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Choose ONE of the following prompts and write a 500 word essay (two typed pages). Follow MLA formatting rules: type the essay in 12 point font, double space, and use one-inch margins for top, bottom, and side margins. Please include specific details and examples from the text to support your argument.
How do the authors and illustrator portray the danger the Takei family faces, and how do they show ways that the parents try to preserve a sense of normalcy for their children? Do you think their efforts were successful? Or do you think it was wise to try to hide their fears from their children? Be sure to consider the narration, dialogue, and images from the illustrations to support your points. Use MLA format to cite any quotations or paraphrases from the text.
After reading the memoir, study the final image of a bag that’s partially open. What’s in the bag, and what might it symbolize? Look for other sections of the book when we see the bag or its contents. Why do you think Harmony Becker chose this subject for the final image of the memoir? Be sure to consider the narration, dialogue, and images from the illustrations to support your points. Use MLA format to cite any quotations or paraphrases from the text.
Trace George Takai’s development from a young boy living in the interment camps, to angry teenager questioning his father, to adult speaking out on behalf of of his community. In what ways has he changed since he was a little boy, and in what ways has he stayed the same? Do you think he can be an effective speaker on behalf of the Japanese American community, even though he was very young when he lived in the interment camps? Be sure to consider the narration, dialogue, and images from the illustrations to support your points. Use MLA format to cite any quotations or paraphrases from the text
https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-two-japanese-internment-camps-in-the-usa
After reading They Called Us Enemy, read the information on the webpage above and explain how the US policy toward Japanese Americans is reflected in Takei‘s childhood experience in the Japanese Internment camps during World War II. Be sure to use cite any information you quote or paraphrase using the MLA format.
