In class, you viewed the film Viva La Causa. The title of the film means “Long Live the Cause.” What message is the filmmaker trying to send to you? Discuss your opinion and also explain how this message relates to the story “The Circuit”.
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In the movie "Viva la Causa," their are many messages that the fim laker is telling me. One of the most important message is that everyone should get equal treatment. These workers had to work for many hours (and it was extremly hard work) and they only got $1 per an hour! Whats more is that their were no bathrooms, their were no breaks, and they all had to share water from the same cup. The worst part of it was that along with the gardens, they were sprayed with harmful pestisides. Thier were also no health benifits, so many people got sick. I am glad that these farmers now have better lives
ReplyDeleteIn the video Viva La Causa, the filmmaker sends a message telling the power of nonviolence and unity. Cesar Chavez is one of the many Mexican-descent workers who are forced to work at an early age by their need for more money to survive. He never received an advanced education, but still is smart in the way that he completely understands human nature. As an adult, he led Mexican and Filipino picketers in “La Huelga”, which means “The Strike” in both languages. The workers hoped to undo the injustices of no toilets, no water, and over-spraying of pesticides while they worked with non-violence. The strikers needed help from others so that they had more people to spread their messages of unity, boycott, or to have them join the strike. Boycotters, picketers, and strikers throughout cities and small farming towns gave motivated more people to join the strike. Another major factor was the march that Cesar Chavez organized to go from Delano to Sacramento, about two hundred miles with more people joining the march each day. At the end of the journey, the march had accumulated from a mere seventy workers to a whopping ten thousand strikers in total. Workers gained new rights while working as a result of the strike and boycott. They gained the ability to go to the bathroom during working hours, rest periods in between the day, and cold, fresh water to drink while working. The video relates to the story “The Circuit” because they both show the unfair and harsh lives of immigrant workers that move to the U.S. for better livings, which most of the time they don’t get.
ReplyDeleteIt is at once obvious after watching Viva La Causa that the movie has a powerful message. But what thoughts does the film try to instill in the viewer? First off, the characters in Viva La Causa give a terrific example about how willpower can change the world. Therefore, we understand that the main idea of the video is that determination can significantly alter how people interact. For example, Viva La Cuasa starts with the Californian farm workers feeling downtrodden and oppressed. They couldn’t sum up the courage necessary to walk up to the farm owners and demand better working conditions and more reasonable salaries. Fortunately, Cesar Chavez acted as a hero and leader for the laborers, and helped lead them out of the near-slavery they were held in. With nothing more than a big heart and steel-strong determination, the farmers stood up to their cruel bosses and changed the world of civil rights forever. This is similar to “The Circuit” in the fact that both discuss how no matter how bad your life may seem, or how unhappy you are with your occupation, you can ease the pain with the power of friendship, family, and an iron will to never lose your sense of humanity.
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa is about farmers from around the world, working for American fruit growers. They were forced to pick grapes, strawberries, and even more. But the worst part was how they were re-paid. They worked long hours, and only got a dollar an hour. They also got no bathroom or water breaks. And the fields they worked in were constantly showered by pesticides. This relates to the story "The Circuit" because of the events that happen. The Mexican family moved fomr place to place. Every season that way they can continue to work in the fields. The only difference, is the family did not go on strike. Which was the main evenmt of Viva La Causa. But they were both similiar stories.
ReplyDeleteThe viewpoint the filmmaker is trying to make is that Mexican American workers had horrible working conditions. They had bad working conditions, horrible living conditions, and were sprayed with pesticide. The movie tells about how the workers went on strike for a long time over two years they went on strike. The person in charge was Ceasar Chavez. He led the rebilion to try and get better working conditions. They got one business at a time to agree to their conditions and soon had won over all the business's. This movie is like The Circuit because everyday the Mexican American workers did the same routines to get workers to join them.
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa sends a strong message to all viewers. It says that no matter how far-fetched your goal seems, you can always reach it by working hard and believing. The goal of the people in Viva La Causa was to make farm workers a bigger part of society. They wanted them to have rights, proper food, water, clothing, and housing, and they wanted laws to protect the workers. After a hard battle, they finally reached their goal. In addition, this movie has a lot do with the autobiographical piece, “The Circuit.” Both talk about the hard lives of farm workers and what they have to do on a daily basis for little reward. In “The Circuit,” the family has to move several times to find new work. They treasure small things and are thankful for what they have. When the family finally makes enough to send one of their sons to school, they are very excited. Although the story and movie are different, they both send out the same message: work hard to achieve your goals.
