Thousands dead‚ a city devastated‚ and the entire world outraged. Dropping the atomic bomb is one of the most controversial events in history. Both sides of the argument hold valid reasons‚ and which side is correct becomes a very gray area. Before picking a side‚ knowing what happened is essential. The US made the decision to drop the first weaponized atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. World War II was coming to a stopping point‚ but which side would be the victor. The atomic race had
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Inflation Facts 1. In economics‚ inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. 2. As inflation rises‚ every dollar will buy a smaller percentage of a good. For example‚ if the inflation rate is 2%‚ then a $1 pack of gum will cost $1.02 in a year. 3. A dollar from 1950 is now worth only $0.12 4. The term “inflation” is from the Latin term inflare‚ meaning to “blow up or inflate‚” and it was first used in a monetary sense
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American Pregnancy Association. N.p.‚ Feb. 2014. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. . Walker‚ Sharon. "History of Abortion." History Of.... Google+‚ 2014. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. . Willke‚ John C.‚ Barbara H. Willke‚ John J. Davis‚ and David C. Reardon. "Cases." Abortion Facts. N.p.‚ 2014. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. .
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Was it necessary to drop the atomic bombs? The only military use of atomic weapons has been on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and almost certainly brought a prompt conclusion to WW2. However‚ the question of whether it was necessary is still hotly debated 70 years after the event. The answer is no it wasn’t necessary‚ although it is not as simple as you may think because if I had just been a soldier fighting in New Guinea or if I was a POW starving on the Thai-Burma railway [1] then
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In early August 1945 atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These two bombs quickly yielded the surrender of Japan and the end of American involvement in World War II. By 1946 the two bombs caused the death of perhaps as many as 240‚000 Japanese citizens1. The popular‚ or traditional‚ view that dominated the 1950s and 60s put forth by President Harry Truman and Secretary of War Henry Stimson was that the dropping of the bomb was a diplomatic maneuver aimed
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After the shift in power from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to President Harry S. Truman in the middle of the most intense war the United States has faced up to that point in time‚ there was still much to settle in the Second World War. The United States was still heavily involved with finishing the battle with the Japanese in the Pacific‚ and there seemed to be no clear end. However‚ after experimenting for years with the Manhattan Project‚ the military was able to develop a nuclear weapon for
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Terrorism or Bomb Blasts Outline: 1. Introduction—Terrorism is the use of violence to get political demands. 2. Who is involved in the acts of terrorism and why? 3. The disadvantages of terrorism 4. How can we do away with terrorism? 5. Conclusion—Sincere and combined efforts are needed at international level to do away with terrorism without any discrimination. Essay: Terrorism is the use of violent actions in order to achieve political aims or to force a government to act. Today the world is very
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pleased to present the seventh edition of Brain Facts: A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System. This edition has been substantially revised. Research progress has been updated throughout the publication‚ and a new section on animal research added. The information also has been reorganized into six sections to make it easier for readers to glean the “big ideas” covered‚ and the specific topics that fall under each category. The publication of the Brain Facts seventh edition coincides with the launch of
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It wasn’t necessary to drop the bombs on Japan. It wasn’t justified for many reasons. One reason being that Japan was already on the brink of surrendering. They killed innocent people just for the sake to end a war when there could’ve been other diplomatic ways to end it. It was all immoral. US also wanted to show off the power that they had. They knew just how powerful and how much damage it was going to cause‚ but they took the chance. Before the bomb decision was made‚ an “Allied demand for an
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