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    EASY: Q1. A. In one exhibition‚ some air got mixed with the hydrogen‚ and in the words of the performer: “The explosion was so bad that I imagined all my teeth were blown out!” B. An entertainer finishes his acts by blowing the hydrogen he had inhaled towards a lighted candle; the moment hydrogen caught fire‚ flames would shoot menacingly from his lips. C. A bag filled with hydrogen amused guests by getting off into spaces. D. When people learned about the unique lighter-than-air property of hydrogen

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    Newspaper Assignment #2 The Texas Tribune‚ August‚ 4th‚ 2016‚ Opinion: In Dirty Bomb Prevention‚ Texas Fails a Crucial Test The article brings to light how accessible it is to gather components to build a dirty bomb considering the current laws and regulations set by the federal and state government. In the first week of August 1945‚ the world saw the first and only use of nuclear weapons in warfare. America’s use of the atomic bombs on Japan‚ resulted in the death of over 130‚000 people and

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    Knut Haukelid and the Gunnerside team had orders to destroy the Vemork heavy water power plant in which the first team failed to do and after that‚ to destroy the Hydro which was carrying barrels of heavy water. Knut Haukelid and the Gunnerside team did the right thing in destroying the Vemork Heavy Water Plant and sinking the Hydro‚ because if they were not able to complete this task then the Germans could have completed their research in the atomic bomb and could have used it on the Allied Forces

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    In 1945‚ when the atomic bomb was dropped in Japan I felt that it was not justified. Even though it saved thousands of American lives it was at the cost of others lives. The United States could have gave the Japanese a warning before dropping not one‚ but two bombs on them. However‚ the Japanese did not surrender until after the second bomb I think a warning would have made the bombing “justified.” To begin with‚ even though the United States and Japan were at war and were protected their own citizens

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    The world changed in 1945 when the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan‚ many people have debated whether or not this was necessary. The United States atomic bombing of Japan was justified. The Japanese would not have given up if the United States had not dropped the two atomic bombs. The Japanese code to encrypt messages was called the Purple Code‚ by this time in the war the United States had long broken the Purple Code and in their “Secret” messages. They said that they were not going to surrender

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    Dropping the atomic bomb will solve nearly every problem we have. It would force the Japanese to surrender‚ shorten the war‚ save lives and money‚ and avoid us from asking the Soviet Union to get involved. The atomic bomb is already built‚ and not using it would waste all the money and time put into developing it. Releasing the bomb on Japan really would be in the best interest of the United States. The first benefit of detonating the bomb would be forcing the Japanese to surrender. The Japanese

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    In the company photograph of the 130th Chemical Company the three friends are sitting together shoulder to shoulder‚ just as they joined the Army together‚ trained together‚ and then stationed together in London‚ where on July 3‚ 1944‚ died together. Close friends while living in Portland‚ Robert H. Cook‚ Philip J. Conley‚ and Chester R. Peterson‚ joined the Army and left for training together in January‚ 1943. They were assigned to the 130th Chemical Company and sent to Camp Sibert‚ Alabama

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    The Japanese officers had sat down to eat when they realized one of their own was gone. One of them left in search for “Gandhi”. He was found sitting‚ shirtless‚ in a dark room‚ planning on how to destroy Pearl Harbor using planes and torpedoes. I do believe this person‚ along with his role‚ existed. He was portrayed as slightly insane in the movie‚ but extremely smart. Yamamoto Isoroku was the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor. Before the declaration of war‚ he did not feel as though

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    The Greatest Country in the world? Growing up in the United States‚ Americans are always told that the red‚ white‚ and blue is the greatest nation in the world. Americans beam with pride‚ at every sporting event from little kids baseball to professional football‚ as the national anthem is played. In 2011 a survey reported that 80% of Americans think it’s the greatest country in the world. Is America the greatest country in the world (American Exceptionalism)? Was it ever the greatest country? To

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    Pompeii Essay In the year 79 CE Mt. Vesuvius of Pompeii erupted. The eruption was so catastrophic that it destroyed cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompeii‚ which is also known as “The Garden of the Fugitives”‚ is an important part of Ancient Roman history‚ because it has shown historians a vision of the Ancient Roman society. Historians now believe that the people of Pompeii died by an explosion of gas and hot mud brutally eliminated the residents. Before this‚ people believed that everyone died

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