1.  How was the American soldiers’ idea of “honor” different than the Japanese?  How are male soldiers supposed to “act” when they come home from war? How does Ira not meet that standard?  Why does Ira not feel “proud” of what he did in the war?  Why does Ira want to go back to war?  What does the ending of the film mean when it claims “there are no heroes; they are merely creations of ours to deal with a tragedy”?` Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

2.  Ethnocentrism is the tendency to believe that one's ethnic or cultural group is centrally important, and that all other groups are measured in relation to one's own. The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups relative to his or her own particular ethnic group or culture, especially with concern to language, behavior, customs, and religion. These ethnic distinctions and sub-divisions serve to define each ethnicity's unique cultural identity. Bellwork: Journal Entry #25 Given the above definition of “ethnocentrism,” write your own ONE SENTENCE definition, and then draw a picture that you feel represents the concept behind the definition.

3.  Occurs when one culture or nation places itself at the top of an imagined hierarchy of cultures and nations and subsequently assigns other cultures and nations equivalent or lower value on that scale (i.e. Hitler’s feelings about Germany and the “Aryan” race)  People tend to consider that whatever they believe is the most appropriate system of belief or that however they behave is the most appropriate and 'natural' behavior (connection to “good” and “evil”)  Often leads to pride, vanity, beliefs of one's own group's superiority, and contempt of outsiders (connection to immigration) Ethnocentrism and Nationalism