In the article “Hiroshima was a War Crime” written by Shigetoshi Iwamatsu explains his views concerning the United States use of the atomic bombs on Japanese cities during the end of WWII. In the author’s opinion the use of atomic weapons was a war crime. According to West’s Encyclopedia of American Law a war crime is defined as “Acts that violate the international laws‚ treaties‚ customs‚ and practices governing military conflict between belligerent states or parties.” Iwamatsu supports his opinion
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US is “at war” post 9/11. On this accord‚ I completely agree because I believe it gave legitimacy to terrorist groups which was what they’ve been craving for‚ which the phrase “at war” appropriated them. In addition‚ it justified and
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In his book‚ “The Cold War‚ ” Hugh Higgins argues the tragedies and facts that contributed and occurred in this event. This book is mainly to inform people about some the unspoken truths of this occurrence and show its reasons and effects in old society. The Cold War is a book based on the story of the entire society living at that time‚ mostly focusing on its contributors and effectors. This novel is not written during the era but rather based of previous works written around that time such a “Yalta
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“Sophia’s War” by Avi is a book about a girl (Sophia) and what she experiences during the revolutionary war. Sophia’s family were passionate patriots‚ but had to lie because where they lived was controlled by the british. This book gives you a view on what it would be like to be a kid during that event in history. The story begins with Sophia and her mother witnessing the hanging of Nathan Hale‚ a patriot spy. This was very traumatizing to Sophia and‚ had she not seen it‚ she would have never done
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The War Next Door Every day‚ thousands of legal crossings are made across the U.S. - Mexican border‚ otherwise known as one of the world’s busiest borders. Many goods and materials‚ as well as hundreds of people in search of a better life‚ cross the border legally. However‚ not everything and everyone being crossed is good and legal. Every year‚ an illegal trade is made making an estimated amount of tens of billions of dollars from drug traffickers who smuggle their products
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I am summarizing the third sub-division of chapter eight‚ pages one hundred and sixty-three through one hundred and sixty-nine. The section is explaining the time during the Mexican American War. The Anglo-Americans have begun to raid the Spanish settlements‚ stealing horses and declaring California separate from Mexico. After this troops moved into New Mexico‚ and Santa Fe taking them both with out any fighting. Months after these events Mexicans began to rebel against American rule. Americans then
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The War That Made Me Stronger Daughters of the American Revolution It is November 11th‚ 1918. I live in Nebraska. I’m 12 years old. My mother and my siblings were coming home from Britain to visit my grandmother on the Lusitania RMS‚ but they haven’t ever come home. I was taking care of of our farm. We usually get a profit of eight million dollars a year from our farm. My father fought in the war‚ he never came home either
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The reader first meets Caroline near the end of the Civil War. She is living in Richmond‚ Virginia and the city is about to be taken by Union soldiers. As Caroline paces in her upstairs bedroom‚ she begins to tell the tale that has her fearing for her life. A tale that starts before Civil War broke out in the United States of America. In 1853‚ Caroline is the spoiled only child of a wealthy warehouse owner and his invalid wife. She is twelve years old and Caroline has been pampered by her Mammy
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In his essay on the war on drugs‚ writer David Boaz calls attention to the restrictive effect that the prohibition of drugs‚ like marijuana and cocaine‚ is having on the liberties of the American citizen. In support of his claim he cites the “zero tolerance” program that allows law enforcement agents to seize personal vehicles on allegations of illegal drugs‚ this completely disregards the idea of being innocent until proven guilty guaranteed by the bill of rights. The writer also mentions the idea
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"19th century‚ the developing age of Magic-industrial and the changing of social life in Walpurgis and the neighboring dimensions had begun‚ although the problems with diseases‚ famine and war which were on the mind of people at the time. October the 17th‚ 1837 which marks the end of the first Lunarian civil war which ended in the birth of a much greater technology known to the world as "Mystech‚ headed from the scary yet devastating weapon often called‚ “the mechanical star destroyer Betelgeuse"
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