Everyone in the world faces adversities. These can be small or large challenges; they can be brought upon by others or from life itself. Anyone that is faced with adversities must overcome them in order to progress as a person. There are many that have overcome their adversities and progressed in their lives; a famous few are: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Yoshiko Uchida, and Caitlyn Jenner. Adversity can be found anywhere affecting anyone; adversity can be found in the white house affecting the President. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt faced adversity presented to him when he made the Day of Infamy speech to address the country, mourn the losses of many Americans, and reassure the people of their safety after the Pearl Harbor attack. Roosevelt had to address two challenges in his Pearl Harbor Address. Roosevelt had to address the sudden, planned hostility by Japan and the doubt of domestic security for America. In his address Roosevelt spoke of the many predetermined attacks of the Japanese stating:
Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island. And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island. Roosevelt is appalled and surprised by the audacity that Japan showed by committing these grave, unwarranted attacks. Roosevelt, however, is not just appalled; Roosevelt is encouraged to wage war on Japan for what they have done. Roosevelt is inspired to spur the American people to a great war with the Japanese; Roosevelt knows the best way to secure domestic security for America is to defeat its enemies through the great strength of the American people. Roosevelt makes it clear that he plans to defeat Japan in war when he states, “I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire”. When facing these challenges Roosevelt presented great resolve, courage, and a strong belief in the strength of America when he says, “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory”. When Roosevelt was faced with the adversity presented by the grievous attacks of the Japanese on Pearl Harbor he took immediate action to overcome the attacks by making his Day of Infamy speech and addressing the country; Roosevelt was responsible for coercing the entirety of the United States into joining World War II as an act of vengeance for those lost. Adversity does not only effect single persons; adversity can effect ginormous groups of people. During sorrowful, scared times Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered that all Japanese-Americans be put into internment camps for the safety of America; Yoshiko Uchida and her family along with hundreds of thousands of other Japanese-Americans were put into these camps against their will and forced to live in terrible conditions. In these camps many horrid living conditions challenged Uchida’s family and others’ families; the camps were too small to properly house all Japanese-Americans and there was a constant lack of basic resources such as proper bathrooms, hot water, and toilet paper. In the Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese-American Family Uchida recalls that many families were housed in horse …show more content…
The internees also showed great creativity in the actions they took to overcome the lack of resources in the camp. The internees were able to overcome the adversity presented to them by the camp by working around what supplies they had. Many women would wake up early and use buckets to get hot water for laundry; all internees would race everywhere from the mess hall to the showers. Many internees, especially Uchida, contacted friends outside the camp to give them supplies to help out. In Uchida’s memoir the reader is given a clear image of what the internees went through and how they survived the camp; how the internees were able to use their severely limited supplies intelligently to maintain decent living conditions, and how the internees had to fight for the resources they
Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island. And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island. Roosevelt is appalled and surprised by the audacity that Japan showed by committing these grave, unwarranted attacks. Roosevelt, however, is not just appalled; Roosevelt is encouraged to wage war on Japan for what they have done. Roosevelt is inspired to spur the American people to a great war with the Japanese; Roosevelt knows the best way to secure domestic security for America is to defeat its enemies through the great strength of the American people. Roosevelt makes it clear that he plans to defeat Japan in war when he states, “I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire”. When facing these challenges Roosevelt presented great resolve, courage, and a strong belief in the strength of America when he says, “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory”. When Roosevelt was faced with the adversity presented by the grievous attacks of the Japanese on Pearl Harbor he took immediate action to overcome the attacks by making his Day of Infamy speech and addressing the country; Roosevelt was responsible for coercing the entirety of the United States into joining World War II as an act of vengeance for those lost. Adversity does not only effect single persons; adversity can effect ginormous groups of people. During sorrowful, scared times Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered that all Japanese-Americans be put into internment camps for the safety of America; Yoshiko Uchida and her family along with hundreds of thousands of other Japanese-Americans were put into these camps against their will and forced to live in terrible conditions. In these camps many horrid living conditions challenged Uchida’s family and others’ families; the camps were too small to properly house all Japanese-Americans and there was a constant lack of basic resources such as proper bathrooms, hot water, and toilet paper. In the Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese-American Family Uchida recalls that many families were housed in horse …show more content…
The internees also showed great creativity in the actions they took to overcome the lack of resources in the camp. The internees were able to overcome the adversity presented to them by the camp by working around what supplies they had. Many women would wake up early and use buckets to get hot water for laundry; all internees would race everywhere from the mess hall to the showers. Many internees, especially Uchida, contacted friends outside the camp to give them supplies to help out. In Uchida’s memoir the reader is given a clear image of what the internees went through and how they survived the camp; how the internees were able to use their severely limited supplies intelligently to maintain decent living conditions, and how the internees had to fight for the resources they