Author: Dominic Salvucci

Teacher, Father, Husband, Poet/Philosopher, Life Long Learner.

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Kahlil C

Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of many things he was a Christian,Political philosopher,Minister. He has given everyone equal civil rights, colored people the right to vote.he has also stopped segregation with black and white. But Martin Luther King Jr. is also knowned for his I had a dream speech at the front of the Lincoln Memorial In Washington DC.  

I have learned that everybody needs equal rights, everybody deserves to be treated equally, everyone will become strong if we become 1 with another. We would be different as people, it would be better for the environment and our mental health. I have learned that whenever we were segregated it was just bad for the people their health the environment and the world.we has people just need to like,take care,love one another don’t matter about their racist or color the world is not big in white the world is not bigger in black the world is bigger in black and white. I see how toxic the world was back then and people are still struggling with these problems now.

Civil What do I like about this assignment? I like how I got to do more research on this hero for this world and l am very thankful for what he did for everyone in this world. He did not deserve to die how he did. I also found out his granddaughter is carrying his legacy for social right activists. She has started her own protest with people. 

 

I wouldn’t change anything for this assignment in the future.

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Jeff B.

My topic for the project was explaining what was important about the 24th Amendment. And what I learned while doing this project is that the 24th amendment forbids the Federal and State governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections. What I liked about the project was having enough time to get it finished. And what I would change about the project in the future would be to remove the Self-Evaluation.

Civil Rights Project Reflection by Marie B.

My topic was about Ralph Ellison’s novel, The Invisible Man, which was written in the 1950’s about the struggles that black men had both in the North and South. The novel followed a man who believed he was invisible due to the fact that everyone ignored him. He tried to have influence both in the South, while he was in college, and in the North, while he was in Harlem. He was ultimately unsuccessful and ended up going into hiding due to the amount of racism he faced. The novel was not as popular when it first came out but it became more popular during the early 2000’s. 

I learned what it was like to live as a black man in the 1950’s and how hard it was to evoke change in the hearts and minds of the people. I have also learned that while the book was not popular during the civil rights movement, it still became a huge influence on the movement afterwards and caused people to want more change and more equality. 

I liked learning all of these things and understanding the differences that caused the civil rights movements back in the 1950’s. I also liked the way it was structured and how helpful Sal was when it came to the outline of the project. 

I would change my summary and shorten it because I made it a bit too long and tedious for listeners to comprehend. I think I could have done a better job with my script overall. 

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Autumn E

In the first video put out by our government, I believe the message they were trying to convey is that they were taking good care of the Japanese American Evacuees. I think it gives a very accurate portrayal of the Japanese American population besides the fact they call their ancestors “Aliens”.  The video shows that the Japanese thought that this sacrifice was them doing their part in the war effort, It shows them wanting to have normal lives, start working, building schools, farms, homes, and overall becoming a civilization.

In the second video, In my opinion the message they are trying to convey is that people in our country were made to think that Japanese Americans should not be allowed back into our country because they were disloyal. I do not think that the portrayal of Japanese Americans is correct at all, because for more than 80 years Asian immigrants were viewed as “economic threats”, there were laws that effectively banned them from the country, and the Japanese population that made it to America still had the lingering resentment increased after Pearl Harbor. Internment camps were isolated in deserts with harsh weather, and armed with barbed wire fencing and guard towers, small one-room apartments with little privacy and constant surveillance.

I believe video 2 showed a more accurate representation of what actually went on in our country and how people of different descent were treated, As the war continued public opinions worsened against Japanese Americans. Only 35% of the country thought that they should be allowed to return home after the war was over which kept the camps open for 3 years. On December 17th, 1994 the government announced that Japanese American Evacuees could return home, when they returned home, their homes were looted and all of their possessions were gone. There weren’t many jobs so a lot of them became homeless, no government assistance was given to those trying to rebuild their lives. Overall, video 2 tells you the most about the truth and that they weren’t actually well taken care of.

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Callie S

The United States perspective on the Japanese Internment was that they were helping
the Japanese and doing them a “big favor”. The US had claimed there were more Japanese in LA than anywhere else in the world. In the video the US also said that since the Japanese could watch our every move, we had to move them. They evacuated all Japanese from their “harsh critical locations” very quickly. While most of these Japanese people were US born citizens. This video does not portray the correct story of the Japanese Internment because of the lies of what the United States claimed to do.

The Japanese perspective was a lot different from the United States. The Japanese-
Americans just wanted a safe place to live/work in. 2 out of 3 native born Americans were banned because of their race. They were seen as economic threats and nothing good. FDR signed order 9066 which meant the US army can exclude any or all persons from an area.  Residents were forced to sell their belongings for little money. 33,000 Japanese still served in. the US army, but whenever they were home, all of their possessions were looted. Many. Japanese became homeless because of this. This video does portray the correct story of the. Japanese Internment because it showed the Japanese people’s side of the story and showed. what they actually went through.

