left dead (Rossenfeld‚ n.d.). The causes of all of this were two atomic bombs dropped by the United States. At first glance‚ it may seem that dropping these two bombs was a terrible and horrific thing to do. However‚ the use of atomic weaponry was actually a necessity in how well our conflict with Japan played out. Without the bombs‚ we would have fought longer‚ and more lives would have been lost. Dropping the atomic bombs on
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humanity to the truth. Kant’s theory is based solely on the duty of ones action‚ whether one chooses to be good or not; their consequence does not matter. I believe the Kantian theory would be an interesting and effective way to analyze the “Ticking Time Bomb” case by
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Did the USA need to drop bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? On the 6th of August 1945‚ the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚1ushering in the nuclear age. The bomb caused the deaths of over 100‚000 people‚2with the bulk of the destruction pertaining to innocent civilians. Three days later‚ the Americans repeated their action at Nagasaki. The aim of the US was not‚ however‚ to cause complete annihilation of the Japanese‚ but to seize the fierce nationalism within
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Why is the event still important today? On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United .States . dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb destroyed most of Hiroshima‚ killing an estimated 130‚000 people. Nicknamed Little Boy‚ the bomb had a force equivalent to 20‚000 tons of TNT. On August 9‚ a second bomb called Fat Man was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki killing roughly between 60‚000 - 70‚000 people. On August 15 Japan surrendered. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Atomic Bomb in World War 2 During World War II the United States government launched a $2 billion project. This project‚ known as the Manhattan Project‚ was an effort to produce an atomic bomb. This project was taken on by a group atomic scientists from all over the world. The first atomic bomb was not tested at all. It was dropped on Hiroshima‚ Japan on August 6‚ 1945 killing over 80‚000 people and almost completely leveling the entire city. It destroyed more than
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has always‚ and most likely will always place a high value on American lives. In order to protect these lives and to insure that the world is safe for democracy‚ American leaders had to make a very tough decision‚ whether or not to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. This act would essentially be trading Japanese lives for American lives. The Japanese‚ who were the aggressors‚ much like the Germans‚ were not sympathized with. They were responsible for hundreds of thousands of American casualties in the
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Was the dropping of the atomic bombs justified? I have carefully selected six different sources which are either for or against the USA dropping the bombs on Japan. I have tried to find ones which support or oppose the dropping for their own separate reason. Source 4 is against the dropping of the bomb. It is an eye-witness account from a five year old girl; I think this is a reliable source because a five year old girl has no reason to lie about the events. It is sad because a girl of that age
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another. Their skin was blackened‚ hair singed‚ and clothing ripped to shreds. One of the men was Wilhelm Keitel‚ a Nazi general. The other‚ Adolf Hitler‚ the Führer himself‚ could be heard muttering‚ “What was that? I am alive‚ I am alive!” (The 20 July Bomb Plot). There were many German military officials involved in the coup d’état plot to assassinate Hitler. The 20th of July Plot was organized by disgruntled German military in 1944 in order to assassinate Hitler and attempt a coup‚ but it was unsuccessful
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The third new opening of Casino in Singapore named Changi Airport Casino (CAC) recently had hiring around 3000 staffs and included of 2000 full time croupier. The company’s Director of Training & Development‚ Caleb Tan insisted Margaret Chan the CAC’s Director of Gaming Operations to send 100 of the croupier on a five days course in customer service‚ leadership and team building. Moreover‚ Margaret had received the grumbled constantly from the croupiers who return from training felt that the training
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cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with newly developed‚ top secret atomic bombs. In the many years following this event‚ arguments have transpired as to whether this action was ethical‚ and whether it was really necessary to end World War II quickly. However‚ due to the wartime situation and Japan’s extreme cruelty‚ the United States were predominantly justified in their decision to drop the atomic bombs. Dropping the atomic bombs in Japan was a strategic method to finish the Second World War‚ and to
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