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    most famous psychopaths are: Ted Bundy‚ Issei Sagawa‚ Jeffrey Dahmer‚ and John Wayne Gacy Jr.. Ted Bundy is known for murdering young woman by beating them or by strangulation. After brutally killing the victims he also confessed to raping many of them. Ted Bundy’s last words were “I’d like you to give my love to my family and my friends”. Issei Sagawa was practically a celebrity after killing and eating a Dutch exchange student named Renee Hartevelt. Issei had invited her to his apartment‚ where

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    During WWII‚ Japanese-Americans were discriminated against solely because of their Japanese ancestry. Although mistreated‚ despised‚ and even imprisoned‚ the Japanese-Americans overcame tremendous hardships and approximately 33‚000 Japanese-Americans‚ both men and women‚ served valiantly in our Armed Forces‚ and nearly 800 of those having made the ultimate sacrifice. While there are numerous anecdotes‚ I will focus this paper on those Japanese-Americans who were part of the University of Hawaii

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    were from Honolulu which would again explain the mentioned vows to return to Honolulu. Initially this all Asian-American dominated war unit was called the 100th Battalion‚ but as time progressed‚ it merged with the all-Nisei populated 442nd Regimental Combat Team. The term “Nisei” refers to people of Japanese descent who were born and educated in either the United States or Canada. The 100th Battalion was composed of mostly Japanese-Americans‚ most of who initially enlisted to escape the relocation

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    Women made up 49.83% of the nation’s 132 million jobs in June of 2009; for the first time in American history‚ “Women are on the verge of outnumbering men in the workforce for the first time‚ a historic reversal caused by long-term changes in women’s roles and massive job losses for men during this recession” (Cauchon). Just as the current recession has impacted the way that women exist in the workforce‚ so too did past national events influence women’s roles in the workplace. In the early twentieth

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    There are two concepts one should talk about when approaching the subject of immigration and how it applies to a minority: integration and assimilation. Integration is the acceptance of a country’s laws and basic principles while keeping a distinct cultural identity. By contrast‚ assimilation requires adopting the majority’s customs‚ values and way of life. Because of the so-called "melting pot"‚ integration is almost always promoted as the shining beacon of America‚ but most often successful

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    We think of Franklin D. Roosevelt as one of our greatest presidents. We see Roosevelt as the president that helped the American people regain faith in themselves‚ especially at the depth of the great Depression. They say he brought hope as he promised prompt‚ vigorous action after asserting this statement‚ “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” But no one looks back to notice Roosevelt to be the president who signed an executive order to condemn‚ and relocate all Japanese Americans living

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    Families dined at the community mess halls. Children were expected to attend school. Recreational Games were set up to pass time. The camps were either too hot or too cold.² Nisei and more about Internment Camps Most Japanese American camps held Nisei-or Japanese Americans that were born in america. This did not make a difference towards Internment camps however. Even Japanese Americans of WWI were forced out of their homes². The united states were hoping to

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    In her report “Japanese American Internment During WWII”‚ Heather Steven explains how “those in the camps showed their loyalty to the United Sates by assisting in the war effort” (2). While in the camps Japanese Americans were assigned to making uniforms and parachutes for the troops. Others grew and canned food that was also sent to the troops (Steven).Overtime interned citizens were released from these internment camps‚ provided that they did not return to the West Coast (Robinson). Before entering

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    Visiting the Japanese American Museum was an extremely moving and often gut wrenching roller coaster ride of emotions both of happiness and sadness alike. The stories of triumph were ostensibly plastered along the walls in glass cases‚ but so too were the stories of terror and internment of Japanese Americans on no further grounds than their original origin. The Japanese were interned in barracks to supposedly prevent espionage from the US to Japan. The internment of the Japanese was akin to the

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