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    Atomic Bomb Justified?

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    Was the Atomic Bombing Justified? The Atomic Bomb made a very serious statement at a time when the world was in disarray (“Manhattan”). World War II was one of the most destructive times in history causing over 50 million deaths and leaving behind mental and physical casualties of war. (“World War II”) It started in September‚ 1939 when Germany invaded Poland and continued on a destructive path through Europe. Britain and France declared war on Germany. Two years prior in 1937‚ the Sino Japanese

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    2-27-12 I. Introduction: • All around the world many people drink alcohol for many different Occasions. There are drinks at parties‚ bars‚ clubs and even your home. You can find alcohol just about everywhere in the United States. Around the world there are many different age requirements in order to drink or buy alcohol. The majority of countries around the world have a set age minimum of eighteen years of age. So why is our drinking age 21? • Why is this important

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    Time square in Midtown Manhattan in New York City is a major‚ a big‚ a main commercial intersection‚ crossway and junction. Time square is known‚ identified and recognized as ‘The Crossroads of the World’. It is one of the world’s busiest and active and pushy pedestrian intersections‚ and a major center‚ a marketplace‚ a trading center of the world’s entertainment industry and trade and manufactory. Also it is the world’s most visited tourist attraction and fascination and seduction of over more

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    The Manhattan Project was developed to give America their best chance at not only fighting but winning a nuclear war. When German physicists had the knowledge to split a uranium atom‚ fear ensured. The world scientific community held the concern of Nazi scientists utilizing this new found energy to build a nuclear bomb. As to avoid this‚ the United States implemented their own project. With the input of multiple scientists‚ and the ultimate approval of President Roosevelt‚ the first atomic bomb began

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    Nuclear Advancements After the Manhattan Project When the first atomic bomb was detonated in Alamogordo New Mexico on June 16‚ 1945‚ all the scientists involved in the Manhattan Project understood the great destructive power of radio-active isotopes. Although the atomic bomb was a very destructive force our world would not be as good without it. Because of the government funding involved in the project coupled with the need for an atom bomb‚ much research that otherwise may not have occurred

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    Lindau Gospel Lower Cover

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    The article of “ The Enigmatic Beast of the Lindau Gospel Lower Cover “discusses the early resemblance to different medieval forms. He states the origin of the cruciform design and early Christian and Viking art. The authors argument is that even though there is a striking resemblance in some of the forms the differences are altogether just as interesting. The zoomorphic and ribbon like forms can be connected. The author uses illustrations of his different findings that support his initial argument

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    The Atom Bomb

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    The Manhattan Project World War II started on September 1 1939‚ when Germany attacked Poland. By 1941‚ the Germans were ahead in the race for the atomic bomb. They had a heavy-water plant‚ high-grade uranium compounds‚ capable scientists and engineers‚ and the greatest chemical engineering industry in the world. Even before its entry into the war‚ the United States had become very concerned with the nuclear threat of the Axis powers. On October 11‚ 1939‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt received

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    the bombs were part of a project named the Manhattan Project. This project was supposedly created because some refugees from Europe were afraid of Germany’s research in nuclear weapons. Thus‚ in 1940‚ the United States began its own research. It is called the Manhattan project due to the fact that the engineering corps’ Manhattan district. Furthermore‚ the main test site for the nuclear weapons was in Alamogordo‚ New Mexico. On July 16‚ 1945‚ the Manhattan project had a successful result. The nuclear

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    Fat Man Research Paper

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    9th‚1945 the second atomic bomb named “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki‚ Japan. In the image noted at the end of the paper‚ it shows Fat Man just after it has dropped. The Manhattan Project is considered to be an important factor in ending World War 2 II. The photo is a candid depicting the damage that will come. The Manhattan Project started in 1939‚ with Leo Szilard‚ a Hungarian physicist that drafted a letter and then sent it to Franklin D. Roosevelt and it was signed by former teacher Albert

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    The Polish Jew‚ Joseph Rotblat‚ was the only scientist to leave the Manhattan Project on moral grounds‚ but his attitude and position towards his involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb wasn’t always so decisive. Joseph Rotblat entered the Manhattan Project in 1944‚ convinced that building the bomb was the correct choice‚ but by analyzing his actions later on‚ it is evident that his thoughts in relation to working on the atomic bomb had changed. Early on‚ Joseph Rotblat was taught to be aware

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