The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings. Genocide or not? ! The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred on 6-9 August 1945. As stated by Jennifer Rosenberg: ‘‘Unlike many other bombing raids‚ the goal for this raid had not been a military installation but rather an entire city.’’1 The US wanted to scare the Japanese out of the war. The possible targets of the bombings were: Hiroshima‚ Kokura‚ Nagasaki and Niigata. Kyoto was one of the choices as well‚ but it was removed from the list. ‘‘The cities
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Ethics In Warfare: British “Area Bombing” During World War II From the Trojan horse to the Atomic Bomb‚ strategies and motivations during warfare have come under close scrutiny from historians and observers alike. The British strategy of “area bombing” during the Second World War is one of such controversies with differing viewpoints. Historians such as Denis Richards‚ author of The Hardest Victory‚ take the stance that “area bombing” was a necessary strategy to help the war effort while other
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Untold The Sixteen Street Church bombing was a tragic day many lives were ruined that day‚ four girls were killed and 14 injured in a bomb blast at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Riots break out‚ and two African-American boys‚ Virgil Ware‚ 13‚ and Johnny Robinson‚ 16‚ are also killed. In all‚ at least 20 people are injured from the initial bombing and the ensuing riots. (CNN). The four little girls that died in the Sixteen Street Bombing but no one really recognize Johnny
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to a concept of strategic bombing. “British anti-aircraft and civil-defense preparations were inadequate in the summer of 1940”‚ yet the Luftwaffe was unable to wreak the devastating effects feared by many (Axelrod). German tactics were changed again and the Luftwaffe resorted to indiscriminate bombing of larger cities‚ including London‚ Plymouth and Coventry. British fighters were also inexperienced compared
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the Boston Marathon affected us The Boston Marathon was hosted in the big city of Boston on April 15‚ 2013. 26‚839 runners started the Boston Marathon on April 15‚ 2013‚ but only 17‚600 crossed the finish line. The bombings caused a huge devastation to everyone around the world. The bombing caused great stress for the thousands of participants. Many had to finish the run with the fear of being killed or injured. Who would want to devastate the United States with another uncalled for tragedy? The Boston
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Despite the vast fragmentation on society‚ Truman’s decision for bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified because of the necessity to maintain security throughout the country after the horrific Pearl Harbor attacks and the relentlessness of the Japanese to surrender. After assessing the mass amount of harm done
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For my current event I chose an article entitled‚ “Dr. Alan Mendoza: Brussels Bombing Shows European Multiculturalism ‘Simply Has Not Worked’” by John Hayward. The article was written March 22 2016‚ and it address the terrorist attack that recently happen in Brussels. The bombing happen on a Tuesday in a Brussels airport. Dr. Alan Mendoza blames multiculturalism for the terrorist attack that took place. Dr. Mendoza states‚ “What we desperately need‚ and what Europeans will have to begin to understand
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Guernica Music‚ the visual arts‚ and dance can be used to develop critical thinking‚ which includes the ability to use logic and reasoning in problem solving. Critical thinking is an active‚ purposeful‚ organized‚ and cognitive process that research has shown can be explicitly taught. The skills required for critical thinking support higher learning‚ which necessitates the ability to see connections between concepts and topics‚ and to generalize understanding between disciplines. There are various
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Pablo Picasso’s "Guernica" is a massive painting made as a protest to war and violence by depicting their true horrors. The Spanish civil war of 1936 was fought between the democratic Republican government and the fascist forces that sought to overthrow the former. The village of Guernica‚ which was occupied exclusively by civilians and had absolutely no tactical advantage for either side whatsoever‚ was bombed in a training exercise by the Nazi German air force of Adolf Hitler‚ who supported the
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The untitled Picasso at Daley Plaza is the iconic symbol of Chicago to the rest of the world‚ but Pablo Picasso himself never visited Chicago. While Picasso seemed pleased to gift Chicago with artwork as he was also doing a piece for another “gangster city‚” Marseille‚ France‚ all else is shrouded in mystery. Any analysis needs to consider that there can be no definitive conclusions; only suppositions about the true meaning of this work. The “abstract form” of the untitled Picasso will always provoke
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