...The internment of Japanese-American citizens during World War II is a dark and often overlooked stain on America’s history. In 1942, Executive Order 9066 was signed by Roosevelt ordering the internment of all citizens of Japanese ancestry. For a war being fought against an anti-Semitic Germany, it seems ironic now that America would intern its citizens based on race too similarly to the way Germany interned its citizens based on religion. It can be difficult to understand how a nation based the principles of freedom and liberty could intern any population of people, but by taking a look at other unethical situations in United States’ history and world history, an explanation can begin to be found in the ideas of authorization, routinization,...
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...Life of Miné Okubo Miné is a Japanese-American living in America during WWII. During this time she is informed that she must move out of her apartment and be sent to a relocation camp as a result of the war against the Japanese and the fear that the Japanese-Americans living in the Americas will attempt to sabotage the United States. Louie and Miné are treated as if they are invisible. There are many pieces of evidence to illustrate...
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...Dehumanization: Essential for the attempt to execute a population The Holocaust was one of the most devastating events leading up to World War II, was the Holocaust, which millions of people were tortured and murdered by the Nazis. Hitler was an anti-Semitic political leader of the Nazi regime, who believed that the Jewish “race” contaminated the Aryan population, and therefore needed to be eliminated. The Nuremberg Laws were laws that excluded Jews and non-Aryans from German citizenship as well as their natural rights. In addition, “Jewishness” was defined in racial terms. One strategy that allowed the Nazis to carry out the Holocaust was their disregard for non-Germans, treating them as less than human. Dehumanization is considered...
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...Piyarat Siripoksup HIS 17B Paper I October 23 2014 The rise of the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century created many new industries, improved the economy, and made the United States a top destination for immigrants. Consequently, industrialization led to the exploitation of the working class and the rise of the socialism1. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair illustrated the fate of immigrants in Chicago in the meatpacking industry, the harsh realities of life in the city, and the truth about opportunity in America as a result of capitalism. Through vivid imagery, metaphors, and symbolism, Sinclair described the horrors of industrial capitalism through the portrayal of the poor working and living conditions and annihilation of the Rudkus...
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...America and dehumanization The text “Tales of Simple: Coffee break” is written by Langston Hughes in 1965. The text was written a couple of years after that the conflict between black and white Americans peaked. Simple and “I” are two black men, who in their coffee break, is talking about how Simple’s boss comes with racial statements. Simple is tired of the fact that black people always is seen as a unit, and not as individuals. Simple’s boss claims that Simple represents the Negros, as Martin Luther King, and other famous Afro-Americans do. Simple then interrupts him, where he says that one man represents himself. In addition, they also come by the fact that the white only integrates them self with the black to a certain point, where they expect that the blacks should integrate with the white people at its fullest. Simple means that there should be a reintegration, whereas the white also should adjust after the black people’s culture and way of living. How should the integration take place? In many years, even after the conflict between the black and the white, all the Negros were seen as one kind of people with the same interests and political preferences. This has been one of the main problems related to the segregation in the USA. “And being white and curious, my boss keeps asking me just what does THE Negro want. Yesterday he tackled me during the coffee break, talking about THE Negro. He always says ‘THE Negro’ as if there were not 50-11 different kinds of Negroes in...
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...Have you ever experienced an extreme panic before? If you have, it’s probably because you were contributing to a pandemic. When people hear about pandemics, they usually panic and do things they normally wouldn’t do. Other people use pandemics as a believe what I hear instead of what I know. People also dehumanization when there’s a possible outbreak of an pandemic. Dehumanization is when a vaccine is invented but only a few are selected to be saved, leaving the others to wonder why it had to happen to them, like they were just animals to them that they could do whatever they wanted, when they wanted, without no remorse. People react to pandemics is all kinds of ways, but the most common are panicking, taking opportunities for themselves, and dehumanizing others....
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...The economy of Cambodia was in poor conditions due to the genocide. It was primarily damaged by the US bombings during the Cold War. “The countryside was littered with as many as 8 million landmines.” (Text 3) The economy lying in irresponsible hands resulted in decrease of food supply and medicine and several thousands of Cambodians deceased because of malnutrition and illness. (Text 2) “In less than four years, between 1.7 million and 2.5 million people died, out of 8 million. Many succumbed to starvation or exhaustion.” (Text 3) The bombings alone caused several deaths. Even though many were forced into labor, it did not serve the country enough to sustain the economy. The genocide did not conclude until Vietnam invaded Cambodia...
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...A recurring theme of the media is the sense that the nation is not in control of its fate, its economy and its borders, and that immigrant and refugees are the major reason why. This treatment of immigrants and refugees creates a crisis mentality, and results in extreme negative reactions toward them, including their dehumanization- the ultimate form of intolerance of otherness. Patrisia Gonzales and Roberto Rodriguez elucidates on the topic of dehumanization of immigrants in their article, “$4,000: The Price of a Mexican”. Gonzales and Rodriguez share the incident of a South Texas rancher shooting a Mexican immigrant. Even when found guilty, the man was charged with an absurdly minimal amount of four thousand dollars. This article provides the perfect example of how even though the hate crimes committed against immigrants are on a disquietly rise, they are still degraded and dehumanized even by the...
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...Stereotypes (of Muslims), Causes, Consequences and Solutions It is extremely important for People to feel safe and be included in their environments in order to maintain a decent life. Stereotypes against Muslims in America can lead to fear and isolation among Muslim people and prejudices against Muslims can affect the quality of the life of Muslims in America. The following excerpt is taken from an interview with Fatima, a female Muslim worshipper after the Friday prayer. “Because I wear the head scarf I usually get the hateful stares. I just cannot stand that. I fear for my life. Muslims are harassed and targeted. I know that many Americans hate Muslims and Muslims are the victims of hate crimes. I am afraid if America get too paranoid...
