Internment

World War II began when Adolf Hitler and the German forces invaded Poland in 1939. Since France and Britain were allies of Poland, they took action by declaring war on Germany and forming the Allied Forces. Meanwhile, Germany formed an alliance with the Axis powers that included Italy and Japan. As the war continued, the Axis powers invaded more countries and others joined the Allied Forces including the United States after the bombing of pearl Harbor. As a result of these fighting, the families…

Losing faith is like a diminishing flame that slowly dies out. Elie Wiesel’s novel Night depicts the use of this principle. Wiesel uses the motif of faith to help develop multiple themes throughout the novel. A prominent theme reveals itself in the hardships that Wiesel and his father face. A tremendous impact upon one’s belief causes turmoil. Ultimately, faith is put to the test and lost during times of suffering. Wiesel begins to support his theme of the departure of faith when he…

"Bowed Pyramid" since its upper part ascends at a shallower edge of slope than the lower part. The Bent Pyramid was initially arranged as a genuine pyramid, however the corners were based on unsteady ground and the dividers of the internment loads inside started to split and move internal. Of need, the building's geometry was modified at a point simply above a large portion of its stature. The edge of slope was diminished from 54º 31' 13'' to 43º 21'. This was presumably…

Muslims. Terrorism. ISIS. Nowadays, when people watch news on TV, they will often hear these words. Violence in the Middle East has caused millions of people to flee for their lives, hoping to reach Europe and start a new life. Many extreme ideas are arising amid all of this discussion, and are resulting in xenophobic actions towards Muslims and others fleeing from ISIS in the Middle East. Many Americans now no longer want Syrian refugees to enter the United States because they are a so-called…

of the conflicts they faced. Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is quite similar to William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet. The story tells how the protagonist, Henry, meets with the first love of his life, then, loses her to a World War II internment camp. The parallelism between William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet, and Jamie Ford’s, Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, are known during sequences between both stories. In Romeo and Juliet, both protagonists felt affection for each…

Truth can be defined as something that is in accordance with reality. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, written by Jamie Ford, is an accurate depiction of the 1940s, as a Japanese-Internment camp is a very prominent setting in the book. The bombing of Pearl Harbor changed racial relations in America, shifting hatred for Chinese-Americans into camaraderie, and made Japanese-Americans an enemy of the people. On February 19th, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order…

World War 1 (WW1) held the defining years of Canada as a nation and united its people. When studying WW1 the main focus of the people are white Canadians, the other races are not highlighted and brings up the discussion as to what their contributions were to the war. Canada was not always known for its multiculturalism, minority groups were discriminated before, during and after the war; through their contributions came liberation many years later when Canadians learned the minority's will to…

This movie showed the heroic acts of the 442nd regiment in Europe. It explored themes of internment, racism, and pride for the soldiers. Weeks leading up to the movie event, the production company created one of the largest ad campaigns for this film. It was featured in Military periodicals and even LIFE magazine. Lesson plans where created for…

History and Memory, Act of Killing and The Searchers use reflexivity to give voice to groups who have been silenced throughout history. In History and Memory, Rea Tajiri uses popular media clips, along with primary footage, to give voice to the Japanese prisoners. In the Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer uses the death squads as the stars of his documentary to portray the violence perpetrated against the innocent Indonesians. In The Searchers, John Ford demonstrates a haunting reflection of an…

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor the US did not trust the Japanese-American citizens and put them into camps called internment camps. Morgan Yamanaka was a man who was in a Japanese internment camp said how “There was no question of refusing or resisting that order” (Morgan Yamanaka Interview, Copyright 2001 Smithsonian Institution). Because of the Japanese-Americans were sent to camps their social opportunity…