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    The main reason that japan attacked Pearl Harbor was they need resources .During December the 7th in 1942 the day japan attacked Pearl Harbor. America was involved both in the pacific against japan and in Europe against japan all in the Nazi Germany. The reason why that japan attacked Pearl Harbor was they needed oil‚ japanese imports‚ and they needed world order. Japan needed oil because they attack Pearl Harbor in order to block the United States and the Philippines for japan to acquire oil. Towards

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    Pearl Harbor was the first time the U.S. was invaded by another country. This had forever changed the history of America. Starting just before 8 a.m. Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan‚ and the Japanese were bombed by Japan‚ and the Japanese were able to destroy about 8 battleships‚ 20 American naval vessels‚ and 300+ airplanes. Pearl Harbor is an American naval base near Honolulu‚ Hawaii. The next day President Franklin D. Roosevelt did the right thing to ask Congress to declare war on Japan.. And

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    August 6‚1945 the United States dropped a Uranium atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima‚ located in Japan. It was necessary for the U.S. army force to drop the bomb on Hiroshima due to the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the need to impress Russia‚ and to mark the end of a global conflict. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941‚killing innocent lives and causing a mass destruction‚ because of this‚ the U.S. needed to retaliate. The U.S. lost about 2‚390 servicemen and over 1000 were injured. This was an incredible

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    December‚ 7‚ 1941 is a day that will always be remembered in American history. At the time‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt called that day “a date which will live infamy.” This is the day when the Japanese attacked America at Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack that was most definitely a cataclysmic one‚ when taking into consideration of more than 2‚500 lives taken. Because of this attack America got involved in World War II. Japan’s surprise attack was brought on by many factors. One of the

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    Pearl Harbor impacted our nation in many more ways than one could imagine. The horrendous attack that leads the U.S to take extreme measure on the confinement of all Japanese descendants in the United States. The U.S was wounded‚ but that only gave the U.S another reason to fight back. During WWI more than 120‚000 Japanese-American citizens were assembled and ultimately shipped to internment camps. They had not been transported to the camp because they had been found guilty of a crime‚ but because

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    “Yesterday‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ a date which will live in infamy.” Those are the famous words from President Franklin Roosevelt regarding the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The purpose in Roosevelt’s “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation” was to educate the nation on what had happened and to justify his reasons for declaring war upon the Japanese Empire. Each word in this memorable speech tugged on the emotions of the American people. His emotional and passionate appeal about his duty as President

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    Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? On December 7‚ 1941 there was a surprise Military Strike against the United States by the Japanese Navy. 2‚402 were killed that day; not including the Japanese‚ And 1‚282 was left wounded. This attack came as a shock to the American people‚ which led directly to the U.S entry into World War II. Most of the people in this Era are not really educated about WHY they attack us. So here are the reasons‚ On September 1940‚ Before the Attack‚ The U.S placed

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    Pearl Harbor‚ Japan figured if they depleted the American forces in the pacific‚ they would be able to have a path to victory. The 5- star movie does not really establish a defined reason why Japan decided to go into war with America: there was no fully developed rationale presented in the movie‚ which would have helped provide a context for Japan’s declaration of war and their military attack on the US military forces in Hawaii on December 7‚ 1941. There some tweets that referred to Japan becoming

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    Gigi R. English 102 6 Oct. 2013 Rhetorical Essay Speeches often correlate‚ especially when they are written for a similar audience in a similar situation. For example‚ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Pearl Harbor Address” appeals to Americans fear during the time of war. President Roosevelt states what has happened and how it will in turn affect the citizens of America. President Roosevelt also appeals to logic‚ stating that because America has been attacked‚ they must engage

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    the rhetorical situation. The purpose of this essay is to analyze two rhetorical situations to determine if they are effective or not according to the criteria of rhetoric. The rhetorical situations are President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech "Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation" and Coca-Cola’s famous polar bear commercial: “Say Thank you with a Coke”. Rhetorical situations are defined by the kinds of appeals that may affect an audience‚ the pistesis. There are three types: the rhetors credibility

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