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The Japanese-American Internment Essay: There are different opinions about the Japanese-American Internment. Some people say that this act is necessary, and others say it is unnecessary. In this essay I will be explaining why I think the article talking about how the Japanese-American Internment is unnecessary and an racist act the most convincing case.I believe that the article proving the Japanese-American Internment is unnecessary is the most convincing case because this statement is true. It’s a racist act, and it shouldn’t have existed. In other words, the Japanese-American Internment is a racist act because in the article it states, “Edison Tomimaro Uno, a Japanese-American internee, who states that the relocation was attributable …show more content…

In this essay, the author

  • Opines that the article proving the japanese-american internment is unnecessary is the most convincing case because this statement is true.
  • Opines that the japanese-american internment is a racist act because the article states that edison tomimaro uno's relocation was attributable to racism and economic and political opportunism.
  • Opines that the japanese-american internment camps were unnecessary because of the bombing.
  • Argues that the japanese-american internment isn't necessary because even though it's a way to keep america safe, they're splitting apart families.
  • Concludes that the japanese-american internment is unnecessary and the most convincing case because it's a racist act, and it shouldn't have existed.

They would say that the camps aren’t so bad because in the camps, the Japanese had an advantage. They lived off of the government, had jobs with pay, free meals, free housing, and more. However, the Japanese-American Internment isn’t necessary because even though it's a way to keep America safe, they’re splitting apart families. Finally, the some people say that the Japanese Americans were relocated for their own protection. But these camps had some family members die, and the children that had to go through this were probably scared during World War II, I know I would’ve been. The detention of Japanese American during WWII was a low removal and detention was both wrong and unnecessary. Chief Justice Earl Warren confessed that he “deeply regretted” his testimony in favor of internment. Tom Clark said, “It was a sad day in our constitutional history.” In conclusion, I believe that the Japanese-American Internment is unnecessary and the most convincing case because it’s a racist act, and it shouldn’t have existed. A lot of families died during the Japanese-American Internment because this was during World War II, it was a sad day in our constitution. I feel that what happened in this time in history happened so we can’t repeat it in the present. Learn the history, continue the good, and learn from the

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      analytical essay
      In, Farewell to Manzanar, a memoir, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston details her experience at the Japanese internment camps during WWII and the lasting effect that it had on her as well as the hundreds of thousands of other Japanese-Americans that were imprisoned at the camps. Throughout history there has been examples of times when evil acts have been justified because it took place during a time of mass terror and hysteria. During WWII, this became especially true, with so many countries attacking one another, races and groups began to blame each other for their problems. It becomes a question of just how far will a nation go in times of panic and unknown. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt established the Executive Order 9066, which called for the internment of all people of Japanese descent. Would such an act be so widely supported today? There was never any remorse shown for the victims of the internment camps, but rather just a small apology was given to them after the fact. People, in times of severe hysteria and suffering, turn to a scapegoat to blame everything on, for this reason it is easy for evil acts to occur, and also be supported by the masses.

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      • Analyzes how jeanne wakatsuki houston's memoir, farewell to manzanar, details her experience at the japanese internment camps during wwii and the lasting effect that it had on her and other japanese-americans.
      • Explains that scapegoats are the way in which people cope with the stress and fear of the unknown that comes along with mass terror.
      • Analyzes how fred korematsu vs. united states emphasized the point that not everyone was ready to just take the ‘punishment’ that the nation was handing over to them.
      • Argues that the three dissenting justices argued strongly and rationally against the opposing six justices, but the six held the opinion that was more widely supported.
      • Analyzes how justice black represents the overall ideas of the population during this time; the arguments are irrational and racist.
      • Opines that it is difficult to understand why people rationalize mass imprisonment of a race during traumatic events such as war.
      • Explains that the internment camps put a strain on all those who were forced to live in them, and the victims felt hate from the moment they arrived at the camps.
      • Explains that the internment camps were an example of a time when hysteria clouded morality.
      • Analyzes how houston's naive outlook on manzanar turned into a comfort zone for her and her family. after living in the camps for years, she became institutionalized.
      • Explains that the'stop and frisk' bill in new york allows police officers to stop anyone on the streets and question and search them.
      • Analyzes how the black and latino-american population has protested against stop and frisk, but the majority of politicians are older white males and hold conservative views.
      • Analyzes how terry vs. ohio set the ground for stop and frisk programming.
      • Analyzes how stop and frisk is being used as an excuse for police officers to get away with racial profiling.
      • Opines that it's easier to turn the other cheek when something is obviously wrong than to step up and say it is wrong. the internment camps were created during a scary time in american history.
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