Reference no: EM133263665
In Dwight Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066," the narrator - a young Japanese-American - writes a letter to the government, who has ordered her family into a relocation camp after Pearl Harbor. In the letter, the narrator details the people in her life, from her father to her best friend at school. Since the narrator is of Japanese descent, her best friend accuses her of "trying to start a war" (18). The narrator is seemingly too naïve to realize the ignorance of this statement, and tells the government that she asked this friend to plant tomato seeds in her honor. Though Okita's poem deals specifically with World War II, the issue of race relations during wartime is still relevant. Recently, with the outbreaks of terrorism in the United States, Spain, and England, many are calling for racial profiling to stifle terrorism. The issue has sparked debate, with one side calling it racism and the other calling it common sense.
Outline what a Rogerian argument might look like based on the article.
What is Side A of the argument about racial profiling in general (opposing side)?
What is Side B of the argument about racial profiling in general (main side)?
What is the Claim (common ground between the two sides)?
What is the Conclusion (wrap up)?