Comparing Authors’ Presentations and Arguments

Wilson believes that taking sides will cause division within our citizens which will destroy our country’s peace.

Wilson believes that the American people should not read newspapers and magazine about the war.

Wilson believes that the war is justified which is why the United States should stay out of it.

Wilson believes that any American who does not stay neutral should be imprisoned.

Do I have the right to represent the multitudes who have perished? Do I have the right to accept this honor on their behalf? I do not.

Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim...Sometimes we must interfere ...When human lives are endangered...

Can this be true? This is the 20th century, not the Middle Ages. Who would allow such crimes to be committed?

There is so much to be done. There is so much that can be done...One person of integrity can make a difference...

The United States will do anything we can to support our allies.

The United States’ number one concern is to protect innocent people from injustice.

The United States is forbidden from speaking about foreign matters.

The United States should not involve themselves with the issues occurring abroad.

No one may speak for the dead.

There are victims of hunger and racism in Chile and Ethiopia.

When human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant.

I remember it happened yesterday, or eternities ago.

The rate of cancer in McFarland is 400 percent above normal.

Toxic exposure to pesticides begin at a very young age- often in the womb.

This is why I embarked on a 36 day unconditional water-only fast.

According to scientific studies side effects include: birth defects, sterility, miscarriages, and stillbirths.

Chavez argues that pesticides are responsible for the illness and deaths of the farmworkers.

Chavez argues that grapes are a health hazard.

Chavez argues that hunger strikes will rid your body of pesticides.

Chavez argues nonviolent protests will stop the use of pesticides.

The fields that surround their homes are heavily and repeatedly sprayed. Pesticides pollute irrigation water and groundwater.

I talked with farmworker, listened to their families and shared their anguish.

It (the fast) is something i felt compelled to do to purify my own body, mind and soul.

It is my hope that our friends everywhere will resist in many nonviolent ways the presence of grapes in the stores where they shop.

It addresses the issue of pesticides and how they harm farmworkers.

It shows the divide between someone making a stand for what they believe in vs someone who doesn’t care.

It alludes the the devastation that took place during the Holocaust

It illustrates that it difficult for one person to make a difference in the world.

It can show a timeline of events of Chavez’ activism.

It can show how they help crops and people.

It could show the statistics of farm workers who experienced health issues and death because of pesticide use.

It could show the story of 5 year old Johnnie Rodriguez and how he met an untimely death.

Readers may not like cartoons.

Readers can appreciate the humor in a serious situation.

Readers are presented with a visual to associate with the topic which will aid them in understanding the message.

Readers may not understand the subtlety of the message. The argument is not as clear as it would be presented in a written text.