Through World War II there were many naval ships that were sunk. One of the major naval ships that sunk was the U.S.S. Indianapolis. This ship was an important factor in winning the war but she tragically sunk during her mission. Of the one thousand one hundred and ninety-six men aboard‚ only three hundred and seventeen survived (Field). The “Indy” was written down as the worst naval disaster in history. The U.S.S Indianapolis was built in Camden‚ New Jersey. It was launched and commissioned in
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Blake being introduced. Russ is the tough guy‚ Maggie is the pretty girl dating Russ‚ Quinn is the bad boy‚ and Blake is the one who seems to have it all together. When they arrive at a town theme park His friends try to encourage him to ride the Kamikaze‚ but he is too afraid. He doesn’t want his friends to judge him so he gets on anyways Blake talks to a mysterious pretty girl named Cassandra at a ball toss game. He wins a ticket to another sketchy amusement park that is only open at night. After
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who had already gained prestige as a nation during the First World War with their victory against the Germans at Vimy Ridge in 19176 ‚ furthered their reputation as a formidable fighting force with their actions on Juno Beach. The skilled and fearless Polish pilots‚ flying in Britishmade Spitfires and Hurricanes‚ played a huge role in the success of the invasion7 . And the American 501st Airborne Division‚ the elite paratroopers that were later immortalized in the HBO television series Band of Brothers
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"Cut" Sylvia Plath [CONTENT] Persona In terms of content the persona in "Cut" is Sylvia Plath herself. Plath was one of the first American women writers to refuse to conceal her true emotions. In articulating her aggression‚ hostility and despair in her art‚ she effectively challenged the traditional literary prioritization of female experience. Plath has experienced much melancholy and depression in her life. Scenario The scenario of the poem starts off in a seemingly domestic scene‚
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The Atomic Bomb The Manhattan Project was a United States government research project where they produced the first atomic bomb. The project started in 1942‚ with only six thousand dollars in funding‚ and ended in 1945‚ when the first atomic bomb was produced. “ The atomic bomb took four years to produce about two billion dollars” (Moss 22). Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified‚ that is why we dropped the bombs. The dropping of the atomic bombs saved many American
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The last effort to make Japan surrender was to invade the mainland. This was going to be a very difficult task since Japan still had a relatively intact army of two million men in the mainland‚ the support of the Fifth Air Fleet of dedicated kamikaze pilots‚ and a 28 million Patriotic Citizens Fighting Corps. Invading mainland Japan would cost the U.S. a high number of casualties and the destruction of many ships‚ in addition to thousands of allied prisoners that were ordered by the Japanese High
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When you first hear the word Mongol‚ the immediate image that comes to mind is that of a fearsome and ruthless warrior. This reputation helped the Mongols conquer and rule the largest empire in history which spanned from China to Europe. While the rise of the Mongols is largely attributed to the emergence of their famed leader‚ Genghis Khan‚ the Mongol Empire itself would have lasting effects on China‚ Korea‚ and Japan even after his death. The Mongols would occupy Koryo Korea‚ defeat the Southern
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Blake Nichols Professor Mitchell English Composition 1102 29 March 2015 From Bomb to Beast For centuries people have been writing and passing down stories about a variety of different subjects. One topic that has always intrigued the general population is those stories of monsters. The reason these stories have always been so popular is because they are not actually about the monster itself‚ but rather about what the monster represents in regards to the time period as well as the culture of the
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evident in the kamikaze and naval operations characterized the defense of Okinawa. After allowing the Americans to become established on the greater part of the island‚ the Japanese bitterly defended their strongholds. It was a repetition of Iwo Jima. The Americans advanced yard by yard. Only tanks‚ flamethrowers‚ or explosive charges forced the Japanese from their caves‚ tunnels‚ and pillboxes” (Hess). They wanted to fight to the death with a blatant disregard for life. They used Kamikaze attacks to
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Ground on Okinawa: The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press‚ 1996. Print Lacey‚ Laura. Stay Off the Skyline: The Sixth Marine Division on Okinawa- An Oral History. Dulles: Potomac Books‚ Inc.‚ 2005. Print. Reilly‚ Robin. Kamikazes‚ Corsairs‚ and Picket Ships: Okinawa‚ 1945. Drexel Hill: Casemate‚ 2008. Print. Rottman‚ Gordon. Okinawa 1945: The Last Battle. Oxford: Osprey Publishing‚ 2002. Print Tzeng‚ Megan. “The Battle of Okinawa‚ 1945: Final Turning Point in the Pacific
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