock. Arjona is a poetic Artist, he
knows how to get his message across whether it is for political or love
reasons. Ricardo Arjona ft. Intocable depicted a song Mojado that
described the difficulties that a Mexican person has go through when they come
to the U.S.
The song Mojado starts by
describing how this man wants to go to the U.S. Mexico or the U.S.
because he/she is not living in Mexico
and has no papers in the U.S.
This song was very
helpful in demonstrating to the audience the opinion of a Mexican man who has
gone through the difficulties of being an immigrant and having to withstand all
the obstacles that the privileged would have no idea of. In a poetic manner,
Arjona performed and described the reality of being undocumented and how people
do not come to the U.S.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDAjXoWuibI
Identity Paper (Week 7)
Cristal Meza
March 28, 2012
English 1A
Knapp
Identity
Have you ever wondered if other people classify you differently than the way you would describe yourself? In describing my own identity I would identify myself as Mexican American. Many people struggle in knowing how to identify themselves because they do not know if they belong more to their original culture or the culture they are being raised in. I, myself am an example of this because my parents were born in Mexico, they then decided to come to the U.S. so that made me have a different lifestyle than they had back in Mexico. I describe my identity as being Mexican American and that my cultures, acknowledging that Mexican is one culture and american is another have reflected who I am today.
Having two cultures can explain why I have two identities. The culture that I feel I strongly belong to would be in the Mexican culture because my parents have taught me many of the traditions, celebrations and customs that they have learned throughout the years. I have grown up eating Mexican food, friends watching soccer games, people dancing banda and cumbia. I am very happy to know that I can speak Spanish fluently. My language also forms part of my identity because it’s the way how I interact with family members. It concerns me when many Latino people lose their language because they want to fit in with society so they do not speak their own language because they are embarrassed they will be made fun of. But I have lived in the U.S. for so long that it is only normal that I will also have an American identity. The English language also forms part of my identity because it’s the main language in the U.S. and its need for mostly everything. In the U.S., I can honestly say that education is a strong encouragement by most people and that it it is crucial attend college in order to have a stable life. Being a student forms part of my identity because I am intrigued to keep learning more because it is much wanted by other people that I take advantage that I have the ability and time to do it. I could relate to Gloria Anzaldua because she mentions spanglish as a form of speaking Spanish.
After reading the short story "How To Tame Wild Tounge" from Gloria Anzaldua it reminded me much about how my life has revolved around using different forms of speaking from only one language. Anzaldua explains how there are the Chicanos who use English and Spanish words and combine them. After reading this short story I learned that at times the way I speak is called anglicism. For example, " words borrowed from English: bola from ball, carpeta from carpet, machina de lavar (instead of lavadora) from washing machine" (107). Many Mexican people speak this way, because as Anzaldua mentioned we are being rushed into assimilating and learning English, however at the same time we are learning Spanish so we tend to blend the words together. This can be very confusing to people who are not used to speaking this way because they will have trouble in understanding what is meant by certain words. Many people will also argue that "it is not a correct way to speak English" however people should not be limited in how to express themselves, if they are not working they should not be criticized for what some people would consider to be slang because many people enjoy having their own space to speak freely.
To end with, all of these descriptions is what forms part of my identity. Whether it is my language, culture, or way of life it all adds up to make up who I am. I noticed how Anzaldua mentions how many Latinos feel the pressure of trying to assimilate into American but they should take it one step at a time and instead embrace who they are.
Difficulty Paper on How to Tame a Wild Tounge(Week 7)
"Words distorted by English are known as anglicisms or pochismos. The pocho is an anglicized Mexican or American of Mexican Origin who speaks Spanish with an accent characteristic of North Americans and who distorts and reconstructs the language according to the influence of English" (106).
It was difficult for me to understand all the different type of ways to speak Spanish. Before reading this short story How to Tame a Wild Tongue by Gloria Anzaldúa, I did know that at times I speak Spanglish which is when you "switch back and forth from English to Spanish in the same sentence or in the same word"(106). I notice that I speak spanglish whenever I hang out with a group of friends because it catches on, otherwise if I was not hanging out with them I would not speak like that. An example of this would be if my friend asked me "Quieres ir to the mall mañana"? I had trouble in making a difference between speaking spanglish and anglicisms. I did not know until now that the term anglicism is when people borrow an english word to make it into a spanish word. For example, "bola from ball" (107). I previously had thought that spanglish and anglicism were the same thing, however this is not true because in spanglish people change speaking from spanish to english very quickly and using anglicism is an english word being turned into a spanish word. My dad does use anglicisms a lot when he speaks because his original language is Spanish so it is only natural that he will want to keep what is familiar with. I really do not think there is such a thing as the correct language because everyone will have a different opinion when it come to this. Even when there are many rules in language it still ends up evolving as time goes on.
A reading strategy that I will use for this reading when I am confused thinking that two terms have a similar definition is that I will point out the differences while reading. I will also re-read to notice the descriptions in how both of them are explained and how people use them separately. Much of the time words can be misinterpreted and be used in conversations or writing in the wrong sense, that is why its important to know what a word means and also keep in mind that there are times when a word can seem similar but it has a different definition. Like in this section how I thought that anglicism and spanglish had the same definition but I had to re-read to simplify their meaning because they were very much alike. While reading the section I will note down questions I have and also answer my questions at the same tine. I will also try to relate it to myself and see how it can work to my advantage so I can understand it more efficiently. This is helpful because it would be like an imagery when I read.
It was difficult for me to understand all the different type of ways to speak Spanish. Before reading this short story How to Tame a Wild Tongue by Gloria Anzaldúa, I did know that at times I speak Spanglish which is when you "switch back and forth from English to Spanish in the same sentence or in the same word"(106). I notice that I speak spanglish whenever I hang out with a group of friends because it catches on, otherwise if I was not hanging out with them I would not speak like that. An example of this would be if my friend asked me "Quieres ir to the mall mañana"? I had trouble in making a difference between speaking spanglish and anglicisms. I did not know until now that the term anglicism is when people borrow an english word to make it into a spanish word. For example, "bola from ball" (107). I previously had thought that spanglish and anglicism were the same thing, however this is not true because in spanglish people change speaking from spanish to english very quickly and using anglicism is an english word being turned into a spanish word. My dad does use anglicisms a lot when he speaks because his original language is Spanish so it is only natural that he will want to keep what is familiar with. I really do not think there is such a thing as the correct language because everyone will have a different opinion when it come to this. Even when there are many rules in language it still ends up evolving as time goes on.
A reading strategy that I will use for this reading when I am confused thinking that two terms have a similar definition is that I will point out the differences while reading. I will also re-read to notice the descriptions in how both of them are explained and how people use them separately. Much of the time words can be misinterpreted and be used in conversations or writing in the wrong sense, that is why its important to know what a word means and also keep in mind that there are times when a word can seem similar but it has a different definition. Like in this section how I thought that anglicism and spanglish had the same definition but I had to re-read to simplify their meaning because they were very much alike. While reading the section I will note down questions I have and also answer my questions at the same tine. I will also try to relate it to myself and see how it can work to my advantage so I can understand it more efficiently. This is helpful because it would be like an imagery when I read.
Women's Right to vote. Why was it so difficult? (week 6)
In the 19th century women struggled in having equal treatment as men. Most were not seen capable to do many of the tasks that men set themselves to do. The 19th amendment which was passed until 1920 stated " The right of citizens in the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation" (A-13). Before this women were not seen as equals. They had no say in the government or even in their private lives because their husbands ruled their life. It was so difficult to establish 19th century Women's Rights policies like the 19th amendment because, many of the laws that existed did not protect women's rights or they were ignoring that women possessed equal rights as men.
Susan B. Anthony, born 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts was a feminist and president of the National American Women Suffrage. After Anthony was arrested for attempting to vote in 1872, thereafter she wrote a speech to inform people of women's unfair treatment and also argue that women do have the right to vote. In her speech she points out that to deny women the right to vote is practically removing one half of the population and that would be a a violation of the supreme law of land (58). This proves that the states should not have made the decision of excluding women. It was difficult for women to receive fair treatment because the state law stated one thing while the national law stated anotherTherefore it complicated in making decision or enforcing rule. Much of the time the government also used the laws to their advantage and would tweak the words of the laws or interpret them differently in order to have it fit what they wanted their purpose to be.
