living on the West Coast‚ life was about to change dramatically. At 7:55 AM on Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ hundreds of Japanese warplanes‚ launched from aircraft carriers far out at sea‚ attacked the American Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. America was attacked by the Japanese during Pearl Harbor. This killed more than 2‚300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized (Air Raid on Pearl). A total of twelve ships sank or were beached in the
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surfing and while they were waiting for waves to start‚ Bethany was dangling her arm in the water. A thirteen foot tiger shark attacked‚ Bethany’s left arm‚ amputating it completely and swimming away. She was rushed to the hospital on their island in Hawaii where‚ coincidently‚ Bethany’s father was about to be receiving knee surgery. When she woke up in the hospital‚ the first thing she was wondering was when she was able to surf again. Being raised a strong Christian‚ her family‚ friends‚ and herself
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Leonard 1 Tamela Leonard Mrs. Howell Honors English 2 May 11‚ 2014 The Bombing of Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor‚ started by Japanese air craft‚ was a gruesome beginning of a terrifying war between Japan and the United States of America. Pearl Harbor is located on the south side of the Hawaiian island of Oahu and is the home of a United States naval base. (“History”) December 7‚ 1941‚ is when the bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred. The bombing lasted form seven fifty five in the morning till
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Pearl Harbor‚ named because of the abundance of pearls once found within its protected waters‚ is the largest natural harbor in the State of Hawaii and the number one visitor destination on Oahu. This harbor was mostly known for its beauty. Today is greatly known for the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor in the 1094’s. This attack hurt America great‚ but also made America a lot stronger. This attack shaped America into the great country I live in today. On the morning of Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941
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national director for Every Home for Christ (EHFC) and their workers. Brother Daniel‚ the Pacific regional director for EHFC‚ whom I met in Vanuatu last year‚ arranged for me to teach here in their Bible school. In many Pacific islands (including Hawaii)‚ visitors are welcomed with a floral lei put around their neck‚ but here they place a floral wreath on the head‚ so when I arrived the girls placed two floral wreaths on my head. I was confronted immediately once again with heat and humidity! However
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Filipino Americans My name is Mely‚ a Filipino American‚ born and raised in the United States. Many people are not too familiar with Filipinos as they are other ethnic groups‚ such as the Chinese or the Japanese. Some people have confused me or my family as Chinese or even Hispanics because of our physical features being similar to either culture. I would like to give a background of my Filipino history. According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ there has been a 99% increase of Asian Americans
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Johnnie and Dale) They remember hearing what sounded like their own military planes crashing‚ when in reality what they heard was the Japanese air force attacking the United States’ naval Pacific fleet stationed at Ford’s Island in Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. This surprise airstrike attack for most of the soldiers stationed
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The Causes of Bombing Pearl Harbor On December 7‚ 1941 the United States Pacific Fleet and Pearl Harbor in Hawaii were attacked by Japanese aircraft. There was no warning for the attack‚ and it caused many deaths of U.S citizens. A pivotal event in American History was the bombing of Pearl Harbor which was a cause of the U.S not shipping supplies‚ Japan pursuing a policy which affected the U.S‚ and Japan becoming a threat to the economy of the U.S. The U.S‚ along with Britain and the Netherlands
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Roosevelt´s war message to Congress began with those famous words that briefly summarized what happened the day before in Pearl Harbor‚ near to Honolulu Hawaii. The attack on Pearl Harbor struck the United States of America by surprise‚ no declaration of war was made by one nation against the other one‚ but still Japan sent Bombers from distant aircraft carriers in order to attack the American Naval base that served as the western military outpost for the US. To understand the reasons behind this
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Pearl Harbor marks a very significant day in America. On Sunday December 7‚ 1941 Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor and put America in WWII. Japan’s reason for this surprise attack on the U.S. most likely goes all the way back to the end of WWI. In 1919 after WWI major powers of the world met in France to discuss the damage of WWI. In this meeting President Woodrow Wilson brought up his interest in creating a League of Nations to promote world peace and help future problems. Although
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