Journals on Various Articles

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Journals on Various Articles
Lecture 5.4 “To Demand that the University Work for Our People”
I agree that the students have demands in the university, which they learn from many issues that affect their learning capabilities. The students involved in the Chicano Legacy played a significant role in ensuring that the matters affecting the students get addressed accordingly to improve the learning standards in the university environment. The student movement needed to get controlled and staffed by the Chicanos since the staff had direct competency in their community. The article elicited my feelings on the meeting held in Santa Barbara that facilitated the establishment of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano, which unified other student organizations. I concur that at California University in San Diego, the reformists and other participants argued forcefully on the right of Chicano’s community to determine the nature of the public universities.
The thought created in my mind was that it is essential to compromise on the mind of each activist in the Chicano movement for the liberation of the Chicano individuals. Racism and knowledge dissemination would make it a key factor for the future of ethnic Mexican individuals in America. Furthermore, changes in the university governance, such as alterations that would bring better curriculum and student admissions, were important resolutions demanded by San Diego Chicano efforts. Racism is a factor that I think needs to be addressed most in learning institutions since it significantly affects the learning capabilities of ethnic minorities. I strongly agree that racism brought violence that left some students hurt and made them stop studying in San Diego. Academic freedom is undeniably crucial, as seen from Zapata Lumumba’s actions.
“The Death of George Winne Jr. and the Fight for a More Peaceful World”
My conscience drives me to a clear insight that the demise of George had a significant meaning upon the protest of the American involvement in the Vietnamese War. Herbert Marcuse was involved in the simple memorial service for Winne (Biophily2). I believe this action that Winne did mark the significance of the anti-war protests. However, Winne was brought up in a military atmosphere, making him fearless even on the most extreme action he could take. It was through the war realities that brought the consequences of the American psyche and facilitated the death of George. In my thinking, it was not rational for Winne to take the action of suicide to protest against the continued war. The action could not be allowed in any protest whatsoever. I have learned that Winne was a quiet person and other students described him as a loner. Therefore, with no skepticism, he might have been suffering from psychological issues that led to the extreme action of committing suicide.
The American citizens were tired of the continuation of the war and led to a significant escalation of frustrations. Winne’s frustrations and distress led him to have thoughts of being drafted if he could attend student graduation. The shooting of unarmed US individuals created more concerns during the war, which led to peaceful and violent protest...