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    |Score | | | 1. What did Fred T. Korematsu do that resulted in his arrest and conviction? Answer: After Pearl Harbor‚ FDR issued Executive Order 9066‚ which said that all Japanese Americans were to be put into internment camps. Instead of following this‚ he became a fugitive. His conviction for disobeying that order led to a test of the order’s legality before the United States Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States. (2 points) |Score

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    not a lot of money‚ just to be happy and self-sufficient. However‚ not everyone’s dream is that simple. Another book that talks about achieving the "American Dream" is Farewell to Manzanar. In this book‚ the author’s family is imprisoned into internment camps after

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    War Without Mercy: Propaganda During the Pacific War Most of Dower’s book is centered on the racist beliefs between the Americans and the Japanese. These beliefs were heightened during WWII with the Pacific War in December 1941. The book shows the Americans view of the Japanese as well as the Japanese view of the Americans and the differences between their propaganda. I think the main difference is that Japanese propaganda is not as degrading as American propaganda. The Americans viewed all of

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    "If I had six hours to chop down a tree‚ I’d spend the first four of them sharpening my axe". Due to my understanding I believe that President Abraham made a very good point when he said if he had six hours to cut down a tree he would use most of the time to sharpening his axes. President Abraham would spend most of the time sharpening his axe because he wants to make sure that his axe is sharp and ready to start cutting. He wants his axe sharp enough to cut the tree down because if the axe isn’t

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    Christopher Joinson Joinson 1 Dr. Karen Sheehan Eng 12 4 December 2009 True love’s course is derailed by the rippling wake of prejudice in Snow Falling on Cedars. In this very well written novel‚ we are reminded of the sheer destructive force of unjustified hatred. David Guterson brings to life a romance that seems so destined to be‚ just to have it ruined by social turmoil. It plays to a sympathetic heart that so much is lost because of the shape of one’s face. “Look at

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    in a tormenting home ‚ Knowing you might be killed ? Louie Zamperini was an American track star runner who lived with his parents and was then chosen a pane fighter during WWII. Mine Okubo was an artistic American Japanese who established in the Internment camps during World War II. Louie Zamperini and Mine Okubo both had to face the fact of being made invisible‚ yet they tried resisting the pain. The camps of tremendous torture were both different‚ but yet Louie and Mine were treated with disrespect

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    In the morning of December 7‚ 1941‚ Jeanne Wakatsuki has to say goodbye to her father’s sardine ship at San Pedro Harbor in California‚ but when the boat returns sardines are not all it brings back. News that Japanese soldiers have bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. As a result to this George‚ Jeanne’s father‚ burns all his Japanese belongings like the Japanese flag and his identity papers. Unfortunately George is still arrested by the FBI because of his nationality. Rigu‚ Jeanne’s mother‚ moves the

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    Essay on the Japanese –American Internment During WWII Based on prior experience‚ the framers of our Constitution understood the value of dispersing power and authority amid the assorted governing divisions in order to circumvent corruption. For this reason‚ a process of checks and balances was written into our system to guarantee that no singular branch of government became too powerful. The perception of balance in our administration‚ however‚ deserves scrutiny from time to time‚ as a few historical

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    Many of the societies we live in today are based on the majority’s decision‚ placing importance‚ and the right to make decisions‚ on the people‚ and their choices. Even in societies that do not function this way‚ the majority’s ways of thinking are reflected in how they act. Is this majority decision always right‚ however? Can the majority be trusted to make decisions and behave in ways that are considered "right"‚ "moral"‚ and "justified"? In my opinion‚ believing that the majority will always be

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    People choose what kind of person they want to be: kind‚ generous‚ rude‚ accepting‚ loving‚ hateful‚ etc. Even though these traits are chosen and acted out through free will‚ other people can affect how someone is shaped. In the novel Hotel on the corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford the main character named Henry Lee is greatly affected by his relationships with other characters. The relationships between Henry and his father‚ Henry and Marty‚ and Henry and Keiko helped shape his life tremendously

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