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Answer:
The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, was “intended to be an expression of the American mind.” Although not intended as such, it was also an expression of the American character. Woven throughout the text are insights into the minds and virtues of those Lincoln called the “once hardy, brave, and patriotic, but now lamented and departed race of ancestors” who fought for the independence we still enjoy.
This aspect of the Declaration of Independence receives scant attention from scholars and citizens, yet it must be understood. The theory of government elaborated in that text presupposes the existence of citizens who know how to govern themselves and are willing to assert their rights. The American character is the unstated premise of the argument, without which the theory, though still true, doesn’t work in practice.
These were “a free people,” whose character had been shaped over the centuries by “the free system of English laws.” Independence was proclaimed not by a general or an ad-hoc commission of rebel groups, but by “the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, assembled.”
Two centuries later, the American character endures, battered and bruised though it may be. It has been corroded by the Progressive faith in government, the sixties ethos of “if it feels good, do it,” and the mindlessness and vulgarity of pop culture. But we can still readily discern among many Americans the habits of mind and the virtues of a free people. For this, we should be grateful on this Fourth of July.
Answer:
B. He normalizes his experiences at first but eventually understands that his internment was not an example of democracy at its best.
Explanation:
According to a different source, this question refers to the text "Why I Love a Country that Once Betrayed Me" by George Takei. These are the options that come with this question:
A. He comes to realize that his internment was relatively easy compared to other Japanese Americans.
B. He normalizes his experiences at first but eventually understands that his internment was not an example of democracy at its best.
C. He begins to view his internment as a betrayal by America and loses faith in the ideals he once associated with it.
D. He appreciates the internment camps as a child and isn’t able to understand the injustice of the government’s actions until he is an adult.
This is the statement that best describes how Takei's understanding of the internment developed over time. In this text, Takei tells us that, when he was a child and was going through the experience of internment, he normalized it. He thought of the camp as his home, and thought the activities they engaged in to be normal. However, when he grew older, he realized that the experience was not normal, nor was it desirable or an example of a good democracy. This led him to realize that even a democratic government was fallible.
I only know the second one sorry but it was fought by the Yorktown river in Yorktown Virginia