ReplyDeleteIn Viva La Causa thier is a very strong message that i think the movie wanted to send out to the viewers. I felt that it was a great thing that Ceaser Chaves led the workers through a hard time of not getting paid enough. I think that this is simillar to "The Circiut" because they both show how it was really difficult back then when they had to work their tails off and they didnt get paid what they deserved to get paid.
ReplyDeleteThe video Viva La Causa sends a very important message to all of the viewers. The filmaker was trying to get the point across that everyone, no matter what class, job, or race, should be treated equally. He is showing us that we need to stand up for ourselves,and for all the things we know are wrong. The problem in this movie was the fact that years ago, when Martin Luther King Jr. was speaking out, Mexican migration workers were not being treated fairly. For example they worked for very little money, usually not having enough money to keep food on the table all the time, and had close to no rights at all. Plus they had filthy living conditions, didn't have restrooms, and were not given enough water. This was very disrespectful and they should have had more respect. Everyone should be able to have cold water, and especially have a bathroom to go to. This relates to "The Circuit" because it is also about migrant farm workers,and how they are not treated well. They also both show the readers or viewers how they live, and how hard their type of lives are. They both make the point that all people should be treated equally, and never treated as animals.
ReplyDeleteIn the film “Viva la Causa” the farm workers fight for their right to work in a better condition and have a better pay. Many people followed this and joined protests all over the country. These farmers had a very minimum pay, no water fountains, and no restrooms and were disrespected. In “The Circuit” Panchitos family moved along with the seasons. The lived in an old, worn out, broken garage. This to them was like leftovers compared to their employers house. In a way the farmers in “Viva la Causa” in a way also got leftovers. They ended up making everyone boycott the grapes they used to pick in the hot sun. Eventually the companies gave in and the farmers got the rights they deserved. On the other hand Panchitos family didn’t get the rights instead they kept on moving along as the seasons changed. Not all stories have a happy ending. In fact most stories don’t end in happy endings. That’s called real life.
ReplyDeleteIn the film La Causa, the filmmaker is trying to make us understand that Mexican farm workers didn’t have good working conditions. They had no bathrooms, and no water and the farm owners sprayed pesticides and fumigated the crops while they were working. This is one of the problems most people do not really think about. Cesar Chavez, a worker with a Mexican-descent never had good opportunities like a good education. When he was an adult, he led "La Huelga," which means the strike. Mexican and Filipino picketers were involved. Viva La Causa is an example about how a small group of people can make a huge difference if they unite and work as one. It relates to The Circuit because in both occasions, they are talking about Mexican Farm workers who come to work to the United States and do not have access to good opportunities. They both worked in the fields, however, in the Circuit, they have a bit more opportunities, but they have to move again. Besides, in the Circuit, they do not go on strike, which is the main event in Viva la Causa.
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa puts forward a very powerful message that you have to work for what you want in life, and it will never be just handed to you. The migrant farm workers showed this in there struggle for human rights such as bathrooms, water, and proper pay. Just as in the story "The Circuit" people are underpaid, not appreciated, forced to live in horrible conditions, and can hardly survive. The life of a migrant farm worker is both physically and motional distressing. In "The Circuit" the poor little boy has to move every season so their family can find work. This pulls him away from every little thing he tries to make of his life. Friends, teachers, sports, classes, teams all gone so a family can just barley live. That was also the case with many people forced to pick crops as a job. With all of this mental stress you cannot forget about the physically demanding part of the job. Every day you would come home to your beaten up little shack sore and tired and then get hardly anything too eat. That is why all of those determined farmers hit the streets with their peaceful boycott. Good thing that they did too, it was horrible what they had to go through. This story clearly states that hard work pays off.
ReplyDeleteThe filmmaker is trying to tell the world that all people are equal. Just because someone is not educated, or looks different than you does not mean that you are above or below that person. Of course this is true, we are all human beings, no matter if one's brain has been exposed to academics or not. This story connects to "The Circuit" in that both involve migrant farm workers. "The Circuit" did not elaborately discuss the difficulties of working in the field, therefore the depicted family did nothing to confront those difficulties. Viva La Causa discussed the story of Cesar Chaves, who as a boy, was a migrant farm worker and was not sent to school. Even though he was not academically educated, he was smart in how he knew the human nature so well. Overall, I enjoyed this movie, and it easily kept my attention. I look forward to watching similar movies in class.
