Americans to Drop the Bombs? Introduction On August 6th‚ 1945‚ an American B-29 bomber named “Enola Gay” dropped the world’s first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. The nuclear explosion killed nearly 90 percent of the cities population‚ killing 75‚000 people from the point of impact and thousands more dying from Radiation Poisoning later on. Three days later‚ on August 9th‚ a second B-29 bomber named “Bockscar” dropped a second Atomic bomb on the Japanese city‚ Nagasaki. This bomb killed 40‚000 people
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Decision to Drop the Bomb By Jung Oh Introduction Of all the political and military decisions in history‚ few have been subject to more analysis and comment than the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Miles‚ 1985‚121). Scholars in the field have grappled with the vexing question of why the United States decided to use the atomic bomb near the conclusion of the Second World War. A careful study of the critical events leading up to 6 August 1945 offers many distinct
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HSC Legal Studies Yasmin Bradbury Meaning of crime 1.1 A crime is an act or omission‚ harmful to the public that is punished by the state in criminal proceedings‚ initiated and pursued by the state. The Elements of crime: Actus Reus‚ Mens Rea 1.2 For the prosecution to obtain a conviction‚ they must prove the existence of all elements of a crime to the requisite criminal standard of proof‚ being beyond a reasonable doubt. With the exception of strict liability offences for a criminal
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while expressing opinions and ideas. TASK 1. Study the linkers and complete the blanks in the table. FUNCTION To list ideas in order of importance To list actions in time order LINKERS first (of all) / then / to begin with / next /afterwards / finally after / before ________________________________ and / moreover / also / in addition / furthermore ________________________________ because / as / since To express contrast but / however ________________________________ for example / to illustrate /
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Kyle Freund History 1302 TTH 10-11:20 11/28/12 Zinn‚ Howard. The Bomb. Pollen: City Light Books‚ 2010. Call No. 940.54’2521954 The Bomb gives a unique insight on the bombing of Hiroshima and Royan from the perspective of an air force bombardier World War II veteran Howard Zinn. This two-part book includes Zinn’s essay over the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Zinn’s experiences of the bombing over the town of Royan. Although this book may be a quick read‚ it is an influential and inspiring
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HSC Food Technology 2012 Assessment Task 2 Food Manufacture Part A – Analysis and preparation 1. a) Select a preserve (jam‚ chutney‚ pickle) and submit a computer generated copy of the recipe. Strawberry jam recipe submitted. b) Identify ALL raw materials that would be used in the production of your selected preserve. A raw material can be defined as any product that is used in the manufacture of another food. Strawberry jam Ingredients – fresh strawberries‚ lemon‚ sugar Materials
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powerful bomb of a new type” ‚ but the fears were cast aside from government officials. Few realized the threat of nuclear power‚
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Was the Atomic Bombing Justified? The Atomic Bomb made a very serious statement at a time when the world was in disarray (“Manhattan”). World War II was one of the most destructive times in history causing over 50 million deaths and leaving behind mental and physical casualties of war. (“World War II”) It started in September‚ 1939 when Germany invaded Poland and continued on a destructive path through Europe. Britain and France declared war on Germany. Two years prior in 1937‚ the Sino Japanese
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The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary. The bombs were the U.S. trying to end a period of darkness in human history. The U.S. made a judgement call to either keep on with the war and putting with pro long war and more casualties‚ or to just end it all and make them surrender the hard way. The use of atomic bombs was something that the U.S. thought was appropriate to save everyone from the costs of more war and the destruction of the world. This was a consequence that was
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A Case Study for HSC Business Studies WORLD’S BIGGEST SCREENS Pty Ltd LG IMAX Theatre Sydney CONTENTS 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………… ..... 2. Curriculum Links ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………… ..... 3. You Business Studies Excursion ……………………………………………………………………………………………….... 4. What is IMAX? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. IMAX in Australia …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 3 4 5 7 Core HSC Business Studies Topics: 6
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