"In response to executive order 9066" by dwight okitaWhy does the speaker begin with the poem with "dear sirs"? To whom is she speaking and what is the significance of starting the poem this way?

The speaker is a 14-years teenage girl. So, she began with "Dear sirs" in the poem as a sign of respect knowing fully well that she was addressing elders.

She was responding to Executive Order 9066, to the Secretary of War precisely who was authorized to prescribe in that area.

Beginning the poem this way is significant because it gives room for the reader to understand how to address elders. Also, it creates a kind of connection between the speaker and recipient.

Explanation:

The Executive Order 9066 was a United States presidential executive order which was signed and issued during the World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt.

The author, Dwight Okija wrote about a teenage girl who was in a relocation camp for 4 years. She was accused of her best friend for being the Japanese who bombed Pearl Harbor. She tried to show in the poem that is just a teenage girl and was not part of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.