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    Comprehension of Prisoners without Trial Roger Daniels’ book Prisoners without Trial is another book that describes the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. This piece discusses about the background that led up to the internment‚ the internment itself‚ and what happened afterwards. The internment and relocation of Japanese-Americans during World War II was an injustice prompted by political and racial motivations. The author’s purpose of this volume is to discuss the story in

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    carried letters from the U.S. Government giving advice on governmental affairs and of the relations of the island nation with foreign powers. In 1841‚ the newspaper Polynesian‚ printed in Honolulu‚ advocated that the U.S. establish a naval base in Hawaii for protection of American citizens engaged in the whaling industry. The British Hawaiian Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Crichton Wyllie‚ remarked in 1840 that "...my opinion is that the tide of events rushes on to annexation to the United States

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    hardships. By the beginning of December 1941‚ the United States had engaged in warlike activity – such as the Neutrality Act of 1939 and the Lend-Lease Act – but had yet to commit itself. A surprise attack on Pearl Harbor‚ an American naval base in Hawaii‚ ended all debate and eventually led to the United States entrance into World War II. During the war the Japanese Empire continued to grow in China and bean to move into Indochina. In July of 1940‚ President Roosevelt tried to stop this expansion

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    1941 is considered one of the most fateful days in the history of the United States of America. For those not aware‚ this marks the date of the Japanese bombing of United States battleships in the United States’ biggest naval base in Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. Many people considered this barbaric attack on the United States a very random occurrence. And because of this attack‚ the United States had to go into world war two. But what people have failed to realize in today’s word is that there were many

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    to other people’s lives. Bethany Hamilton: One of these people that will be discussed today is Bethany Meilani Hamilton. Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer who lives in the United States‚ Hawaii. She was born into a family of surfers on the 8th of February 1990 on the island of Kauai‚ Hawaii. Bethany began surfing at the age of 8 and also won her first surfing competition‚ the ‘Rell Sun Menehune event’ on Oahu. This sparked a true love in Bethany’s heart for this sport. However on the 31st

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    He ‘Aumakua Kau ? “Do you have an ‘Aumakua ?” Living in Hawaii while being native Hawaiian has an almost precedented expectation to know each and every niche of the culture. This expectation is anticipated upon a full or part native Hawaiian individual by either another full or part native Hawaiian‚ people from out of state‚ or even people from out of the country. Little do these people know‚ it is not always an automatic obligation for someone to know their culture. For example‚ the Hawaiian culture

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    plane offered. The passengers couldn’t deal with it anymore. But they had to. But that didn’t matter to my friend and I‚ we ignored the bad food‚ the smelly guy next to us and the badly kept bathroom. Because we were going to Hawaii. We’ve heard many good things about Hawaii‚ so we are expecting to have a great time. We overheard a man and his wife asking to talk to the pilot. After that‚ the man got up and went into the cockpit‚ where the pilot was. After that‚ we heard yelling‚ and banging on the

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    amputation? B. There are many who are held back in life due to their physical imperfections. Some people will give up on life’s adventures while others decide to make a legacy of their disabilities‚ such as Bethany Hamilton. A once normal girl from Kauai‚ Hawaii‚ now a very inflectional public speaker for amputees. II. Point 1: Bethany survived a shark attack A. she lost an arm B. she survived and stayed positive III. Point 2: Bethany competed in several surf competitions A. She became a professional

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    the base known as Pearl Harbor in Oahu‚ Hawaii. This left over 2‚235 military personnel and roughly 68 civilians dead. This attack‚ over 60 years ago‚ was one of the greatest milestones and historical turning point for women in the United States as they would become military nurses. The calm response and skill of these nurses contributed to low post-injury mortality rates during the war. There were only 82 nurses working at three medical facilities in Hawaii on the day of the attack. Here is a quote

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt begins by addressing the nation of it’s horrific tragedy that happened at Pearl Harbor. In order to convey this statement he provided all people with a brief summary on what happened the day before. In the opening of his speech‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt stated that the attack brought infamy to the nation. The first rhetorical strategy Roosevelt used would be Patho´s. He said ¨Yesterday‚ December 7th‚ 1941 -- the United States of america of America was suddenly and deliberately

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