I believe that the Japanese Americans side portrayed a better example of what
happened during the internment. I believe that because in the first video with the Americans telling their side of the story, it was all about helping in their eyes. In the second video with the Japanese’s side it shows what the Japanese-Americans experienced during the interment. It shows that the US “helping” was actually just demolishing their homes and everything they worked so hard for.

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Tyler M

The US’s view on the Japanese was that they were helping and doing them a big favor.The US claimed that there were more Japanese in LA then any other place in the world.The video also stated that since the Japanese could see everything we were doing we had to move them.They moved all Japanese from the bad locations quickly. A lot of people were born there. The video doesn’t describe the correct story of the Japanese because of the lies the US claimed.

The Japanese were a lot different from the US. The japanese- Americans just wanted a place to live. ⅔ of the people were banned because of their race. They saw them as threats and nothing good. They were demanded to sell their belongings.33,000 Japanese still served in the US army, but when they weren’t home they took all of their stuff. Many Japanese were left without homes at this point.

In my opinion the first video had more information. It said how they had to move all the japanese. They said that there were so many people in LA. The Japanese did us a big favor. 

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Alex L

FIRST VIDEO

The message the video conveys is the Japanese being required to move and put into camps.  The portrayal of Japanese they show in the video I believe is accurate because most of the Japanese were not full Japanese, their stuff was left behind and most of their houses were raided. Leaving them feeling poor and hopeless when they get back from the camps

SECOND VIDEO

The  message this video conveys is that the Japanese were hated after Pearl Harbor and putting them in camps. The portrayal of the Japanese was accurate because it showed pictures of them and where they were living even with little to no hope young Japanese still were joining the army and showed that after three years they were still alive.

I believe the second video portrays a more accurate representation of the Japanese at that time. It shows more images of where they lived in those camps and more about what shops they had and where they lived before they were put in camps.

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Zack W.

The video shows that after the japenese attacked the the U.S. was worried about other japanese so they evacuated them to assembly centers. I dont believe that this is an accurate portrayal of japanese americans because, not evey japanese person is a part of the japanese army. the US was worried that the japanese fisherman were watching the boats and the farmers were watching the airfields. if the japanese were all a part of the war they wouldnt have cooperated as mush when they got sent to the evacuation center.

The second video shows more of what the people think about the japanese people after the war. after the war people didnt want the japanese to be let out in the country, only 35% of people supported the return of japanese americans. it took 3 years for the japanese americans to be released to their homes, when they got back to their homes they were looted and destroyed. the japanese americans werent able to get jobs so most of them became homeless.

i think the second video was more correct because it tells more about how the people feel about the japanese americans. the first video mostly talked about what they did in the evacuation center. the second video tells us more about after they get let out of the center.

 

Japanese Internment Video Comparison by Ameera W

     The message that the first video is trying to convey is when the Japanese come over to America for the first time and then will soon begin to build schools and other useful things. They enjoyed the freedom and were new to the land, the land was untouched and raw. I believe the Japanese -Americans are accurate in their portrayal of them, they are known to be respectful and hardworking, and loyal, just like how the japanese americans helped serve during world war 2, they helped build schools, teach/take care of children, they take care of the injured or sick. 

        For the second video, the japanese were able to help during the war, making camps and houses for them, the japanese were forced to sell their businesses, they lived in a one room place with little privacy and guards everywhere.  Young men came forth to join the military, nearly 33,000 Japanese-American soldiers.  One of the presidents made the japanese-americans able to live there for good. The video shows how the japanese were treated, they were treated like slaves at the beginning and soon later were not, people made it seem the japanese were weird or odd and not trustworthy. When they wanted to go back their homes were trashed and belongings gone and felt homeless.      

          I believe the second video shows more how they were treated and more accurate visions too. The Japanese were brought over to help with the war, and tons of families were made to work for them and lost their homes. They helped with the war, the women were teaching the children, they helped the ill and etc. they did a lot for this country but so little was reconsidered by others.

Japanese Interment Video Comparison by Jesse S

first it tells a acre-ct portry of Japanese amaracan . because they were living to close to milatary bases.  they also saw the movement of the ships. some needed to move away from the baces because there might be a milatary fight there. but they help out with moving everone out with ther house belongings .

It tells what happen after the war and what happen to there home all of them have benn stolen.  there what they built before for them self like farmes hospitals and scholl .

third it show so much more like where they are in the us some were close to shipyard were the build there militarily so they move away then they had to move to show what and how it did happen in movement the goverment paid for the whiole thing