In the story " Response to Executive order 9066 " Dwight Okita writes about a fourteen year old girl who goes to school during a war. this girl has a bestfriend who she’s been bestfriends with for a while now. Like any other day the girl goes to school and talks to her friend. One day she goes to school and her friend is sitting on the other side of the room basically teasing her saying "giving secrets away to the Enemy‚ Why can’t you keep your big mouth shut?” The reason for that is because the
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believes in. What a person outlook is on life is and what they believe and stand for. Not race‚ gender‚ money or long you live in America. In the short story " In the Response to Executive Order 9066 " by Dwight Okita there is a Japanese American female who is 14 who doesn’t really understand the effect of the order. The order of 9066 was initiated during WW2 after the pearl harbor attack. It made all people of Japanese
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The poet Dwight Okita has written many poems in his career as a poet. As I am informed he is of japanese ethnicity and american nationality. In his poems Dwight talks about being japanese in the US. Unfortunately the only poem of his’s that I have access to is “In Response to Executive Order 9066.” Although I only have access to one of his many pieces of literature it still provides great insight into the mind of the poet. The thesis here “I am a fourteen-year-old girl with bad spelling and a messy
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To better the story an author will include some sort of way to make the story stand out. Some examples of these would be included in the story "In Response to Order 9066" by Dwight Okita‚ and “Mericans” by Sandra Cisneros. Both stories have the common theme in them causing a reaction from the readers. One way they are similar is the style they use. One difference is how different the stories about the similar topics are from one another. A single way the common theme is used is to show the readers
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Executive orders are orders issued by United States Presidents and directed towards officers and agencies of the U.S. federal government‚ as defined by Wikipedia. Executive Orders do not require approval from Congress‚ therefore‚ the President can implement policies while avoiding public debate and opposition. Some presidents have created tremendous‚ yet positive‚ change throughout history‚ effectively changing the way America is run today‚ by way of Executive Orders. For instance‚ the United States
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perspectives. "Executive Order of 9066" is a poem about the executive order that stated japanese americans must be reported to relocation centers. In "Mericans‚" it uses some spanish vocabulary‚ and it also talks about the hispanic people who are americans. America is for freedom‚ equality‚ and unity. We are a melting pot of ethnicities‚ and that is what makes America so great. Both of these pieces tell of a small story of families‚ and tell the struggles among them. In "Executive Order of 9066‚" it
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Sample Student English 2 April 28‚ 2014 No Japanese‚ No Fair: Understanding Executive Order 9066 Discrimination is when one group of people treats another group unfairly because of some type of prejudice or hatred. It can happen when people have bad feelings about another person or group of people based on their race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ etc. Unfortunately‚ the US has a long history of discrimination and even if something seemed like the right thing to do at the time‚ discrimination
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Executive Order 9066 The war in Europe against Nazi Germany and Mussolini’s Italy has been going on for two years‚ fought mainly by Russia‚ France‚ and Great Britain. The war also continues in Asia between Japan and its neighbors. Then‚ in December 1941‚ Japan attacked the U.S. military base at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. After the attack‚ many in the United States fear a Japanese invasion from the West Coast or at least an airborne attack. Many fear that Japanese citizens might be loyal to their family’s
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were damaged or destroyed and Americans feared another attack. On December 7th‚ 1941‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the Executive Order 9066. The President issued this order following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This order gave the military permission to circumvent the constitutional safeguards of American citizens in the name of national defense. After enforcing this order 120‚000 Japanese people living on the West Coast‚ most of who were U.S. citizens‚ were excluded from certain areas and
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Executive Order 9066 was a United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II by Franklin Roosevelt. It ultimately allowed the placement of Japanese-Americans into internment camps. This practice was not only wrong‚ but a server infringment on the 4th amendment rights of these citizens for many reasons. First and foremost‚ the 4th amendment prohibits the unreasonable searching or seizing. These american citizens had no reason to be suspected other than their ancestry
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