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Essay 2: Synthesis (Rough Draft) Summary Directions Write a 750 to 1250 word (about three to five double-spaced pages) synthesis essay on one of the topics below. You may select a different topic related to Japanese internment, but you MUST get instructor approval before you plan and draft the essay. You may also utilize additional sources for this essay. Your essay MUST Include an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Bring together ideas from at least two sources, at least one of which MUST be Farewell to Manzanar. Use summary, quotation (when appropriate), and/or paraphrase to present these ideas. Be written mostly in your own words. Cite sources in MLA format (see Essay 2 Citations on the class Moodle page) Your essay should NOT Be a collection of summaries. Your sources will support points that YOU make. If all you are doing is summing up what each source says, you aren't making any points. Misrepresent ideas from your sources Use first (I/my) or second person (you/your) Topics 1. In justifying the internment of Japanese Americans, Milton Eisenhower, director of the War Relocation Authority, claimed it was carried out "with real consideration for the people involved." How does this view compare to the views of internment offered by Jeanne Wakatsuki and others who experienced internment firsthand? What was the reality of internment for those who lived through it? 2. How might American's perception of the Japanese (as embodied by propaganda) have contributed to the mistreatment and discrimination that Japanese-Americans endured?