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 is
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authors development on the theme. I will also be comparing and contrasting how the authors in the poem and the story develop the theme by using specific literary devices. The poem is called “ Response to Executive Order 9066” and the story is called “Mericans”. On the “Response to Executive Order 9066” it’s talking about how a girl is writing back to this guy to tell her she’s ready to head to the place their taking her. She also feels more Japanese than American. She and her best friend Denise
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-Executive Order 9066 Executive Order 9066 was put into place on February 19‚ 1942 by President Franklin Roosevelt which was just as a few months after Japan had attacked America on Pearl Harbor. Executive Order 9066‚ “...which authorized sending all Americans of Japanese descent to ten makeshift internment camps…”(Roark‚ Pg.834)‚ was established in order to prevent an internal attack from the Japanese on American soil. Since Roosevelt wanted America secure from the potential risk of Japanese Americans
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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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one comes from does not define being American‚ rather its what is done to assimilate into the American life. Okitas poem and Ciseneros story both examine the ideology of what it means to be American; both texts suggest that‚ in order to meet the expectations of American identity‚ a certain criteria must be met on the societal and cultural aspect. In Okitas poem “Response to Executive order 9066” a strong social bond is tied between the narrator and a character named Denise. The characterization of the
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authorities to the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Although many are specifically spelled out‚ one that is not‚ is the use of executive actions‚ through executive orders and memorandums. These actions have been used for varying reasons by almost every President of the United States. Of late‚ many of these orders issued by President Obama and President Trump have been viewed as an attempt to bypass the legislative power of Congress. At times‚ though‚ these orders are needed to effectively
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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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Roosevelt do that with his Executive Order 9066? In December 7‚ 1941 several Japanese planes attacked our Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in the United States Hawaiian territory. This event was devastating not only to the military people’s families who lost their sons or husbands in the naval vessels‚ but to our nation. Immediate action had to be planned after this declaration of war against the United States. President Roosevelt decided to sign and issue the Executive Order 9066 a couple of weeks after
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include "Response to Executive Order 9066" written by Dwight Okita‚ and "Mericans" by Sandra Cisneros. Both Okita and Cisneros have establish a common theme about the topic American identity in their works. Many people view American identity as something that is defined by someone’s physical appearance or their cultural background‚ but that is not necessarily true. That message is what I think both writers intended to deliver to the readers. There are some aspects of "In Response to Executive Order
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motion in question was in response to the enforcement of a temporary restraining order (TRO) filed together by Washington and Minnesota; or collectively‚ "the States". The TRO restricts the enforcement of President Trump’s executive order widely known as the "Travel Ban" or "Muslim Ban". The executive order bans individuals from seven countries entry to the U.S.A. for 90 days‚ suspends the refugee program for 120 days and suspends Syrian refugees indefinitely. The order also states that exceptions
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