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    decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was only done to assert our position over the Soviet Union‚ and Japan’s surrender was only an extra accomplishment of the attack. During the years 1939 to 1947‚ numerous conferences were held to discuss diplomatic matters‚ and the strive towards getting Japan to accept an unconditional surrender. The Japanese had already been weakened‚ and the military predicted that they would eventually be forced to surrender in a short amount of time. Even the scientists

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    Nowadays‚ people are well equipped with many technology gadgets and items‚ so do I. If I was stranded on a deserted island‚ there would be unlimited things I would like to bring with me. However‚ since I can only bring three things‚ I would carry a knife‚ box of matches and a big jar. I believe those three things would help me surviving in such difficult living condition. First‚ a knife could be utilized in many ways. On such island‚ there could exist lots of wild and dangerous animals or species

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    President Truman’s Decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki During World War II the war in Europe ended after the unconditional German surrender at General Eisenhower’s Headquarters in Reims‚ France‚ May 7‚ 1945. "After the unconditional German surrender in Europe the war shifted to Asia and the Pacific. As the war continued against Japan the Allied forces captured islands such as Iwo Jima and Okinaawa close to Japan brought the Japanese homeland within range of naval and air

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    Atomic Bomb Justified

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    Americans to Drop the Bombs? Introduction On August 6th‚ 1945‚ an American B-29 bomber named “Enola Gay” dropped the world’s first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. The nuclear explosion killed nearly 90 percent of the cities population‚ killing 75‚000 people from the point of impact and thousands more dying from Radiation Poisoning later on. Three days later‚ on August 9th‚ a second B-29 bomber named “Bockscar” dropped a second Atomic bomb on the Japanese city‚ Nagasaki. This bomb killed 40‚000 people

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    What Would You Do

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    What Would You Do? Scenario 1- Della the Delinquent Cat Lady As the president of the board of directors of the cat shelter‚ I am faced with rather or not Ms. Della should remain as part of the staff at the cat shelter. There are several problems that have been brought to my attention and I feel that now is the time to figure out exactly what should be done regarding the matter. After‚ evaluating the situation and giving it a great deal of consideration‚ I have come up several solutions to

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    What Respect Means to You

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    Emma 13‚ Oct 2011 Respect Others the Way We Want to be Treated To me‚ respect means we honor people’s opinions‚ their feelings‚ their values and their religions as well. It also means we accept people as they are without any prejudice and conditions. However‚ as soon as I got into college‚ I realized that respect is also something that I have to earn from others‚ which means that I not only have to get involved into them‚ but also have to be trustworthy to them‚ and that is how a friendship

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    The Atomic Bomb

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    asked what the singular most important event in United States‚ a lot of different suggestions come to mind‚ raging from the invention of the iPhone to the Civil War. I believe that the most important event was the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The dropping of the bombs saved over a million American lives‚ introduced America as a world power‚ and‚ if not most importantly‚ was the first steps into the Cold War. If the bombs had not been dropped‚ many American lives would have been

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    On August 6‚ 1945‚ a plane called the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb‚ Little Boy on the city of Hiroshima. Hiroshima was a very industrial city; it had a military base and had not yet been bombed. The U.S. military thought Hiroshima would be a good target to display the destructive power of their new super bombHarry S. Truman‚ the president of The United States from 1945 to 1953‚ decided to drop the atomic bomb due to several reasons. First‚ he wanted to end the war as soon as possible‚ second

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    Harry Truman

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    ________ Harry S. Truman _____Report By Clarisse Castaneda. Truman was born in Lamar‚Missouri in May 8‚ 1884. His parents names were John and Martha Truman‚ He also had brother named Vivian and a sister Mary Jane. to Independence a country-seat town which was ten miles east of Kansas city. Harry’s childhood and young adulthood were at times quite trying. He worked really hard to make friends‚ but was very shy and uncomfortable

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    “The Atomic Bomb was not only used to attack Japan‚ but it also helped to scare Russia” (Article 2) World War 2 was a very bloody war from 1939-1945. In WW2 there were two sides. The ETO and the PTO. The ETO was when the U.S. and all the allied forces fought against Hitler to try and save/help fix Germany from what Hitler had done. While men and women were fighting in the ETO‚ there were men and women fighting in the PTO. On December 7th‚ 1941 Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor Hawaii. In doing that

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