The bombing of Hiroshima was an atrocity because thousands of innocent people died and suffered from diseases. The atomic bomb’s damage almost destroyed the whole city. According to statistics‚ “between 70‚000 and 100‚000 people are estimated to have been killed by the bomb. Other people died later from the effects of atomic radiation. ” (Plye) In other words‚ Almost 50% of Hiroshima’s population died in the bombing without having any chance to save themselves and fight for their lives. The ones
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Gandhi. Today Gandhi is considered the most important Indian who ever lived. The father of the nation‚"Bapu"‚ non-violently and successfully fought for Indian equal rights and for India’s freedom and independence from British rule. He is one of the greatest leaders who ever existed because he was fearless‚ selfless and persistent. Gandhi was not a great speaker‚ did not have a very attractive appearance‚ lived asimple life and avoided the spotlight as much as he could‚ but he is still regarded as
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Impact of the American Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution was a period that is primarily applied to the political‚ social‚ and economic changes that highlight the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society that relies on complex machinery rather than handmade objects that were used as tools. It is an historical period that took places from the middle of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. This period was proved destructive
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Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation “All Americans who believe in freedom‚ tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.” Coretta Scott King Background: People have long suffered because of their sexual orientation‚ but the increasing frequency and severity of this problem only recently gained the attention of the United Nations. Human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity encompasses violence
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Brits were left waiting until the 27th of May. Whilst the German Luftwaffe was bombing them from above and the land army was shelling them from below‚ the Allied troops waited and took the best cover possible. All they could do was wait. Dunkirk was a failure in a number of ways. Firstly‚ there was no real ‘battle of Dunkirk’. The word implies that there was an engaging of armed forces in combat. However‚ at Dunkirk‚ there was a German offensive yet no Allied defensive. This means that‚ because the
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“The Declaration of Independence” from The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson Enlightenment Essay Sir Isaac Newton unveiled the gravitational theory in 1687. Although this idea may sound basic to us today‚ at the time it was revolutionary. It contradicted religious beliefs and created a cultural movement. The theory created an alternate way of viewing the world‚ through a lens of rationality and experiment. This single theory allowed others to break through the confines of the Puritan and religious
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American History is a complex fabric that is woven by many notable people. Did you know that Samuel Finley Breese Morse is most commonly known for his invention of the single-wire telegraph and morse code. Morse was actually a painter before he became interested in electricity while in college. If it wasn’t for Morse‚ we wouldn’t be where we are at with today’s communication systems. Since Samuel Morse was the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code‚ The U.S. should create a monument in his honor
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Tragedy. Violence. Disagreements. The Civil War was the worst war that America had to face and it had all those things. The Civil War is the worst war in America ever because it was Americans vs. Americans. Families were split apart and friendships were ended. Some historians believe that the Civil War was inevitable. However‚ through further evaluation‚ the Civil War was caused by extremism from both sides and compromise was not an option for either side. The Civil War started because their were
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The failed revolution of 1905 was perhaps the most obvious example to demonstrate that the revolution of 1917 was not caused by WWI‚ because the desire to rebel was fully entrenched in society by 1905. The disturbance was cause by real problems and concerns such as hunger and human rights violation‚ exacerbated by revolutionaries‚ and was unsuccessful because the real problems of the agrarian and industrial sectors did not peak at the same time. Postcards commemorating the event‚ particularly Bloody
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In practice‚ collective security was mostly dependent on the Council because only their permanent members possessed the political‚ economic and military power to intervene decisively. Unfortunately‚ the Council excluded great powers like Germany on the basis of it being the loser in the First World War‚ the Soviet Union because of its communist government and the United States whorefused to join. The composition of the Council was also criticized as a victors’ club in Germany‚ a capitalist club by
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