Japanese American Internment

The US is under threat of espionage and sabotage.

Explanation: Roosevelt is assuming that there is a risk of espionage and sabotage against national-defense material, premises, and utilities.

she will be gone for a long time.

Explanation: The narrator gives the impression that they are not going to see the woman they are speaking to for a while. The tomato seeds are a symbol of hope and something to remember the narrator by.

hopelessness

Explanation: The speaker here is a child, and is going with her family to an internment camp. The child is excited to go, because she has packed her galoshes and three packets of tomato seeds. However, the father's comment suggests that he knows the reality of the situation, and that the child's excitement is misplaced.

sabotage

Explanation: The word sabotage" has a negative connotation. It refers to the act of deliberately destroying or damaging something in order to prevent it from working properly."

bleak and unfavorable places where typically nothing thrives.

Explanation: The fact that the protagonist is bringing galoshes and tomato seeds implies that he is not expecting the best conditions. The protagonist's father also says that the tomato seeds will not grow where they are going, which could be interpreted as a metaphor for how the Japanese Americans will not be able to thrive in the internment camps.

wrong- Roosevelt uses loaded language to appeal to the fear and anger the American people have for the Japanese wrong- Roosevelt uses objective language to influence the American public with logic and reason.

Explanation: President Roosevelt's use of vocabulary in the excerpt is very straightforward and to the point. He uses words like authorize," "direct," and "assist" to make it clear that he expects the various departments and agencies to cooperate with the military in carrying out the order. There is no hint of ambiguity or doubt in his language."

During World War II, Japanese Americans were not the enemy.

Explanation: The poem "In Response to Executive Order 9066" by Okita addresses the theme of discrimination. The poem describes the experience of Japanese Americans who were forced to leave their homes and live in internment camps during World War II. The poem talks about the fear and confusion that the Japanese Americans felt during this time. The poem also talks about the strength and resilience of the Japanese American community.

they were Japanese American.

Explanation: of their Japanese ancestry.Although it is not directly stated in the order, it was assumed that individuals in Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066 were targeted for internment because of their Japanese ancestry. This is because the order specifically mentions that the individuals in question are to be relocated to war zones" because of their "race or ancestry." There was a lot of anti-Japanese sentiment at the time, especially in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack, so it is likely that the government saw Japanese Americans as a potential security risk."

loss of friendship

Explanation: The excerpt represents the speaker's anger towards Denise for accusing him/her of trying to start a war.

be gone for a long time.

Explanation: The narrator assumes that she will not be able to see him again and so he gives her a packet of tomato seeds and asks her to plant them for him. He tells her that when the first tomato ripens, she'll miss him.