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Nuclear Warhead: The Hiroshima Tragedy
When unexpected disasters happen in a place like Hiroshima, which was destroyed by a nuclear warhead, this tragedy raised people’s morals to unite and improve the environment they live in. The people of Hiroshima, such as Mr. Tanimoto, Father Kleinsorge, and Dr. Sasaki, all decided to help out the people that were gravely injured due to the atomic bomb. Dr.Sasaki immediately started giving medical aid to the people who were in the hospital; Father Kleinsorge saw to people and gave them their much appreciated blessing, and Mr.Tanimoto rowed people across the river where it was safer. These people made the community stronger by providing people the support others may need and helped create a sense of “…pride in the way they and their fellow-survivors

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