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...Comparing Beloved and Night The two novels I am writing about are "Night" by Elie Wiesel and "Beloved," by Toni Morrison. Beloved tells about slavery and an ex-slave mother's struggle with a past which is projected as the haunting of her people. It tells the story of Sethe, a mother compelled to kill her child, rather than let the child live a life of slavery. Toni Morrison uses ghosts and the supernatural to create an enhanced acceptance of the human condition and the struggled survival of the Black American. The novel is set in Ohio in the 1880's. The Civil War had been won, slavery had been abolished, however, the memories of slavery still remain. Although the story itself is fictional, the novel is based on real events. The events are based on the trial in Cincinnati of Margaret Garner, who with her husband, and seventeen other slaves (Kentuckian) crossed the Ohio where they supposedly found safe shelter. When it was discovered that they had been pursued and surrounded, and her husband overpowered, Margaret knew that any hope of freedom was in vain. She refused to see her children taken back into slavery. Without delay, Margaret quickly took hold of a butcher's knife which was laid on a table and cut the throat of her young daughter. She then attempted to kill her other children as well, then herself, but she was overpowered and held back before she could follow through. She was arrested and put on trial on the grounds that...
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...prison-building in America serves as a program that collects millions of dollars from the work of thousands of innocent people, and spends hundredths on protecting wicked politicians. Their strategic plan on taking everything from the blacks is unfortunately successful. During the movie, Michael Hough said an eye opening statement; The focus is on taking people from prison, putting them in community corrections, parole and probation.” Basically the whites built more than 3000 jails across the US, and targeted black Americans and immigrants. Once they are convicted for a crime it is impossible to easily get out of it without a parole or a criminal record. Convicted people know that they...
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...Latino community has faced a world of hatred by American society. This oppression includes stereotypes, lack of opportunity, and dehumanization. Progress has been made over the decades, and issues like these have been introduced to a mainstream light. However, many disregard the injustices Latina women constantly face due to their race and gender. Many people, including some Latinas, are unaware of the many forms of oppression Latinas face by merely existing in America. This begs the question: How are Latina women oppressed in modern America? My initial hypothesis on this subject is that Latina women face many types of oppression that come from a combination of their womanhood and race. This is true due to the fact that, even in their own communities, Latinas are seen as inferior due to their gender and background. It can be observed that Latinas have their own experience with patriarchy and white supremacies. Furthermore, they must also cope with machismo, which are patriarchal beliefs held by Latino men. Based on machismo, men often abuse or take advantage of the women in their lives. As a woman, Latina’s issues are often overlooked and seen as insignificant. Rather than addressed, these injustices, are often...
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...The Role of the 1990-1993 Civil War as a Precursor to the 1994 Rwandan Genocide Nora Aly Student #10025622 Poli470 Words: 3,451 Introduction: Background of Rwanda Ethnic distinctions and fragmentations, whether actual or perceived have proved to be the causes of several genocides throughout history; in the case of the Rwandan genocide, this was no exception. The Twa, the Hutu and the Tutsi were and continue to be the groups of people constituting Rwanda (Pearn J, 203). Tensions and conflicts with groups in Rwandan society, primarily with the Hutus and the Tutsis eventually led to the immensely destructive 1994 genocide of the Tutsi people as well as Hutu people perceived to be Tutsi sympathizers and supporters. The 1994 Rwandan Genocide, executed mainly by Hutu powers, resulted in approximately 10,000 deaths for 100 days which is the highest rate of killing seen throughout any known act in history (Cohen, J). Within the time period of the communal existence of the Hutus and the Tutsis, political struggle, rivalry, colonization, and civil war were all factors that assisted in leading to the tension that finally erupted into a brutal act of genocidal violence against all Tutsi people. Close examination and analysis of the civil war which occurred during 1990-1993 between the Hutus and the Tutsis, will be elaborated extensively to assist in accounting for the eruption of the genocide. Through a close, detailed analysis of the political, ethnic and socio-economic factors that...
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...Then on 11/14 another Islamic terrorist group attacked Paris, France. Despite the fact that refugees had been fleeing to countries like Greece for months, America was turned upside down over the decision on whether or not to allow refugees into the country. Despite American values, the majority of the states refuse to take in refugees. However, some politicians believe that the US should accept Christian refugees but not Muslim. The stereotyping of the Muslim population as terrorists is causing people to refuse them safety. In certain areas, Muslims are not seen as people they are seen as potential shooters and suicide bombers, because of the indiscretions of a select group of extremists In conclusion, stereotyping affects the muslim population gravely. Muslim children are harassed at school, and muslim women are belittled in the most unlikely places. The group as a whole is also affected. Stereotyping has led to the dehumanization of the muslim people, they are not even regarded as people in certain parts of the...
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...Slavery was huge part during the Civil War. It has also existed for most of the United States history. The first slaves were brought to America in 1619 and lasted officially until 1865. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln kept insisting that this war was not to demolish slavery, but to save the union. Everyone knew that this war was really about bringing down slavery. Most slaves knew this, so they wanted to help fight. Though many slaves, about 200,000, wanted to join the fighting almost nobody would let them fight. Many slave owners would not let their slaves fight, they had to stay and tend the plantations. Many slaves lived in very harsh conditions and in constant fear of their lives. Slavery mostly existed for a few reasons it was free...
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