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    Wake up‚ get dressed‚ and prepare your ship. That was a normal day for a soldier who was stationed at Pearl Harbor during World War II. But on the warm morning of December 7th‚ 1941‚ everything those soldiers knew would drastically be thrown aboard. For 25 year old Johnnie and Dale Gano‚ this was a normal day. They recall laying in bed at 8:00 that morning and debating whether or not to go to church in Honolulu that morning. (Gano‚ Johnnie and Dale) They remember hearing what sounded like their

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    Pearl Harbor The Pearl Harbor bombing was a horrible disaster that will never be forgotten. On December 7‚ 1941 many people’s lives were lost‚ the event was completely unexpected. The bombing was what lead the United states into world war ll. The japanese attacked to prevent the us pacific fleet from interfering with military actions. After the bombing there were several more attacks that took place. BEFORE THE ATTACK The attack on pearl harbor was a surprise but they have been getting closer to

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    According to‚ "This Apple Could Have Been Saved‚" by Kristen Lewis‚ with reporting by Adee Braun‚ and "How To Reduce Your Food Waste‚" many different types of food in America are wasted every day‚ but there are ways to reduce the waste. Some people have been aware of how much food is being wasted each day‚ but this situation is growing out of control and needs to be put to an end. The first way that food gets wasted‚ is that many American’s are just lazy and buy too much food that we aren’t even

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    Jolene Ortiz May 10‚ 2014 Sociology 1010 LD05 Pearl Harbor Attack For tens of thousands of Japanese Americans particularly those living on the West Coast‚ life was about to change dramatically. At 7:55 AM on Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ hundreds of Japanese warplanes‚ launched from aircraft carriers far out at sea‚ attacked the American Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. America was attacked by the Japanese during Pearl Harbor. This killed more than 2‚300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona

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    all‚ if British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain would have refused to appease Hitler in Munich in September 1938‚ Germany would have ended up starting the war in europe a year earlier.  The result of this would be Germany facing a tough opponent in the Czechs.  Other historical instances would have panned out differently as well‚ like the meeting of Japanese leaders which shows that some of them were firmly against the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  All these scenarios lead to different outcomes than

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    Pearl Harbor: Movie vs. Reality “December 7th‚ 1941‚ a date which will live in infamy‚ the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan” (Roosevelt). Japan surprise attacked the Hawaiian naval base‚ Pearl Harbor‚ approximately at 7:55 am. The intent of the Japanese strike was to prevent the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with plans to seize overseas territories belonging to United Kingdom‚ the Netherlands and the United States

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    Attack on Pearl Harbor attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ on the morning of December 7‚ 1941. The sneak attack sparked outrage in the American populace‚ news media‚ government and the world. On December 8‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the American Congress‚ and the nation‚ to detail the attack. The attack took place before any formal declaration of war was made by

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    625‚000 people died and a lot more were injured. (Ron Paul Video)Could the Civil War Have Been Avoided? The civil war could not have been avoided for two main reasons; the sectional tension‚ and the election of abraham lincoln. The civil war was a battle over slavery. First of all‚ The civil war could not have been avoided because the sectional tension. On september 18 north carolina decided to leave the union so they could have slaves.(How the civil war got its start video) After they did that

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    also settled primarily on the West coast. They also suffered a similar fate of segregation and upheaval at the hand of the government. In February of 1942‚ President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066‚ as a result of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. At the time there was a heightened level of fear among the American government‚ and public‚ regarding Japanese espionage and retaliation. The order forced roughly 117‚000 Japanese from their homes‚ placing them in relocation centers‚ referred

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    speech‚ “Pearl harbor Speech December 8‚ 1941 To the Congress of the United States” ‚ Address Congress regarding The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor His purpose is to respond to the actions of The Japanese empire and earn the support of the people. Roosevelt adopts a serious tone in order to Express the Effect of Japan’s attack on America and That joining world war two is now inevitable. Roosevelt Opens his speech by Utilizing potent diction to express the shock of The bombing of Pearl Harbor. He that

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