THE EASY WAY
The last passage in the multiple choice packet got me thinking. It argued that when people name-call and just shout obscenities, there's no wit, no finesse involved; any old Joe could do that. Only a skilled-enough person could make someone seem like a fool without these ugly words. I totally agree with the author. It's all too easy just to give in to your anger and play the shouting game, but the topic also reminded me of my Spanish class. This past week, we've been learning about Cesar Chavez and his protests for the rights of Hispanic and Filipino farm workers. Like Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, he believed in peaceful protests and that nonviolence was the only way that rights would be won for his underprivileged supporters. The documentary we watched in class showed the racists and violent acts that the protesters faced, to the point where protesters were being shot at or jailed just for saying "huelga" (strike in Spanish). While facing these...