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    Korematsu V. United States. Springfield: Enslow Publishers‚ 1998. Cooper‚ Michael. Remembering Manzanar: Life In a Japanese Relocation Camp. New York: Clarion Books‚ 2002. Fremon‚ David. Japanese-American Internment. Springfield: Enslow Publishers‚ 1996. Grapes‚ Bryan. Japanese Americans Internment Camps. San Diego: Greenhaven‚ 2001. Houston‚ Jeanne Wakatsuki and James Houston. Farewell To Manzanar: A True Story Of Japanese American Experience Of During And After The World War II Internment.

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    When placed in a fearful situation‚ a body of authority has the opinion to use their powers accordingly or to misuse their powers all together. There are two simple questions that we ask ourselves‚ but can never come up with a simple answer. What is fear and why does it affect us? We have different bodies of authorities that we come in contact with on a daily basis. Each of them have a certain amount of power that they can use. They have ways to use those powers as well as misuse them. When they

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    March on Washington The March on Washington was a march for jobs and freedom. It was estimated that quarter of a million people attended the march. The march was a peaceful demonstration to promote civil rights and economic equality for African Americans. The marchers marched down Constitution and Independence Avenues. Then they gathered in front of the Lincoln monument for speeches‚ songs‚ and prayers. It was televised to millions of people. The march consisted of all different kinds of

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    Alireza Tavalla Professor K. Phelps ESL 370 March 30‚ 2017 Learning the Hard Way “Difficulties are just things to overcome‚ after all.”(Ernest Shackleton) When we are in difficult conditions and everything is out of control‚ we must try to be positive. Generally and historically‚ fathers have had responsibilities of protecting and caring for their families. A good father is someone who is a good provider‚ has the best interest and safety for their family‚ loves his family and ensures well being of

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    I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant Reading Guide This novel is fiction unlike Night by Elie Wiesel‚ which is nonfiction; however‚ it describes how World War II affected the narrator‚ his family and his friends. It is written from a first person point of view and the perspective of the war is seen through the eyes of an older gentleman looking back into his youth. As you read the novel‚ try to make connections with Night. Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences

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    (Nisei) and their immigrant parents (Issei). To determine this‚ the scope of this investigation will concentrate on the reasons for internment and the conditions in which the Japanese people lived during 1942 and 1946‚ particularly in a camp called Manzanar. One method applied is to explore an oral history interview

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    According to Joseph G. Peterson (2012)‚ “Several died the day the bomb was dropped. Some lived six months after the explosion but died anyway. They were all lost. It was so long ago‚ young man. To you it is a history story. To me it is my life.” This quote that many people died during WWII including the axis power living in the states. The cause of this came from Japanese attacking Pearl Harbor on December 7. Thousands of enemy alien were deported to internment camps and some families even got separated

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    David Guterson‚ in his novel entitled Snow Falling on Cedars‚ clearly illustrates the harsh and brutal impact of war on many of the central characters in the plot. The novel is set in 1954‚ on the fictitious Island of San Piedro and follows the trial of Kabuo Miyamoto (a Japanese-American man) accused of the murder of Carl Heine. War is a prominent theme in the text and the effects it has on individuals are vividly detailed by Guterson. Ishmael Chambers‚ Kabuo Miyamoto and Hatsue Miyamoto are all

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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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    Mama Wakatsuki shows signs of depression through the way she acts. She is now becoming a bad example for her children by acting out in front of them."My mother began to weep. It seems now that she wept for days... but I had never seen her cry like this. I couldn’t understand it."Jeanne’s mother is crying all the time about her father being taken away by the FBI.This reveals the she is depressed because the way she acts about her husband was being taken away. She has cried so much that even her children

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