ReplyDeleteThe Video, Viva La Causa, has many lessons that the filmmakers want you to learn. One of the messages would be respect, one of the lacking things, farm owners had towards their workers. Many Mexican and Filipino workers, would get barely any water, and had no bathroom to use all day. Their hands would be blistered and covered in sores from the long hours worked each day, with no resting periods. Then came Cesar Chavez. Cesar was one of the many workers that were tired of getting so used, with such a little paycheck. Many People looked up to Cesar as an inspiration and hero when he started "La Huelga or "The Strike" to get California citizens to stop buying grapes. The strikers needed help to inform others on why buying these grapes was such a bad thing. Cesar eventually, organized to walk 200 miles to Sacramento,CA for a march to change the laws of laborers in the fields. Each day, hundreds of new people joined the strike and thousands combined with Cesar Chavez in Sacramento. By the time the marchers arrived to Sacramento, none of the California citizens were buying grapes, and letting them rot in stores. Finally, the workers goals were reached. They gained all their rights,like fresh water, and the ability to use the restroom throughout the day. I'm very glad that Cesar had so much perseverance and reached his goal to change the horrible laws at the time. The story "The Circuit" is very similar to Viva La Causa, because both explain the many hardships the laborers went through, and how mistreated and little money they earned.
ReplyDeleteIn the video Viva La Causa the filmmaker wants to send a message about the Viva La Causa and what it was about. It was about the Mexican workers who are poor are no getting respect. They don’t have clean water, clothes or a home. One person wants to stop the disrespect. His name was Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez led a boycott for grapes. So the farmers would lose money. This is related to the story The Circuit because it was in the time when Mexican workers are not getting respect.
ReplyDeleteViva la Causa sends a great message to any one. No matter what your goal is if you work as hard as you can you will achieve it. In Viva la causa the workers go on strike to try and have the government pay them more. without this money the farm workers cant buy food, water, and clothes. Viva la causa relates to the Circuit because they both deal with Mexican migrant workers. These family's treasure not so important things because its all they have. The farm workers in Viva la causa do the right thing by going on a nation wide strike.
ReplyDeleteIn the video "viva la cuasa", the filmmakers tried to send a message that that Mexican Americans had very little rights back then. They didn't have health insurance, breaks in between work, or water when they were working. It also promoted no-violence. Ceasar Chavez was the head of "long live the cause" and went out to fields that most mexicans were working on and told them to stop working and join the protest. They walked up to sacremento in a protest march and got tons of people to join. It relates to "the curcuit" because they both have to do with mexican Americans working in fields and not getting enough respect. In the curcuit, they talk about how hard of a life it is to move from place to place for working in harsh enviornments. Overall the main message is to show the hard work can get you many places in life and helps you achieve your goals.
ReplyDeleteJust as gabbrielle said, Viva La causa has a strong message behind it explaining to us that our beliefs can always be reached no matter how poor you are. In Viva La Causa many migrant farm workers were not being paid well, were not being treated well, didn’t have any water, or any bathrooms. They fought to have those things because they believed in what was true to have, and even though Cesar Chavez was one person he had millions of people behind him to support him. He was the one who lead the workers out of the farm lands to protest. They eventually got what they wanted because they rebelled and actually went far enough to be heard. I think that this movie kind of ties in with the story The Circuit because the farm workers in that story had farm workers who weren’t getting paid well or had the supplies that they needed. They didn’t rebel or anything but it shows the way they lived and what their routine was just like in the movie. There are many other messages to be told but I think this one got to me the most.
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa shows the conditions of farm workers in the United States. The farm workers picked grapes, strawberries and much more, they also were sprayed with pesticides and not even told. César Chávez had enough of it, so he gathered up a huge group of farm workers and spoke to them. He then started the organization known as National Farm Workers Association. "The Circuit" and Viva La Causa both explain the hard lives of farm workers. In "The Circuit" it talks about families having to move from place to place to find work. As soon as the family gets comfortable they have to pack up their cardboard boxes and leave. "The Circuit" shows us that we need to treasure the little things in life, like the pot that Panchito's mother loves so much. Both Viva La Causa and "The Circuit" show that if you work hard enough you will achieve anything.
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa shows a lot of aspects of life in just one documentary. one aspect is that it shows people to never give up and its shows a lot of struggles. The main reason of this story is that the farmers in the 20th century. the farmers went on strike to earn equal rights as other people did. Many of the farmers children weren't able to go to school and they had to work the field with their parents. Once the striking started the growers of the crops and other plants went to the side of the strike and blasted loud music to the people who weren't striking. eventually many people started join the cause even if they weren't farmers themselves. This biographical movie also relates to one of the books we read in class called "The Circuit". This book was about a kid who also worked the fields like the movie as well. later in the book he goes to school for only a short period of time because his parents may never know when they move again. So there are many similarities to this movie and the book.
