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| | :Now that I know a lot of American history I'm more confident. And I think that's good for anyone .... (Karen N.) | | :Now that I know a lot of American history I'm more confident. And I think that's good for anyone .... (Karen N.) |
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| | + | :Remembrance of Jesus's sacrifice is proper and helpful; the same is true for learning about and remembering Americans who sacrificed, often in His name, for our future. This includes soldiers, Alexander Hamilton, George Patton, Ronald Reagan, and many, many others. Knowing history enables us to uplift ourselves and enrich others, and we can comfort many others with insights learned from history. (Teacher) |
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| | 2. Was the United States right to enter World War II, and should we have entered sooner or later? | | 2. Was the United States right to enter World War II, and should we have entered sooner or later? |
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| | :The Japanese-American internment camps were not right. They may not be “unconstitutional”, as in specifically written about in the constitution, but it’s not right for American citizens to be judged for their ancestry. They couldn’t help that their great grandparents moved from Japan to America. Most of the people in the internment camps had been in America for generations and had no allegiance to Japan. America is a land of freedom, but how much freedom do we really have if the government is allowed to just move us at will because of something we didn’t do? (Sarah W.) | | :The Japanese-American internment camps were not right. They may not be “unconstitutional”, as in specifically written about in the constitution, but it’s not right for American citizens to be judged for their ancestry. They couldn’t help that their great grandparents moved from Japan to America. Most of the people in the internment camps had been in America for generations and had no allegiance to Japan. America is a land of freedom, but how much freedom do we really have if the government is allowed to just move us at will because of something we didn’t do? (Sarah W.) |
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| | + | :I believe Sacco and Vanzetti were innocent. At the time of their trial, there was a strong dislike for anarchists and Italians. The prosecutors played on these fears to receive an outcome of the case that they desired. Vanzetti had a strong alibi; he was away on vacation with his family during the time of the crime, there is a photograph of him and his family on this vacation as proof. But perhaps Vanzetti had inhuman abilities to be in two places at once. Further proof of prejudice against Italians was shown when Sacco and Vanzetti had trouble understanding and answering the questions. Being recent immigrants from Italy naturally, Italian was their first language nonetheless, a translator was not provided. The prosecutors did not have sound evidence, only the public’s fear of anarchists on their side. When Sacco and Vanzetti were sentenced to death there weren’t only a few liberals defending them there were worldwide protests against the unjust case. People may still review the case and believe in Sacco and Vanzetti’s guilt however, it is doubtless that there were many flaws in their trial. In the 1970s, a Governor cleared both Sacco and Vanzetti’s names because he saw the disgrace in the trial. (Meredith Y.) |
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| | H4. Your view of the United Nations, please? | | H4. Your view of the United Nations, please? |