Pearl Harbor Kiana Nues P4‚ Schuggs April 4‚ 2017 Albert Einstein once said‚ “As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power‚ war is inevitable.” On December 7‚ 1941‚ the people of the United States began their day with a bang. Just before 8 a.m.‚ the Japanese launched a surprise air strike on the US Naval Base of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Several thousands of people died‚ leading to the United States’ entrance into World War II. As the U.S. was originally declared to remain neutral
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Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier is an exhilarating novel about art‚ passion‚ and life. This novel can give a reader an insight on artistic views and prove just how harsh life was in the seventeenth-century. A young sixteen-year-old girl is forced to work as a maid for famous painter Johannes Vermeer due to the fact that her father lost his eyes in a kiln explosion and can no longer work to support the whole family. As a maid‚ she must do housework‚ take care of Vermeer’s children‚ do
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The Theme of Class Struggle in The Pearl In The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ there are two exceedingly distinct classes: The Indians and the Spanish. Not only are these two classes separated by race‚ but they are also separated by other factors. A clear struggle is seen between these two classes. The Spanish are superior over the Indians. The Indians have a completely different lifestyle compared to the Spanish and are substantially poorer than the Spanish and because of this the Spanish look down
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The United States declares war! On December 7‚ 1941‚ in Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ a group of Japanese planes swooped over Pearl Harbor and bombed the U.S. Battleships. The reason for this was that the U.S. told the Japanese that if they bombed the Philippines we would go to war with their country. Therefore they bombed us thinking it would stop us from attacking them and give them an easy shot at hurting the Philippines. But after they bombed the U.S.they bombed the Philippines and we decided to take
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“Romeo and Juliet” is a riveting performance by ‘Shake and Stir Theatre Co.’ about two star-crossed lovers that are pulled apart by an ancient feud between their families. It effectively employs dramatic languages to create a new depth and understanding of the traditional Shakespearean play. These include tension of relationships‚ focus and mood‚ as well as production elements such as set design‚ sound and directing. “Romeo and Juliet” successfully manipulates all of these elements to create an
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documents about movements that changed history. The first document was about the decleration of sentiments‚ this was a document that stated that women have the same rights as men and that they were both made equal. The second document was about the Pearl Habor‚ which was said to be a war between the japanese and the united states. Some of the techniqued used in the docments was that they both has an emotional appeal. There are many things that these documents had in common. They both had an emtional
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The Pearl written by John Steinbeck‚ Coyotito get stung by a scorpion and needs help‚ so the doctor’s treatment for Coyotito was to give him a white powder. After a while‚ Kino and Juana start to notice that the baby was drooling and having muscle spasms‚ therefore‚ the doctor’s treatment was not needed. Although the doctor was helpful in some cases‚ his treatment was not necessary for Coyotito because he still had the same symptoms from the sting when he first got it. In the book The Pearl written
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love those things the most in the worst time that is going on and they would do anything to protect it. President Roosevelt wanted to do exactly that so he did a executive order 9066 to protect Americans from any damage like when the Japanese did to pearl harbor. he wanted what was best for the American people and wanted these people to be safe to by moving them to camps to stay there till the war is over. since Roosevelt did pass this order millions of Japanese citizens were forced into camps to protect
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these distractions‚ many people miss out on art‚ music‚ and many other aspects of culture. Though they are vastly different‚ in Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” and Gene Weingarten’s “Pearls before Breakfast”‚ the authors both address what we miss when we rush through life. “Pearls before Breakfast” is the story of Joshua Bell‚ a famous musician who assisted in a social experiment by the Washington Post. On a cold January morning‚ at the L’Enfant Plaza‚ he played classical pieces
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"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist"- Indira Gandhi I feel this quote means that you cannot open up to others‚ if you yourself are not willing to. You cannot accomplish something if you’re close minded. You cannot make peace if you are angry. There are many definitions to this quote‚ but it really only means one thing. It’s really telling you to just be happy. We all had a point in our lives where we had no idea why people were blocking us out‚ or not accepting us. You think you
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