ReplyDeleteIn Viva La Causa one of the most important messages was that people should be treated the same. Before the strike the life of a farm worker was very hard because they would only have one can of water to drink from. They had no bathrooms, their pay was a dollar an hour, no health benefits,no breaks, and there were pestisides that got half of the farm workers sick. I think that from the poor working conditions it was a good reason for the farm workers to strike/boycott.
ReplyDeleteIn the Viva la Causa video, farm workers protested their rights to the growers. They were subject to hard work in the fields daily with no water and no breaks. The message of the video is equal rights. The video is trying to show you the hardships that the migrant farm workers endured, and why certain races of people were forced to work. This video relates to the short story "The Circuit" because in that story, the main characters were these migrant farm workers. It presented to you what these workers endured: hard labor daily, no water, no breaks, living in a dirty, cramped area, rarely attending school, and moving all of the time. The purpose of the video was to show the hardships that the farm workers endured, and to show their struggles for equal rights.
ReplyDeleteIn the film, Viva La Causa,is a film about the boycots of the Mexicans and Americans protesting. They are Protesting about the jobs that they do and the pay they recieve. The work they do is tiring and the people protest all of the people that own the companies that sell the products. Later in the movie, they move to all around the U.S. they boycott ends later on and the Mexican people get what they want. The changes of the things that happen such as grapes being sold and other things that get sold. The movie shows a lot about the unfair labor people have or are forced to do in the world. Luckly, they have spotted this unfair acting and treating people.
ReplyDeleteThis film called “Viva La Causa” tells about all families that work in fields. This video relates to “The Circuit” because it also talks about people that work planting in bad conditions. It tells about people that complain about their work, and they didn’t have water, toilets or breaks. This filmmaker is trying to make understand that no matter the races or social class of those people, they were humans. This farmers needed people to join la Causa to attire attention from the government. The result of all this complains was that was the contract for humans rights like toilets, raise, and non-violence. This film makes you appreciate the conditions were we live.
ReplyDeleteAs I watched this video, "Viva la Causa", which means long live the cause, my mind started to fade as I became fascinated by these people's strong will. As I faded into the video, I started to understand more of it. I tried to put myself in the farm worker's shoes to try and understand what it was like for them. After imagining what it would be like, my respect for these hard workers grew stronger. They were fighting for their basic rights and no one would give it to them. They still did not give up and after fighting ever so hard with nothing but a strong will, they had won. This truley inspired me to fight for what I believe in and to never give up.
ReplyDeleteIn the film Viva LA Causa farm workers were under harsh conditions. They had to band together to get better conditions for themselves. The workers did this by going on strike, and by telling people not to buy a certain brand of grapes. In “The Circuit” there is a family that has to move in order to pick certain things like grapes. Panchito, his dad, and his brother must work in the fields at a vineyard to make money for their family. Viva La Causa can show us that if you fight for what you believe in you can get the things you need. The Circuit can show us that you need to be thankful for what you have because some people don’t have much.
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ReplyDeleteViva la causa is a documentary that is telling you about a revolt by the Mexican farm workers against the owners. The workers refused to work in the fields and tried to start up boycotts in other cities. It was a terrible time; workers on strike often had to still work for the land owners for money, others were arrested for revolting, and it was all done so they could get better working conditions. Cesar Chavez was the man who started the revolt and was the leader. The workers eventually got better working conditions. But no one who was there or has heard of it could ever forget it. This documentary relates to the autobiography The Circuit in ways such as: it was about Mexican farm laborers, it was a tough life for people in both the biography and the documentary, and hardship for all people.
Have you ever thought of what it would be like to be over worked and under paid? All of the workers in "Viva La Causa" did. They felt so bad that they actually went on a strike, or "La Huelga." These people marched and marched all the way across California to protest how they felt. They thought that they should be treated better, and that they deserved a better working environment. All they had was a bucket or a bush for a bathroom, and if it was a girl they'd hold up a towel. This is related to the story "The Circuit" because Panchito's family was over worked and underpaid just like the workers. This is a very moving video because that shows that hard work really does pay off. So this is just an example that says to never give up.
ReplyDeleteIn the film "Viva La Causa," there is a very strong message throughout the movie. The theme is never give up until you have achieved what you are looking for. As Gabrielle says, "...no matter how far-fetched you goal seems..." and that explains it all. This movie relates to the story "The Circuit" because it is about how Mexican-American immigrants have to work hard in the fields all day long and get low pay. The hard-working immigrants have to move around and don't live in good housing and get to eat good food. Although these stories are very different, they are the same in many ways. The theme of the stories are work hard and you will almost always achieve your dreams.
