On August 6th‚ 1945‚ at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time‚ an American B-29 bomber‚ Enola Gay‚ drops the world’s first atom bomb‚ over the city of Hiroshima. Upon the explosion of the bomb‚ Approximately 80‚000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast‚ and another 35‚000 are injured. At least another 60‚000 would be killed by the effects radiation poisoning and starvation from the fallout. Despite of the great effort of the Air-force through the use of the atomic bomb‚ Japan refuses to surrender.
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Persuasive Writing Prompts 1. Many people believe that television violence has a negative effect on society because it promotes violence. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your response. 11. Research shows that the average American watches as much as six hours of television each day. Do you think this is too much? Write an essay convincing readers to spend less time in front of the TV. 12. Many junior high and high schools around the country now
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13 Reasons Why You Could Be Misunderstood In the book‚ 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher‚ the character Hannah Baker is very misunderstood by every other character in her story. Hannah Baker is Clay Jensen’s first love in his high school‚ his first love that committed suicide. Often in life as well as literature‚ there are many people in this world who are misunderstood by others. In 13 Reasons Why‚ Hannah Baker has sent out seven cassettes each containing two people‚ two reasons why she felt
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Mesopotamia to present upon you‚ and I ask you to consider my research. I advise you to invade Mesopotamia. Here are a few reasons why you should invade Mesopotamia. My first reason for why you should invade Mesopotamia is that it has fertile soil. The fertile soil provides good crops which gives everyone a surplus of food‚ and allows everyone to specialize in jobs. My next reason for why you should invade Mesopotamia is that it is an ideal place for trade. We can trade clay‚ which can be used to make
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My reason for going to college was that I wanted to get a better education other than just a High school Diploma. I was the first in my family to receive a High School Diploma‚ and I want to be the first one to receive a nursing degree. I am also attending college because I want a better life for my family. I want to find a job that I would not be living paycheck to paycheck like my parents have to. I mean‚ who really wants a life like that? I know I did not want that‚ and that is one of the reasons
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REASONS AND FUNCTION OF AUTHORITY Obedience: we are treating the subject fearlessly even though today there is a bad press for whoever declares himself in favour of obedience and of respect for the values and virtues always considered basic to civil and spiritual life. Being free from any responsibility (which is always a cross) and from every concern for a position of power (which is always a temptation) may perhaps guarantee to a person the hope of not being misinterpreted if he attempts to
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The Rise Of Islam: Reasons For it’s Success * The twenty first century recognizes Islam as the second largest religion in the world. The initial rise of Islam in the 7th century in the city of Mecca‚ modern day Saudi Arabia‚ was extensive and rapid. In its first few centuries Islam spread as far as the west near the Atlantic Ocean and Far East in Asia. To deduce why Islam’s initial expansion was so successful and rapid calls for an understanding of three major factors‚ the life the pioneer of
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represent 30 percent of the nation’s 42.4 million immigrants (census.gov). The top five countries of origin for Asian immigrants are China‚ the Philippines‚ India‚ Korea‚ and Vietnam. The reasons for Asian immigrants to come to the United States varies based on their motivations and country of origin. Reasons for immigration vary from employment opportunities‚ investment opportunities‚ humanitarian protection‚ family unification and education. Most Asian immigrants obtain their green card through
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1. Introduction 2.1 Aim Using the knowledge learned in Organisation and Behaviour‚ combined with information and research to identify reasons for the success of ZTE. 2.2 Scope In the first stage of this report‚ the historical background of ZTE will be introduced. Secondly ‚ compare zte and foxconn organizational and culture‚ next Introduced the culture and organizational structure’s ZTE the relations and on the impact of the business‚ then talk the employees in zte behavior and leadership
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to shift the war’s basis from a more political focus to a more moral base‚ and to prevent foreign involvement in the war. One of the reasons for passing the Emancipation proclamation‚ was to gain Northern support for the War. The Union had lost most of the wars‚ and support for the war effort in the North had begun to decrease. People were questioning the reason for the war‚ and saw the war as pointless. However‚ passing the Emancipation proclamation appealed to northerners’ morals‚ and drove them
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