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Part A: which of the following identifies George takei's main claim in the text?
A. While America’s democracy is imperfect, the ideals that the country represents encourage citizens to continue fighting for it.
B. America’s democracy only protects the rights of certain identities, regardless of what they contribute to the nation.
C. The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II proves that the government values the safety of some citizens over others.
D. The government’s actions against Japanese Americans during World War II shows that the United States is not a true democracy.
Part B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "Due process, this is a core pillar of our justice system. That all disappeared. We were to be rounded up and imprisoned in 10 barbed-wire prison camps in some of the most desolate places in America: the blistering hot desert of Arizona, the sultry swamps of Arkansas, the wastelands of Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and two of the most desolate places in California."
B. "All men are created equal, we have an inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and I couldn't quite make that fit with what I knew to be my childhood imprisonment."
C. "He told me that American democracy is vitally dependent on good people who cherish the ideals of our system and actively engage in the process of making our democracy work."
D. "That act of patriotism was answered with a slap in the face. We were denied service, and categorized as enemy non-alien. It was outrageous to be called an enemy when you're volunteering to fight for your country,"
Answer:
A. While America’s democracy is imperfect, the ideals that the country represents encourage citizens to continue fighting for it.
C. "He told me that American democracy is vitally dependent on good people who cherish the ideals of our system and actively engage in the process of making our democracy work."
Explanation:
George Takei's speech at TEDxKyoto describes how it was only through his father´s words that he could connect their horrible experience of internment along with most Japanese Americans during World War II, and the ideals American democracy was supposed to defend. He came to terms with democracy being as fallible as its people and the need for every citizen to work to make it better.