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa sends a strong message to all of the viewers. It sets the example that i doesnt matter how hard it might be to achieve your goal it is never imposible. it also shows that you should never give up. Sometimes when you try things the first time it doesnt work out as planned, and you have to keep trying until you get it right. In life there is always at least one person who has to take a stand. In the video Viva La Causa, Cesar Chavez is that person. Chavez was sick and tired of seeing people getting sick because of pesticides that were sprayed on the farm workers or even little children not having enough to eat through out the day. The farmers needed more support and Chavez was the the first to do something about it. The video relates to the story "The Circuit" because the family in the story have the same hard life. Also, like the video, the family will do anything to get the littlest bit of money to keep food on the table. the father in "The Circuit" will do anything to get a job to support his family. The video and the story both show that if you work hard and never give up, you can achieve anything.:)
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa was a very important part of history. If it wasn't for the farmers and Cesar Chavez farmers would probably still be living in those horrible condition; such as not having clean cups to drink water from so every one had to share, not having restrooms, and not having rest periods. These farmers picked strawberries, grapes, and other crops. Farm owner’s sprayed pesticides without notifying the farm workers, eventually the farmers noticed that they were beginning to become ill, but the farmers had no idea what was causing it. They ultimately found out, and that was one of the reasons why they boycotted against the farm owners. From this movie I learned that no matter how small or big you are your dreams can still pursued. That is how Cesar Chavez got his way and fought for his rights. Cesar Chavez is a very important and loyal man and to this day people still look up to him for his wonderful reputation that he left for him self. I think the quote “Long lives the cause” means that this boycott and march was such a big event in history, that the cause will always be remembered. “The Circuit” and Viva la Causa are similar because they are both about Mexican American people working in farms with harsh conditions.
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa explains the conditions of farm workers and how they had very few rights and laws. The video showed the people fighting for their own laws. They wanted a bathroom, more water, and better health and medical conditions. The message the filmmaker was trying to send to us was that it doesn't matter what sex, race, or ethnicity you are, everyone should be treated fairly. This video relates to "The Circuit" because it has the same message. THe boy it mainly focus' on has to move around all the time, and rarely gets to go to school because he has to help his family with farming to earn money for a living. People were treated unfairly. I'm very glad that the people who were fighting for their rights won.
ReplyDeletePeople can stand up for what they believe in without violence. A good example of this statement is the movie Viva La Causa. Cezar Chaves was a farm worker who was sick of his conditions and helped other tired farm workers fight for their respect and dignity. They managed to fight without violence, but with words and boycotting. Not many people had known what farm life had been like for these immigrant farmers but a good way to find out is by reading the books, "The Circuit
ReplyDelete". This book follows the life of a very young immigrant farmer and his family and the hardships they must face. The working and living conditions for this family are the same as those for the farmers in Viva la Causa and are very eye opening to what people were being forced to face for the sake of their families. Luckily, many things have changed since then and people aren’t forced to go through things like that, although there are still immigrant farmers in California today.
The Movie Viva La Causa presented the problems that the farm workers faced on the land that they worked. The way that the crop owners treated them was incredibly rude and inhumanly. It was important for them to turn to go on strike to show that what they were treated like and what they went through for you to get your favorite fruits and vegetables. Many people in the film disagreed with the migrant farm workers and therefore many of them were arrested. That was very wrong, and it was smart of them to stop working completely and walk from the farms that they worked on all the way to the Capital of California. After reading the short story The Circuit, I can finally really begin to realize what it was really like to live in Panchito’s shoes.
ReplyDeleteThe message for the movie Viva La Cause is that all people should be treated the same. The braceros were being treated like slave. But the plantation owners were rich people. The braceros live in tents wall the plantation owners were living in big houses. The braceros didn’t even have no place to go poop. The worst thing was the pay. They were pay one dollar an hour. Kid sometimes had to work to get more money. It was a lot like the autobiographical that we read I class The Curcuit. The people live in bad homes and were paid little money.
ReplyDeleteIn the video, "Viva La Causa" the message is that everybody should have equal rights and basic human rights. The farmers in the video had to work long and very hard and only got paid one dollar per hour. They also didn't get bathrooms, which is unfair because they deserved basic human rights. The farmers were treated unfair and were treated like normal humans. This video relates to "The Circuit" because they both express how the farmers had a tough life and how they were not treated fairly.
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa may have affected a variety of viewers in different ways. The message this documentary tried to send to its viewers was that if you work together and believe in what you are fighting for then you will achieve many great things. For example, when Cesar Chavez gathered a group of farm workers to boycott against the unfair rights and conditions they have to face. In result, together, Cesar and the other farmers worked together to receive better rights and conditions in the field. This example relates to "The Circuit" because the family worked together to receive the supplies they needed to survive, like food and a home. The hard work both, Cesar and the family, does comes back to them by achieving better and fair rights and conditions on the field and the family got food and a place to sleep. Together they can achieve anything.
