Assignment Guided Questions Chapter 1 – A Noiseless Flash 1. The book “Hiroshima” by John Hersey was written in the year 1946. 2. The style that John Hersey used to write the book “Hiroshima” is New Journalism. John Hersey wrote in this style because he wanted to draw pictures in the readers minds to make them feel the things that they were reading. 3. Mr. B was the name that was given to the planes that were used to bomb Hiroshima. These plane’s technical names were B-29‚ but that was the name that
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the country’s stagnant educational system. In fact‚ they should be lauded for reaching this decision: that is‚ looking for a solution and doing their job instead of sitting on their laurels and pocketing their pensions. This will also make Filipinos more globally competitive and relevant‚ since it will eliminate the need for further enrollment in back classes and other additional testing just to qualify for an overseas job. There is no question: we badly need a paradigm shift in the system. But
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Life is a Work of Art “You were red. You liked me because I was blue. You touched me and suddenly I was a lilac and you decided that purple just wasn’t for you.” In the story “Magdalena Looking”‚ by Susan Vreeland‚ I think the theme is life is a work of art because it is lived in color and many events in life portray themselves in artsy ways. For Magdalena‚ here world is in vibrant lively colors. She looks at water and does not see the color blue or green. She sees aquamarine‚ turquoise‚ magenta
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[pic] Fat Man and Little Boy over Nagasaki and Hiroshima The droppings of the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan in August of 1945 were the most destructive attacks in human history. They also ended the most devastating war in human history. The bombs that killed tens of thousands of people ended a war that resulted in the deaths of 60 million people (1). A minority of people have contested that the use of nuclear weapons on Japan was a crime against humanity. However‚ most believe
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As the development of science and technology‚ hydraulic mining machine has become more and more popular in mining processing. In order to be able to reach the world advanced level‚ we have to recognize the difference‚ and constantly improve their standards. How is about hydraulic mining machine? Advantages of hydraulic mining machine: 1. High production capacity‚ 2. Easy maintenance‚ 3. Stable performance‚ 4. Low consumption. 5. Equiped with hydraulic system of safety oil cylinder
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chosen to use John Hersey ’s Hiroshima as my primary example of documentation in the Cold War era. Hersey chose to take personal stories as his subject matter‚ using a very balanced but essentially human narration. As the definitive account of the horrors suffered by victims of the atomic bomb‚ Hiroshima maintains its journalistic essence throughout‚ despite dealing with a highly politicised and emotive subject. The only sense you have of John Hersey as anything more than a scribe are the occasional
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William B Yeats (1865-1939) From The Wind Among the Reeds (1899) Men improve with the Years I am worn out with dreams; A weather-worn‚ marble triton Among the streams; And all day long I look Upon this lady’s beauty As though I had found in book A pictured beauty‚ Pleased to have filled the eyes Or the discerning ears‚ Delighted to be but wise‚ For men improve with the years; And yet and yet Is this my dream‚ or the truth? O would that we had met When I had my burning youth; But
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to achieve their goals; these bombings have raised a whole host of ethical issues and concerns‚ which must be taken into consideration. There are many reasons why the actions taken by the United States and specifically President Truman to drop the A-Bomb on Hiroshima were absolutely unnecessary. On the other hand there is an abundant amount of weak justification as to why it was so imperative for the U.S. to distinguish the lives of sixty-six thousand civilians in the blink of an eye‚ and cause catastrophic destruction
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THE MORE WE HAVE THE MORE WE WANT Nowadays we live in a society‚ which is obsessed with materialistic things. In supermarkets‚ shops‚ on the internet also almost everywhere we are surrounded with products which we could buy. Unfortunately people want more and more stuff and are not satisfied with what they have. People have need to own more and more things‚ because the society requisite it from us. The people around us push us to buy new things‚ to have stuff which we really do not need. So the
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“The More You Read‚ The More You Know.” by Clody Lorenzo Glorioso III We‚ human beings‚ are born with intellect and understanding. We are created with a brain that helps us think and imagine. We are so blessed that we have this kind of gift from above. So‚ the question is‚ if we are given with this intelligence‚ why do we need books? A book is as important as our brain. Like our brain‚ it helps us understand things. But‚ our brain has limitations. We can only comprehend what our senses
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