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"Oscar romero of el salvador: informal adult education in a context of violence." Contents @ the informal education homepage. 21 Apr. 2009 http://www.infed.org/thinkers/oscar_romero.htm.


INTRO

-GAHQUOTETHATISADORABLE-It’s not uncommon for someone to die for a cause, even in today’s times reforms are still happening and are still being supported by many people like Archbishop Oscar Romero. Oscar Romero was not only a martyr for his religion, but a martyr for his people. Like his people, Romero lived a difficult life all during his childhood, reforms, and up until his death. Not all of Romero’s childhood was spent getting him ready to be the archbishop; in fact it wasn’t until his teenage years that he began studying in theology.

CONCLUSION
Even after his death Romero made a difference in the people’s lives as a constant inspiration and reminder of peace.



Today he is known as ‘The Voice of the People’(cite website) because that is truly what he was. He defended the peasants while the government tried to oppress them, he made it clear that such abuse was not to be tolerated. Romero felt not only the pain of his people but his own as well. The hardships he suffered through in his childhood, reforms, and through death are what make him memorable. He would not be intimidated by those who hated him; instead he met them with criticism and love. His peaceful response to the violence around him is what made him such a memorable leader of the people surrounded by violence.