ReplyDeleteIn Viva La Causa farm workers worked in horrible conditions. On was that they didn't have any bathrooms around them so they either had to find a spot in the bushes or they had to have people hold a towel or blanket in front of them to block them. Also they didn't take any brakes so they had to work a long time everyday. A bad thing that happened was that they all had to share water from one single cup and that got them sick because people had germs on their mouths. The worst thing that happened to them as that they got sprayed by pestisides and that could have gotten them reallt sick.
ReplyDeleteThe filmmakers are trying to tell us a variety of messages. first off, they are trying to reveal to us the poor conditions that the farm workers had. Also, as Tyler 4-5 said, thry are also trying to convey the sheer power of the human willpower. Cesar Chaves was able to creaste a revolution with nothing. This is an important message because many of us are used to our comforatble lives, and do not know the reality of other classes. This story relates to the "The Circuit" because, like Cesar, the main character was also a poor farmworker. This movie conveyed many important ideas.
ReplyDeleteThe video Viva La Causa shows a strong message about the struggles of the migrant farm workers. The message the filmmaker is trying to send to us is that the farmers don’t get enough respect and that non violence can help fight for people’s rights without being violent. When the owners of the farms treated the workers badly like giving them just a dollar for every hour and giving them low supply of water, then of course the workers will respond badly towards this. Since the farmers were treated badly, they went on a strike for their own human rights. As they went on with the strike, they began to run into people who wanted to fight them. Because Cesar Chavez led the strike he told his fellow strikers not to be violent towards the people who wanted to fight them. As a result of being non violent they got more respect, water, restrooms, and breaks. The message from Viva La Casa relates to the story “The Circuit” because the story also talks about a family of migrant farm workers who don’t get enough respect.
ReplyDeleteThe film maker is trying to say a very important message. This message is that all mankind is equal and should be treated equally. In the movie, Viva La Causa, the imigrant farm workers were mistreated and neglected by the land owners. They were not given proper care, and they were worked far too hard with little pay, and weren't even given clean water to drink when they were done. The story, the Circuit was similar. The main character and his family had to work on a vineyard and didnt even make enough money for all the children to go to school. Because of that, the childred had to work all day in the vineyard too! This story show that the farmers had very little rights. Thanks to Cesar Chavez, they now are treated fairly.
ReplyDeleteIn the Video "Viva LA Causa" the filmmakers are trying to send a strong message to people stating that if you really believe that you can make a difference in your life and others, go for it because you will always get something out of it. In this video, Mexican workers go on strike because they believe they should get more money so they can actually feed their family and themselves. They don’t get enough water in the fields when it is very hot and hard to work all day. This video also shows that you can't just go through life without working hard for what you have. At the end, they all feel very satisfied including one of the strongest leaders Cesar Chaves because they got what they hoped of. Viva La Causa relates to "The Circuit" because people both go around moving from place to place working and picking fruits. They don't really get much breaks, they just basically work all day to get a little amount of pay. Both "The Circuit" and "Viva La Casa" show this most valuable lesson, when you try your hardest, you can pretty much achieve most anything you set your mind to. I think that is the main message that comes out of this and always to treat everyone equally, and be the best that you can be.
ReplyDeleteIn the story viva la causa the film maker is trying to say people need to help every body. Every body needs rights. This movie is like the circuit because it deals with Mexican farmers to. The people in the circuit don’t give people enough money for there tough job.
ReplyDeleteIn the video Viva La Causa,the flimmaker sends a message telling the power of nonviolence and unity. Ceaser Chavez was one of many farm workers who was forced to work at an early age for the need of money to survive. He never got a good edcation but still was a smart man. When he was an adult he led mexican and filipino farm workers in "La Huelga", which means "The Strike" in spanish. The strikers needed help from others to sreed the message and unit a boycott or join the strike. Soon after they won the strike and the farm workers got what they wanted. Viva La Causa, is similar to the story "the Circuit" because both Ceaser Chavez and Roberto lived a hard life growing up as a farm worker.Both Viva La Causa and "the Circuit" show that living as a farm worker was very hard, and if you work hard you can achieve anything.
