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    CASE STUDY BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT In the space of just 30 minutes every weekday‚ around 5.00 in the evening‚ around 20 flights arrive and depart from the Eurohub Terminal. At the same time‚ aircraft are arriving and leaving from the Main Terminal next to the Eurohub. Across the runway and acres of tarmac‚ at the site of the original airport‚ the overnight freight operation is just beginning to wake up with the arrival of staff and the preparations for the first aircraft from Europe or

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    the United States’ decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was to push Japan to surrender. The bombing was unjustified because the U.S. Army:(1) targeted heavily populated civilian cities‚ (2) deliberately planned their attack to kill‚ (3) did not give Japan enough time to respond‚ (4) did not experience as many casualties than Japan. Many say that the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was unjustified because the U.S. targeted cities that were populated by civilians. According

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    Martin Luther King jr. wrote this letter from the Birmingham jail on April 16‚ 1963. The purpose of this text is Martin Luther King jr contradicting the clergymen and explaining the suffering of the Negro lives. His point was to show that black lives are no different than white lives and how both communities are interrelated. As opposed to the clergymen who wanted negotiations instead of direct actions‚ MLK tried to show the need for direct actions to reach negotiations. For example he had said‚

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    about 80 minutes after the bombing. The prosecution hopes to show at the trial that the plugs tested positive for NG‚ or nitroglycerine‚ which is used in high explosives and the production of dynamite‚ and EGDN‚ or ethylene glycol dinitrate‚ also used in dynamite. In addition‚ they plan to provide testimony that the residue traces found on the plugs are "consistent with" PETN‚ or pentaerythritol tetranitrate‚ a high-explosive compound that frequently has been found in bombings. McVeigh’s jeans. The left

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    “Letter from Birmingham Jail” “Letter from Birmingham Jail” was written on April 16‚ 1963 by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It was written in response to the objections of white southern men. This letter explains Martin Luther Kings’ actions and tries to clarify and explain his protest for desegregation was necessary and definitely not untimely. The letter explains why he was in jail‚ the wrongful acts against African Americans during the civil rights era‚ and the use of direct action to make a difference

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    and to the Republic for which it stands‚ one Nation under God‚ indivisible‚ with liberty and justice for all. This is the pledge of the American people; however‚ only fifty years ago America was not living in accordance to this pledge. The year is 1963‚ and while many Americans are placing their right hands over their hearts and reciting this pledge the country stood divided by the color of an individual’s skin. Martin Luther King JR. was one American who believed in this pledge and made it his mission

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    address the concerns regarding the wisdom and timing of the nonviolent demonstrations in Birmingham‚ Alabama that King and other leaders arranged and carried out in 1963. King employs all three types of appeals‚ pathos‚ ethos and logos in this letter to the clergy man. Dr. King’s letter brings out feelings of empathy‚ indignation‚ and even pride. Besides explaining the reasons behind him being in Birmingham‚ MLK shows that he is an excellent leader: “I have the honor of serving as president

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    murdered and were not given sufficient time to surrender from the area. Consequently‚ the Japanese were defeated before and they were attempting to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the unsuccessful bombing with conventional weapons. This would be the reason that the bombing was not useful. Physicist Leo Szilard came up with a petition to give to President Truman that was in disagreement that as scientific men‚ they have no proprietary privileges. Therefore‚ it is true that they are

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    I. Manhatten Project (C)before German & Japanese‚ Pearl Harbor opportunity‚ Japan already defeat‚ Hiroshima (70‚000)‚ Nagasaki (40‚000)‚ “complete destruction” “utter destruction” a. Through many see the bombing as immoral‚ the atomic bombings actually saved lives of both Japanese and U.S. people‚ weakened Japan who wasn’t as innocent as many believed‚ and ended the devastating WW II. II. Save many lives a. U.S.A. i. No invasion of Japan ii. Many casualties: battles

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    Caroline Woodrome COM 135 MC Professor Jarvis April 24‚ 2012 Oklahoma City Bombing Prayer Service Address At 9:02 a.m. on April 19‚ 1995‚ a 5‚000-pound bomb‚ hidden inside a Ryder truck‚ exploded just outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The explosion caused massive damage to the building and killed 168 people‚ 19 of whom were children (Rosenburg‚ 2011). On April 23‚ four days after the bombing‚ President Bill Clinton addressed the public and gave an effective‚ excellent

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