Preview

Korematsu V. the United States (1944)

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
646 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Korematsu V. the United States (1944)
Literary Analysis and Composition II (Sem2) | What’s Important | Lesson 4

LACII Unit 1, Lesson 4
Self-Check Answers
Vocabulary: Words in Context
Read the sentences below. Use the context clues to determine the meanings of the new words. Check your answers using the definitions at the bottom of the pages 57–58 of your Explorations anthology. 1. Graham admired the scholars he met while working at the library because they never seemed to tire of learning new things or seeking out original ideas in the volumes they read. learned people devoted to study 2. The perpetual struggle between good and evil is at the heart of many great works of literature. ongoing; everlasting; continuing forever 3. Sam came over to my house on the pretense of wanting to ask me a question, but I knew the real reason he came was because he had a crush on my sister. false appearance or intention

Powerful Words
1. Compare how the speaker in this poem feels about his father to the way Jerry feels about his father in “President Cleveland, Where Are You?” How are the fathers different? How are they similar? Use textual evidence to support your answer. Both Jerry and the speaker in this poem admire and respect their fathers a great deal. From Jerry’s descriptions of his father, the man seems more boisterous than the gentlemen described in “My Father Is a Simple Man.” Jerry’s father is known to sing songs and is described as always having a beer in his hand on Friday night. The father in “My Father Is a Simple Man” is more subdued. The speaker does not describe his father as particularly humorous or lively. Yet what he lacks in energy he seems to make up for with patience and dignity. Despite the obvious differences between them, both men have an impact on their children and both children ultimately wish to honor and respect their fathers.

Vocabulary: Unlocking Words
Read the sentence, and choose how you would define the underlined word. 1. I’m disappointed that you would perpetuate a

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    In the legal case (Unites States v Leon) On August 1981, police in Burbank received intel from an informant that Patsy Stewart and Armando Sanchez were selling narcotics from their personal residence. Police began surveillance of their home without a warrant and identified suspects Ricardo Del Castillo and Alberto Leon. Based on their investigation and information obtained from another informant, a warrant was obtained. A search of the residence was conducted, and large amounts of drug paraphernalia were seized. During the preliminary hearing the warrant was found to be invalid due to lack of probable cause. However, the evidence was admissible in court. This case set the precedence for the good faith doctrine.…

    • 401 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    There are very few circumstances in which the U.S. Government can suspend the civil liberties of its citizens. During World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which gave the military the power to declare any place in the United States a military zone. This led to many Japanese American throughout most of the West Coast being relocated to interment camps. When Fred Korematsu refused to be relocated the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the military despite suspicions of racism. There were Supreme Court Justices who disagreed with the decision but the ruling still passed.…

    • 516 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    I chose the landmark case of Korematsu v. United States for this research paper. Back on December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked US Naval forces in Pearl Harbor located in Hawaii. The next day the US declared war on Japan and everyone was in a panic wondering what would happen next. The United States joined World War II and all Japanese and Japanese-Americans were being rounded up and put into camps, because the US government was afraid that there could spies or that the people with a Japanese heritage could turn against America. Executive Order 9066 was put into place by President Roosevelt and this order made it possible to put anyone from full Japanese to even 1/16th into special facilities where they were seclude from the general population. Was the Executive Order unconstitutional or not? Fred Korematsu was a native born citizen of the US, but was of Japanese heritage and he was convicted on September 8, 1942 of being in a place where Japanese weren’t allowed. Korematsu then brought forth a petition to take away his conviction due to government misconduct. Eventually, the case reached the Supreme Court and in a 6-3 vote they sided with the government, because they said that the potential spying and espionage was more important than Korematsu’s Constitutional rights. From my research I have concluded that even though Korematsu got his case overturned in 1984 because of untruthful information it was still unfair that it is still deemed Constitutional that there were internment camps for Japanese-Americans. Amendments 1, 4, 5, 8, 13, 14, and 15 of the United States Constitution were all violated and I will explain why in this paper.…

    • 1908 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    3. Characterize the letter’s tone. Do some parts seem more presidential than fatherly? Identify and explain.…

    • 273 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Korematsu V. United States was a court case during the time of World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, people of Japanese descent were considered threats. As a result, Franklin Roosevelt issued the Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. This Order demanded that each and every person of Japanese descent be moved to internment camps, regardless of citizenship. Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American citizen, refused to leave his home to go to the internment camp. Therefore, he was convicted of disobeying the law. This landmark court case was deemed unconstitutional due to the violation of Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment:…

