At 8:15 am on August the 6th 1945 an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. In this essay I will be presenting my views on whether the Americans should have used the atomic weapons against Japan. I both agree and disagree that dropping the bomb was the right thing to do. Throughout this essay I will explain why I feel that both points and reason are correct. At the end I will put together and summarise my strongest points. Let me start with the reasons why they were wrong to
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T: Th. 3:30p.m.-4:45p.m. D’Angelo‚ Raymond and Herbert Douglas‚ eds. Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Race and Ethnicity‚ 7th edition (Dubuque‚ IA: McGraw-Hill‚ 2009) “Issue #9: Is Racism a Permanent Feature of American Society?” Is Racism a Permanent feature of American Society? Derrick Bell argues in this issue that the prospects for achieving racial equality in the United States are “illusory for Blacks. Bell reminds us despite the fact of the progress of blacks in United States; the
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Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes; others believe that going to classes should be optional to students‚ which one do you agree? Nowadays people discuss whether or not students should be compelled to attend classes. By the time a person enters university‚ he is responsible for his own decisions and behavior. Although attending classes might have a lot of benefits but I think it is up to each individual to decide how to manage his time. Having compulsory
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“American Idol” Essays: Your Opinion about One of the Most Popular TV Shows Posted on September 14‚ 2009 American Idol is one of the most popular reality TV shows in the United States. Millions of people all around the country watch every season of American Idol‚ have favorite singers and those one who they want to be eliminated. Are you one of the American Idol’s fans? Then you are lucky‚ since you have a chance to talk about your favorite show when writing an “American Idol” essay. Hope you
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Disenfranchised Americans The meaning of disenfranchised is not having the right to vote. Over the past century‚ numerous Americans have made a great effort to receive this right. Many of these Americans failed. One of the reasons are countless amount of these people were held back and numerous amount of obstacles were thrown at them. Many of these people include African Americans‚ Hispanic American‚ Asian Americans and women. However‚ women had to anything and everything to earn this right. Not
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African Americans: Historical Journey from 1865 to the Present HIS: 204: American History Since 1865 Professor Lisa Burgin July 14‚ 2014 Introduction The African American journey has been one of trials and tribulations which they suffered greatly to achieve freedom and success. The battle has led the citizens of this nation to have witnessed the first African American President of the United States. The journey that has brought African Americans to the present situation has
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African Americans No matter where or when a person lives‚ skin color‚ beliefs‚ class‚ or history he/she will see a difference in the way every ethnic group is treated. This world has never been fair for anyone. Life can treat a person with the greatest of care or it will treat a person as if he/she is lower than dirt. African Americans are no different. They have faced great hardships and triumphs throughout the years. Since they had been forced from their homeland they have been treated as if
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Why did women get the vote in 1918? The government had a problem because men fighting in the war would not be able to vote in the election. The government changed the law so that the soldiers could vote. Women’s groups saw their opportunity and began to put pressure on the government to include votes for women in the changed law. David Lloyd George‚ the Prime Minister‚ was a supporter of women voting but not the use of violence. The Suffragettes stopped campaigning in the beginning of the war and
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Even though credit cards help families in unforeseen emergencies and purchases‚ credit cards should be used only by fiscally educated individuals who know how to make use of them properly. By reading on about the statistics of bankruptcies in the United States and using my own personal experience with filing bankruptcy‚ you will understand how costly it is to be unfamiliar about credit use and being financially irresponsible. Financial issues can cause unwanted stress‚ depression‚ and monetary struggles
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There is an issue going around and that is if school uniforms should be required in schools throughout the United States. I think that school uniform should not be in schools because it can be very unfair to the students that are attending the school. School uniforms is very unfair because then students feel like there is not really a way to express themselves. Students feel the need to express themselves in what they wear‚ but by making school uniforms a requirement the students will feel like
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