Manzanar

the sun as a god. The second advantage to primary sources is that they are more interesting. I was, frankly, a little bored when I read “Into the Strawberry Fields.” IT was long and dry. On the other hand, I really enjoyed reading “Farwell to Manzanar.” It was interesting and engaging. I liked seeing things through her eyes—all the details, all the stories about her various family members, and…

It's human instinct to help others. In the stories of Anne Frank and Manzanar, people are helping each other, then if it's not for their personal gain. Social responsibility is what your your part in helping society. “It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” - Anne Frank, July 15, 1944. Anne Frank’s family took people into their hiding place,…

Thesis: Our dynamic character, Papa from Farewell to Manzanar was stuck in his traditional ways, trying to preserve his family integrity, and then a new view on life Papa starts out in the book, stuck with his traditional ways. One of his traditional ways was, “ The family needs to be and act civil” (Huston 46). When they were transferred to the camps, he wanted his family and relatives to act is a good mannered behavior. He didn’t want the family to fall apart like a construction site, when…

The date December 17, 1941 will live in our hearts forever because after that date many lives, laws, rules and thoughts were changed. But this essay will be focused on one person, Papa from the story, Farewell to Manzanar that is based on the true story of the Kawasaki family. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, President FDR put an executive order 9066 that required all Japanese to go to internment camps for the “protection” of the Japanese. The Kawasaki's family was no exception, papa Ko was…

ANOTHER SENTENCE These are the lives two characters trying to survive in the harsh realities of life. In The Circuit by Francisco Jiménez, Francisco an illegal Mexican immigrant tries to survive in the hard camp life in California. In Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Jeanne and her family try to live in the Japanese camps in California during WWII. Francisco and Jeanne both show resilience and courage. Both fight to survive in difficult circumstances, similarly they are outcasts…

anything about it” (Remembering Manzanar). While being interviewed, a Japanese American who went through an internment camp was saying they had their fifth amendment stripped from them. The fifth amendment guarantees your right to the due process of law which means you will get a trial before being put in prison, but Japanese Americans were sentenced to an undefined amount of time in something that can be described as, “In no sense a concentration camp” (Remembering Manzanar). “They gave me a…

throughout the semester to honor the 75th anniversary of Manzanar. Inside the university theatre the crowd was coming in, soon the theater was packed with a variety of people from the community and students. The evening event started fifteen minutes late, and then we were welcomed by the Dean of the college of arts and humanities Mitch Avila. He discussed how throughout the semester they had several guest speakers and field trips to Manzanar and stressed how it was important to remember how many…

The Tropic of Orange written by Karen Yamashita is a novel that takes place in Los Angeles, California featuring seven main characters. The Tropic of Orange is based off of a one week schedule in which each character narrates the novel. Yamashita chooses Los Angeles for the storyline because it is a city that is rich in cultural diversity. The Tropic of Orange deals with American concepts such as gender inequality, the American dream, the melting pot, and stereotyping. This novel gives seven…

My name is Jacqueline Everly and I am currently a junior attending Lemoore High School in Lemoore, California, located in the central valley near Fresno. Throughout this year in my English class, we have been learning about the rights Americans have as citizens. While reading documents such as Stride Towards Freedom and the Declaration of Independence, I have learned what it takes to be a true American. A few months ago we started learning about freedom of speech and what it means when it is…

“Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police*” by Martin Gansberg. In Gansberg’s narration, the thesis of the story is established in the first paragraph of the narrative; the thesis provoked a clear explanation of what the narrative would be concluded about. Likewise, in the beginning of the narrative, it deemed to be an exciting story. However, I became bored after “A City Bus Passed” portion of the story. The lack of sensory details in Gansberg’s narrative did not allow the audience to fully…