ReplyDeleteThe filmmaker is trying to get across to us the horrifying reality that immigrant farm workers had basically nothing. They had unfair working conditions, unfair pay, and were treated badly. Immigrant farm workers had to work out in the hot sun every day. They picked and picked with no breaks and no time off for being sick. They each shared one cup of water-if the grower gave them water- and had no restroom which some thought as degrading. The grower would also spray harmful pesticides over the field with the workers in it, without even warning them. Even after all of this backbreaking labor, they received one dollar an hour, which is less than minimum wage. So because of the low wage, children were forced to work, just so the family could barely make it by. That is, if they were lucky. This relates to the story “The Circuit”, because Panchito and his family had to work, just to make enough money. Since they all worked, most of the children never got the opportunity to pursue an education, just like some of the immigrant farm workers. So the message of Viva La Causa and "The Circuit" is, through these times the farmers had two things their strong will and hope.
ReplyDeleteIn the movie Viva la Casa the filmmaker is trying to show the effect of how Cesar Chavez used nonviolence to gain fairness for all people. Cesar Chavez was a Mexican forced into work with little benefits. Cesar’s goal was to get him and all workers like him to have equal benefits for the intense work they do. Mr. Chavez wasn’t educated well, but he was exceedingly smart and got his word out for the good of the people. He also got other workers of different races to follow his beliefs, because they knew he was right that they weren’t being treated fairly. The non-violence was taking a slow effect, so Caesar knew he had to do more. The boycott was spread through the country, and then more and more people joined the cause to not buy grapes. Another remarkable event Cesar organized was he got all the strikers to get in line and march all the way to Sacramento from Delano. There he continued to make speeches and spread the boycott. Soon the owners of the grape fields had to agree with the strikers. When I think of Viva la Casa and “The circuit” they are very similar because they both describe the rough life of being a migrant worker in America. The difference is the circuit is about moving with the picking season and a kid’s life. Viva la Casa is the setting of the life in the fields with no food, water, bathrooms, and the little pay. I can see why Cesar Chavez and the other strikers struck against the land owners to make a better life.
ReplyDeleteThe film Viva La Causa, is similar to the "The Circuit" because they both show how hard the labor was. The poor conditions, dirty water, no bathrooms, and the unfair payments. Both adults and children did the hard labor. Now, imigrant farmers are willing to fight for their rights and for what they believe in.
ReplyDeleteThe message that the filmaker of Viva La Causa is trying to portray to viewers is that you should never give up because when you stay persistent all the way, you can accomplish amazing things. In the video, the migrant farm workers in California, lead by their hero, Cesar Chavez, do so many things to try to improve their working conditions. They go on strike, boycott different items, and Cesar Chavez even fasts for so long that he almost dies. Just when things start to look like its time to give up, they farmers finally get what they deserve: better conditions in the fields. This just goes to show that even when it looks like you should give up and there is nothing else to fight for, don't because you never know when things will start to go your way. Both "The Circuit" and Viva La Causa are about the horrible conditions that migrant farm workers had to face. Also, they both show us that no matter what our lifes are like and how terrible they may seem, we can never forget that every single person in our world is equal and no one can ever change that. It doensn't matter what your job is or where you come from, you are just as powerful as anyone else, but if you want others to believe that you are powerful and you are equal, you have to prove it. If you can prove that you can be just as good as anyone else in this world through determination and persistence, then no one will ever be able to say that you're not. This is the message that Viva La Causa and "The Circuit" are communicating to us, but it is up us to believe in ourselves and perservere through the good times and the tough times if we want to get what we deserve.
ReplyDeleteThe video Viva La Cause was about how farmers were treated poorly and weren't given barely any rights. Also, they wanted to be treated better but couldn't protest individually, so Cesar Chavez brought them united together. The video connects with "The Circuit" because they're both about migrant workers. The video also tells viewers that strong willpower will bring your point through, especially if you work united with other people nonviolently.
ReplyDeleteIn the film Viva La Causa, the movie sends a few key messages that are very valuable. One of them is that when we work together, we can achieve more. Things are more effective when you work together. The motion picture also showed us that we can make a difference, and to stand up for what you believe in. This is what Cesar Chavez did, and he gained more rights for the people working in the vineyards. This message relates to “The Circuit” because they are migrant farm workers too and also have unfair wages and working conditions. Like the people in Cesar Chavez’s boycott, the family in “The Circuit” had an extremely harsh lifestyle, which is what all migrant farm workers had.
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa promotes a great message to everyone, of all different backgrounds and lifestyles, who watches it. Viva La Causa puts out a message of equality and determination. The farm workers had one single cause that rippled off into others. One single action can lead to a whole movement, as showed in the movie. That is what the filmmaker was trying to portray; if you have an ambition and you know it is right, even if everyone is against it, if you fight for your purpose you can accomplish a lot of things. Even though the farm workers were basically borderline slaves, they fought for what they knew was right. And because of it, they overthrew something much bigger than themselves. This is similar to “The Circuit” because both sets of characters work hard in poor conditions, and for little reward. Although the scenarios and endings are a bit different they both send the mutual message of if you work hard enough, you can achieve a lot.
