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    A Historical Look into the “Ballad of Birmingham The “Ballad of Birmingham is a shocking poem that was written by Dudley Randall about a bombing of an African American church in Birmingham‚ Alabama in 1963. The bombing of the church was racially motivated and resulted in the death of four innocent African American girls and was the turning point in the United States 1960s Civil Rights Movement. In Dudley’s poem he has taken such a sad event and turned it into a poem showing the racially motivated

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    Birmingham Jail

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail By: Brendan Southern Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)‚ was one of the most influential and memorable of that of the civil rights movement. Being a well-educated black christian he appealed to many people of many demographics throughout America. Aside from this‚ he was highly persuasive‚ and properly motivated to lead the movement that helped form this country into what it is today. In his letter From a Birmingham jail to his fellow clergymen‚ he answers questions to clergymen

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    Southeast Asia: The Bali Bombing October 12‚ 2002 would become a decisive turning point for foreign and domestic politics in Indonesia. On that day‚ the lives of over two hundred and two people were claimed after three bombs were denoted simultaneously in Bali and one in Sulawesi. This act of violence was to become the most devastating act of terrorism on Indonesian soil. The Bali bombing can be viewed as the most devastating act of terrorism not only because the bombing was the first attack against

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    industrial target because it was a major rail transportation center. However‚ during the bombing raid over thirty five thousand civilians were killed.(1) Due to this devastation‚ many people believe that the bombing was unnecessary and unethical and should not have been carried out even though it further weakened Germany’s war efforts in World War II. To begin with‚ many people argue that the bombing of Dresden was not only unethical because of the large number of casualties‚ but also

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    and Japanese cities. These bombings were targeted at cities with innocent civilians‚ who were injured and killed during these attacks. Aerial bombardment is a form of strategic bombing‚ used to sap the population and strike fear in the hearts of civilians. Aerial bombing striped the German and Japanese civilians of their hope‚ and their spirit. The civilians lived in constant fear of air raids‚ and of the future. The United States was not justified in using aerial bombing German and Japanese cities

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    Hiroshima Bombing

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    Hiroshima Bomb Analysis Hiroshima is a city located in Japan‚ an island in Asia off the mainland of China. On December 7th‚ 1941 the Japanese launched an attack on the United States by bombing Pearl Harbor. This attack caused the United States to enter World War II and declare war on Japan and its counterparts Germany and Italy. The war was long and devastating for both sides both Allies and Axis powers. After a long and strained war the Japanese have been pushed back to their homeland. The United

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    Bombing of Hiroshima

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    The Bombing of Hiroshima Hiroshima‚ Japan (1945)‚ a city of industrial wealth and military significance‚ was destroyed by the first nuclear bomb on August 6‚ 1945. Hiroshima was a city that was mainly untouched by the American nightly bombings. A community that carried about as if the war was elsewhere became the center of attention as a mushroom cloud rose above the city on that unforgettable morning. As an American‚ I am unsure of my thoughts concerning this matter‚ but as a human being‚ the

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    Boston Bombings

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    Boston Bombings- Creating & Presenting Practise SAC Imaginative writing- a poem or rap revealing the story of a survivor of a terrorist act A NIGHTMARE I felt as if I was in a movie Everything was so sudden It was a nightmare Events flashing before my eyes But a blur I couldn’t grasp what was happening Grazing on my knees from falling Blood stained faces Bodies cut and fragmented limbs So much pain I felt nothing My wife My daughters Laughter and memories Slowly fading away Gasping

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    Japan bombing

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    Abbigail Richardson Instructor’s Name US History May 28‚ y Bombing Japan The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII was a great controversial event for America. American citizens should learn about this event because it lead to other major events in our nation’s history like the Cold War‚ and most likely the next war that our great nation has to face. The day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor‚ President Roosevelt declared war on Japan. US troops were deployed in

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    Suicide Bombing

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    Suicide Bombing: Suicide Bombing (also known as suicide attack‚ homicide bombing‚ or "kamikaze") is an attack intended to kill others and inflict widespread damage‚ in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process. Suicide attacks began occurring in Pakistan from 2002 onward and their frequency went up significantly after 2007‚ the year when the military operation was carried out against Jamia Hafsa in Islamabad and the Chief Justice of Pakistan was sacked by the then military

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