Michael Darmozadeh Letter From a Birmingham Jail: Wise and Timely The African-American Civil Rights Movement targeted towards outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans‚ and predominantly focused on creating equality among all individuals. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. particularly was one of the prominent figures of the movement. Due to the presence of injustice in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ King planned a non-violent protest against racial segregation practiced by the city ’s government
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On Monday April 15 2013‚ which was Patriot Day‚ an atrocity happened in Boston‚ United States. As everyone already knew‚ it was the Boston Marathon Bombing. The annual Boston Marathon bombing started just like other years‚ without any clue of the calamity. The marathon began as usual and horde of crowds gather along the sidewalk‚ cheering for their families and friends. The contestants endured the tiredness and headed towards the finish line. A spontaneous chant of "Go‚ Go!" bursted out as the runners
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developed atomic bomb. The effects of the atomic bombing at Hiroshima left the city and its inhabitants in a different state from prior to the attack. When the American bomb detonated over Hiroshima‚ its strength was catastrophic
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On April 12‚ 1963‚ eight white clergymen from Alabama wrote to the citizens of this state to urge them to stop the demonstrations and protests that were occurring during the civil rights movement. The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. who many consider the leader of the Civil Rights Movement wrote his own letter in response. On April 16‚ 1963 he wrote the letter that is now known to all as the “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” This letter was directed towards the clergyman and basically all Christian
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On April 19‚ 1995‚ a big tragedy occurred in the United States‚ a terrorist attack took place in Oklahoma City‚ at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The bombing resulted in 168 deaths‚ and more than 800 injuries. This was not the only major event the united States have faced; in September 11‚ 2001‚ the World Trade Center in New York City was attacked. Nearly 3‚000 people were killed‚ and that is including service providers that were lost in the tragedy that occurred in NYC‚ The Pentagon‚
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Hiroshima In response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated‚ “December 7‚ 1941-A date which will live in infamy”. On December 7‚1941‚ the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor at 7:55 in the morning(A Day of Infamy). The United States was‚ “suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” More than 2‚400 people died by the “unprovoked” attack made by the Japanese and more than 150 aircrafts were destroyed(Clancey). This attack‚ which was
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Dr. Turing was a mathematician and logician. During his lifetime‚ he was an innovator in the fields of cryptanalysis‚ logic‚ mathematics‚ and philosophy. The legacy of his work continued in the areas of computer science and artificial intelligence (AI)–a term not invented until a few years after his death. Unfortunately‚ he was not recognized for his accomplishments and inventions until after well after his death. Alan Turing studied mathematics at the University of Cambridge and graduated in 1934
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Boston Busing and It’s Long Term Effect In an attempt to desegregate the Boston Public Schools‚ the Massachusetts Supreme Court decided to bus students from white schools to black schools and vice versa‚ but unfortunately all it did was create protest and riots based on race in the 1970s. There were many problems that contributed to the Boston Busing Plan that made it completely ineffective. From the start of the desegregation process there was nothing but chaos‚ most importantly how the School
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Analysis of the Oklahoma City Bombing On April 19th‚ 1995‚ at 9:02 AM a bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City. The cause of the explosion was an Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil bomb in a 24 foot rental truck parked in the street on the north side of the building (Oklahoma City Fire Department Report of the Bombing). The building was home to sixteen federal agencies. This was the most destructive terrorist act on American soil until the 9/11 attacks.
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Dropping the Bomb The infamous bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima is a highly controversial subject and many continue to debate about the event‚ over half a century after it occurred. In August of 1945‚ near the end of World War II‚ the US military dropped two atomic bombs over Japan‚ not only causing a mass of death and devastation‚ but it also induced the question- were dropping the bombs necessary and justified? Due to exaggerated statistics‚ and what students learn in textbooks‚ Americans
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