Anthony also made a strong argument in questioning, why do women have to pay taxes or be charged with violating a Civil Rights law when as a matter of fact they are not being taken into consideration when it has to do with voting (58). This is one of the reasons why it was so difficult for women to get their rights because the government was ignoring the part where women owned the right to vote but instead they focused in making sure they pay taxes.The laws were being manipulated into mens favor.
The 15th amendment states " The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States , or by any State, on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude"(59). Anthony argues "How can the state deny or abridge the right of the citizen, if the citizen does not possess it?"(59). This shows that it was hard for women to get the right to vote because the law stated that their rights could not be taken from them, however women had never possessed the right to vote so it ended up meaning nothing.
Susan B. Anthony, born 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts was a feminist and president of the National American Women Suffrage. After Anthony was arrested for attempting to vote in 1872, thereafter she wrote a speech to inform people of women's unfair treatment and also argue that women do have the right to vote. In her speech she points out that to deny women the right to vote is practically removing one half of the population and that would be a a violation of the supreme law of land (58). This proves that the states should not have made the decision of excluding women. It was difficult for women to receive fair treatment because the state law stated one thing while the national law stated anotherTherefore it complicated in making decision or enforcing rule. Much of the time the government also used the laws to their advantage and would tweak the words of the laws or interpret them differently in order to have it fit what they wanted their purpose to be.
Anthony also made a strong argument in questioning, why do women have to pay taxes or be charged with violating a Civil Rights law when as a matter of fact they are not being taken into consideration when it has to do with voting (58). This is one of the reasons why it was so difficult for women to get their rights because the government was ignoring the part where women owned the right to vote but instead they focused in making sure they pay taxes.The laws were being manipulated into mens favor.
The 15th amendment states " The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States , or by any State, on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude"(59). Anthony argues "How can the state deny or abridge the right of the citizen, if the citizen does not possess it?"(59). This shows that it was hard for women to get the right to vote because the law stated that their rights could not be taken from them, however women had never possessed the right to vote so it ended up meaning nothing.
Revised Post(week 5)
My reading habits can go either way of reading sections or chapters through the week or reading everything in one day. It always depends on how much homework I have for other classes. To improve my reading habits, I note down on my agenda the times in which I will be doing my reading and also write down the page numbers that I will complete. By doing this, it gives me a set time of finishing my reading assignment without thinking Ill do it later when it can be finished sooner. By organizing my reading time I also avoid procrastinating. My reading habits consists of being in a quiet space so I won't be distracted while reading a text with so much information. I am not the type of person who can concentrate in a loud room so that is why I always try to put myself in a peaceful environment where I know I can get my reading done. I also make sure that I don't have any technology around me because I know how I will be tempted to use my cellphone or laptop, and that of course is extremely distracting when doing homework, especially long readings. By eliminating all these distractions I finish my reading assignments at a much quicker pace. The one thing that oddly keeps me focused is music. To me it is not considered a distraction but instead it helps me not get irritated by being bored and at the same time I am able to do homework and listen to music and getting it all done at the same time.
I use sticky notes to help me summarize each page that I read. It is easier using sticky notes to look back at the text and not wonder what the entire page is about and that way I do not have to re-read as much as I would have if I had not annotated.Annotating to me doesn’t mean to write down the entire page again but instead to make sense of it and how it can relate to the questions that will be given in class. It is better to rephrase pages by summarizing them in a way that I am able to understand them later on. I do this by using common words that come easily to mind. I can recall my teacher saying when you are using more advanced words be sure you are using them correctly, and if you are not then do not use them at all. She said this because it looks really bad when it seems you are trying to hard and at the end I would not even be able to understand what I wrote. When I annotate i make sure I define all of the key concepts because those will be the most relevant and important to remember for history class since a lot of them are policies and so forth. Much of the time I highlight the most essential words because those are the ones that have the most significance in relating to prompt questions.
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