    • 643 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    U.S V. Korematsu

    • 461 Words
    • 4 Pages

    2. According to the first paragraph from the excerpts of the majority opinion, what did the U.S. government believe some Japanese Americans would do if they were allowed to remain free on the West Coast?…

    • 461 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Sarah Vowell in an excerpt from a radio essay read on air entitled, “Shooting Dad” (1997) comically yet decisively reveals that although she and her father are extremely different, they are still family and actually share some similarities. Throughout the essay, she uses different forms of literary devices like juxtaposition, flashback, and description to explain the differences and similarities between her father and herself. .…

    • 682 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Korematsu V Us

    • 385 Words
    • 2 Pages

    During World War II, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed Executive Order 9066 which allowed the Secretary of War to declare certain areas as "military zones" and gave the military power over the attorney general. These newly declared military zones were made in the western US and were areas "from which any or all persons could be excluded". Although the document does not specify any races or ethnic groups, later orders issued that all people of Japanese decent (even American citizens) were excluded from these military zones that included all of California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. The Japanese in these areas were forced to evacuate to Internment Camps; where they could only bring what they could carry with them and where they would stay until further notice. Fred Korematsu was a Japanese-American citizen (American born) who decided to stay at his home in California during this time and was arrested for the violation of Civilian Exclusion Order No. 34. Korematsu challenged his arrest and the case was taken to the Supreme Court, where it was questioned if Executive Order 9066 violated Korematsu's 14th and 5th amendment rights (right to equal protection under the law and life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness). The court also questioned if Korematsu's constitutional rights were allowed to be violated due to the special circumstances of war. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the government by ruling that the government was permitted to deny the Japanese of their constitutional rights because of military considerations, and that such exclusion was not beyond the war powers of congress and the president since it was done with national security in mind. Almost 40 years later after serving his sentence, Korematsu brought his case back to court filing for a writ of Coram Nobis to correct the previous ruling and achieve justice. Korematsu won this…

    • 385 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    In today’s world, children need a father figure of some type. Whether this father figure is a brother, uncle, grandfather or friend, the impact of a father has a lasting impression on children. The impression a father lives on a child will have an effect on them for the remainder of their live. In Jimmy Carter’s poem, “I Wanted to Share My Father’s World”, he reveals how every moment with a father, regardless of the situation, should be cherished.…

    • 460 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Korematsu v United States was a court case that argued that the orders provided to Korematsu were based on race only and were contradictory. Because they were only based on race, Korematsu argued they were unconstitutional. Korematsu argued he had contradictory orders, and, no matter what he did, he would have violated one of them. However, the United States argued that the government has different powers during peace time and war time. The government executed the orders to provide better security to the American people, and therefore the orders were constitutional.…

    • 1358 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Throughout the history of the United States, Supreme Court decisions have addressed the constitutional rights of individuals and groups. These decisions have limited as well as expanded the rights of the members of these groups. Cases such as Korematsu v. United States and Roe v. Wade are examples of the limitation and expansion of rights.…

    • 442 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Schenck V. United States

    • 541 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The United States believed that a nation at war is justified in taking steps to in order to defend itself. The…

    • 541 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Fred Korematsu was born in the U.S. in 1919. His parents were born in Japan. Since he was born in the U.S. he was a citizen. He grew up like a normal kid in California. As he grew up, his life was normal, until the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1942.…

    • 572 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    come on work

    • 720 Words
    • 4 Pages

    5/15/2014 ENG203/04 Literary Analysis and Composition Semester finals 5/15/2014 Agenda Complete part 1 of the finals in the quiz manager. Review answers for part 1 as a means to review for part 2. Review best practices for answering the part 2. Surprise Semester final, Part 1 There are 15 questions on this part of the test.…

    • 720 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    Failing organs a group of people or an individual are frightened when they hear those words. For the past 50 years treatments and medicine have continued to develop and progress to the point where those words are still frightening but not a death sentence. In the United States legislation and different medical organizations have allowed for individuals who suffer from failing organs such as the kidneys liver and any other internal illness concerning this. To be offered a second chance at life through living donation. Now that organ donation has become prominent and successful, it has led to human trafficking of organs buying and selling. With the process of an organ transplant whether it be through human trafficking or living…

    • 1713 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays