Regina Lewin's Testimony

She soon got involved in the wrong crowd which resulted in her skipping curfew and smoking cigarettes. Not only was she doing those things but she withdrew from her family as well . A couple months into the camp she soon stopped talking to her brother and mother. These are all signs of depression. If the family weren't placed in these camps they wouldn't have gone through all these struggles. The families relationships between one another and their mental health would have still been intact . The internment camps, in various different ways, affected thousands of Japanese-American families across the nation. From broken homes to low self-esteem, one could say the internment camps were meant to break these Japanese americans down . They made these people feel inhuman which resulted in them acting out of character. This novel gives you insight of just one; of many, families that were affected by this act of war. The girl, for example truly acted out of character . She went from being a well-behaved girl to being in a constant state of rebellion with her new friends she had made in the internment camps. The girl, unlike the boy having to step up and be the man of the house, she decided to mentally withdraw and let the situation take control of her, rather than her taking control of the situation. Putting the girl in the internment camp resulted in her acting out and showing minor signs of depression. The Girl, Boy, Mother and Father suffered in various ways that

But was it for the best or for the worst ? The girl had much insight and could cope with almost anything, a 10 year old with a family and a home, a smart young lady who was unimpeachable, given the options to make her own decision she did so. While she did have her insecurities she would put them aside, and the contempt feeling went away. While in the kitchen, the girl walks in and drinks her water, knowing it was time for her piano lessons, she sits ¨Do i have to? {the woman thought for a moment} No, she said, only if you want to. Tell me i have to.¨[pg.16] When the girl wants her mother to tell her what to do, this symbolizes both the relationship they have and how the girl is still a child that wants reinsurance and is still dependent on her. Though during the time they were in the internment camp many things had changed her. The girl had became both reckless and careless, making impulsive decisions without thinking of the after effects or consequences. When she was in the internment camp, the girl became irresponsible and stop caring about everything “ In the morning she did not return until long after dark. She was always in a rush now...she ate all her meals with her friends. Never with the boy and his mother. She smoked cigarettes.[pg.92]” When the

Her father was a drunk, her mother was mentally ill, all she had was her three siblings to struggle with her by her side. Throughout her life she wasn’t given all that she needed, and her parents put her in many dangerous

Fi was forced her make sacrifices because of tough situations, because she needed to be brave. Fi was an urban teenager that lived in town in a big house who has never had two minute noodles and loves the luxury of a pyjamas and a pillow when camping, this involves no tough decisions or sacrifices. . This is shown when Ellie uses spoken thought and says "Unlike us rural’s she lived in town and spent more time playing piano than drenching sheep or marking lambs" this shows us that fi had a sheltered life with no sacrifices needing to be make. Fi is hit hard by the war and is forced to make sacrifices and some tough decisions, she needs to make drastic changes to who she was as a person and how she acted in a situation. This is shown when Ellie uses spoken thought when fi is running around helping save them from the soldiers, she says “Now it was her courage I was admiring not her grace and beauty”. Ellie always admired Fi as she was her role model but now Fi has changed as a character and become braver than she ever thought she could be because the war changed her. This example of a major life event changing people. It helps the reader understand that the war causes change within a person. This is an important message for teenagers to learn as growing up and becoming more comfortable in uncomfortable situations is part of

Martin, she spoke of the hard lives women dealt with during the war. She wrote about how the women who were affected by the war and how they reacted to their situation. She went into many aspects of different women’s experiences by their writings and actions throughout the war. There were many examples of pain and heartache that the women of this time dealt with. Women of this time period were forgotten, as well as the pain they suffered from all that came with the war. This author helped me to understand the strength that these women untimely had to have in order to deal with these hard times. I felt that there wasn’t enough credit giving to the women of those

In this historical text, Reluctant Witnesses: Children’s Voices from the Civil War, Emmy Werner retells the events of the Civil War through the eyes of children who are male, female, black, and white. Werner worked to sift through the reactions and experiences of the young men and women who were involved in the Civil War. Each chapter articulates a different portion of the battle and the events during the Civil War. Chapter two, five, six, eight, and nine capture the eye-witness accounts from young soldiers and young women who lived through the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Gettysburg, the siege of Vicksburg, the burning of Atlanta, and Sherman’s march to the sea. Chapter three, four, seven, and ten depict the responses the young children had at Andersonville, during the bread riots, the triumph at Washington D.C., and the voices of the former slaves of the south. Werner thrived to increase the knowledge on the involvement of children within the Civil War. Werner’s historical picture was to present the realities children faced on and off the field of battle. Werner’s argument focused on children’s perspective of the Civil War. She supports her claim by providing diary, letter, and journal excerpts from one hundred and twenty children ages four to sixteen, by being focused on their subjective experiences of the hardships they endured and how they managed to cope with them drawing, where appropriate, parallels to the experiences of children in contemporary civil strife.

Finally, she had people who understood her and were willing to listen to her. She had people who believed in her, stood by her when she had her baby. The girls were not perfect, she had some not so good moments with them but even in their imperfections, they were people she could relate with. Being able to read her story to them, and hear their story, gave her a sense of belonging. When Ms Rain asked her how she feels participating in class she said “I feel here”. This is an indication of a sense of belonging.

Her story is the only story in the novel from a child’s point of view. She continuously conveys throughout the novel the psychological and emotional stress resulting from her past experiences. A similar story to Sharon is any story from the children in Syria. In LA Times, Syria’s Ravaged Children, it is explained how children suffer each and every day. Ultimately, Susan lost her childhood due to her traumatic experiences. Sadly, this is true for the children of Syria. Many of them cannot go outside and play, or go to school due to the dangerous circumstances in the country. In the article, Williams’ states, “once the war is over, the world will be confronted with a generation of children who lost their childhood” (2013). Unfortunately, this is all too common in countries of war. Not many people think about the effect wars have on children; however, it is something that the world should start

Through it all she still excelled in high school and was an excellent basketball player, while using these things as a means of escape from the violence that surrounded her. She decided to spend the summer in New Orleans. She worked in a chicken factory as a strike breaker then found work in a restaurant making more money than she ever had before.

Ronita had returned to school, 2 years after Katrina, when she went into labor. The local schools, overwhelmed by thousands of children displaced from New Orleans did not welcome more students, especially with babies, and her help with her youngest brother was needed at home. She liked high school and had hoped to graduate, baby and all, but worried her mother and grandmother could not manage without her.

In order for a trial to be brought, the police and prosecutors might be able to prove that the elements of the particular offence are present. In this criminal case both Actus reus, Mens rea as well causation was clearly shown through the behavior of Katherine Knight.

And finally, there is the issue of staff mismanagement. The supervisor, Keith Frazier, is only checking in with this department one to two times per week. Mr. Frazier is aware that Pat is making international phone calls. He is also aware that Pauline found a way for Pat to make these calls from the building’s elevator once he had the phone system modified to only allow internal calls. Mr. Frazier has also been fielding complaints from the accountants about not receiving their tax schedules in a timely fashion. However, he has failed to confront either of these issues. This lack of management can be attributed to the following:

Living in England during World War II had an impact on her life because it coincided with the time that she was moving around, making it symbolic of her life at that time. She would be lured into a false sense of security in a new home (think of the times in between bombings) and then her world would be turned upside again as she was moved away from her father, and into beaten down homes, and then again to a somewhat

My grandfather’s story was an amazing one. While he talked he spoke about so much passion the soldiers had fighting in the war. He told the story how the one day he had to go out into battle. The United States troops fought in the horrible plains, and tangled, unbearable woods. They walked through swamps, and lived in horrible conditions. My grandpa said that being on the field there was an almost seventy percent chance of being killed. The living conditions were so bad than many of the soldiers died along the way while moving locations.

With the war over, all the soldiers packed their bags and headed back to where they came from. Katimus said goodbye to the Battle Axe and everyone she met. As she boarded the plane she thought about Luke. When she arrived home, she was a war hero. The paper and everyone wanted to talk to her. The town built a statue of her called The Girl Who Saved America. She soon returned to school the same old routine, just without Connor and Clare. She no longer had to worry about lies.