Amish.net (http://Amish.net/lifestyle.asp) helps the public to understand the Amish lifestyle. Read the article "The Amish Lifestyle" and answer the following questions:

1. What is the primary language of the Amish?
2. How many Amish live in North America?
3. What are the several groups of Amish?
4. What is the importance of family to the Amish?
5. Read Amish Life FAQs. What is the term used for Amish adolescents who "sow their wild oats"?
6. How do the Amish deal with children who have special needs?
7. What do Amish children do during the day?
8. Why do Amish children choose to remain in the Amish community when they reach adulthood?

Erving Goffman coined the term total institutions to refer to institutions, such as prisons, the military, mental hospitals, and convents, that regulate all aspects of a person's life under a single authority. During World War II, the United States government forced 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry to live in internment camps. To lean more about these camps as total institutions, visit: (http://www.lib.utah.edu/spc/photo/9066/9066.htm), and answer the following question:

1. What led to the internment of residents of Japanese ancestry?
2. Click on "Topaz," and answer the following question:
   Where was Topaz located and how was it described?
3. Read the letter from George Bush.
4. Click your Back button and then click on "Tule." View the pictures and answer the following question:
   Can you imagine the United States government forcing residents today to live under such conditions? Explain.
5. How would you feel if you and your family were suddenly forced to live in a place like Topaz or Tule?