ReplyDeleteIn the short film, "Viva la Causa", there is a very important message being relayed. In this film, it talks about how Cesar Chavez revolted against plantation owners and started a strike. He gathered as many people as he could from Delano County in southern California to join his strike. He planned to gain equality for all migrant farm workers. He wanted a wage gain, water, food, breaks, and shelter for everyone. Even though it took him more than three years he kept pushing on, he also gained not only migrant farm workers on his strike team, but also the help of many teens. I really enjoyed this short film.
ReplyDeleteIn the video, Viva La Casa, the filmmaker was trying to reach out to people to make them understand the cause. Making people aware of the cause and that violence is never the answer. It seemed like he/she was trying to get people on their side and understand what they went through. Just watching that video gave me a desire to have been there to stand and picket with them (though it happened a long time ago). It was a very motivational movie that reached out to the audience gaining their support and attention. This video was similar to “The Circuit” because it’s about the same time period and about the same issues. The hard, bone breaking labor working in the fields day and night was a main point in both video and story. Luckily those days have past and farm workers are getting their dues.
ReplyDeleteThe phrase "Viva La Causa" translated into English means live the cause. What the protesters mean by this is that they did not like the fact that workers, in fields of crop growers, were treated like anything other than human beings. Examples of this are bad water and food was given to them and they recieved no breaks. They even made about one dollar an hour, which I much less than minimum wage here in America. The filmaker and Cesar Chavez tried to get the message through the heads of American that workers were just as equal as them. The special thing about this is that he did it non-violently, in fact he was so against violence that he fasted to show it. Simply by boycotting table grapes he made this happen worldwide. Because they boycotted table grapes, the owners of the grape companies were forced to cave in and let Cesar have his way and have
ReplyDeletethem sign a contract. This relates to "The Circuit" because in that short story they talk about a Mexican family who works in fields of crop growers and makes very little salary.
In the movie "Viva La Casa," there are many different messages. The most important message in my mind is thet every should have equal rights. The workers were working from sun rise to sunset and only making about ten dollars. Also they are being sprayed with harmful pesticides whil they are working. The conditions for work was horrible. Everyone drank from same cup,no breaks, and all had to go to the bathroom in front of everyone else. this film relates to the story "The Circuit" because in both people are working hard for no pay. Also they all are living in bad conditions.
ReplyDeleteThe declaration was made by the 13 colonist of America. The declaration begins to say God and nature want all men to have equal rights, and that god himself want the colonist to break away from Brittan. The colonist had tried to compromise and tried to negotiate, but
ReplyDeleteBrittan would not agree. When Americans sent the laws they thought would be fair for the
Colonies, the king didn’t even look at them. There were many things that were unfair: King
George the III wouldn’t help people and he didn’t let the colonies make laws so they could
protect themselves. King George III made the colonists house British soldiers and feed them,
this was called the quartering act, and this aggravated many colonist because they have to
house the people that were unfair to them. They also tried to reach out to British
people that they were equal to and were also being treated unfair; they didn’t even help. After trying a petition, protest and compromises they had no chose to solve it in war for freedom. The subjects of this Declaration were unfair in how the colonist didn’t clarify of who the freedom rights went to, because woman and black people still weren’t treated right.
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1236142/Decleration_of_Independence
Viva La Causa is about the Mexican farm workers and their rights. This video has a strong message in saying everyone should have equal rights. The farm workers rights were bordering on slavery. This video is also like the story "The Circuit". In this story, the family is also Mexican farm workers. The story doesn't talk about their rights, but more on the like of the family. Their is still unfairness in the treatment of the family in "The Circuit."
ReplyDeleteThe video sends a strong message. It says that every person should be treated equal. It is similar to "The Cuircut" because the farmers and the family have the same schedule each day. The farmers and the family have a hard life and a horrible lving style.
ReplyDeleteThe movie Viva la Causa had alot of messages ,but the strongst was that the farming system in mexico treated the mexicans like crap and the protesters did not like that so when they escaped form the farm they wanted everbody to not be there anymore so what they did was protest untill the farm businees was closed for good and the happy mexicans solved a promblem that needed to be done a long time ago
ReplyDeleteViva La Causa shows that if someone or a group of people are determined to do something they will succeed. If you are trying to change something that seems like a lost cause then that only means you should try harder. The greater the cause the more effect you will have on your goal. When it is a controversial topic like slavery the more people you can convince the more you will win. If you don’t succeed then nothing changes, but if you do than that makes your life so much better knowing you had a positive impact on society.
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