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    Nuclear weapons are one of the many common fears of the modern world. Because at any minute‚ the world could suffer a nuclear filled catastrophe‚ killing millions. Not only are they potentially life threatening‚ the biggest nations in the world have stockpiles of these weapons of mass destruction. That is not the scariest part however. The effects of nuclear warfare are just as deadly‚ if not‚ worse. Nevertheless‚ the rapid extermination of the radioactive explosives ought to occur globally because

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    The Hydrogen Bomb

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    Statement</b><br>The hydrogen bomb is a nuclear weapon in which light atomic nuclei of hydrogen are joined together in an uncontrolled nuclear fusion reaction to release tremendous amounts of energy. The hydrogen bomb is about a thousand times as powerful as the atomic bomb‚ which produces a nuclear fission explosion about a million times more powerful than comparably sized bombs using conventional high explosives such as TNT.<br><br><b>The Hydrogen Bomb</b><br>The Atomic Bomb Was A Essential First Step

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    The Hydrogen Bomb

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    A nuclear weapon is commonly defined as a device‚ which uses a nuclear reaction for destructive means. There are six different types of nuclear bombs. The two main types of nuclear weapons: atom bombs and hydrogen bombs. The hydrogen bomb is the most powerful‚ destructive bomb of all. In this essay I’m going to give a brief history of the hydrogen bomb‚ the chemistry behind the bomb‚ and how much destruction the hydrogen bomb can do. After the Soviet Union’s atomic bomb success during the cold war

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    Cultural Changes: The Effect on Art You’re an artist during WWI‚ bombs exploding everywhere‚ innocent people even children losing their lives‚ how will you express your intense anger and sadness towards the events that are taking place? The frustration towards war and other social‚ political or cultural changes can bring about different responses from different people. When it comes to art‚ art movements are created out of the need for people to communicate their reactions to these changes. Whether

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    destructive weapon the world has ever seen. The atomic bomb was a newly developed weapon able of causing destruction beyond any weapon before it. Two of these bombs were dropped on Japanese cities. The first on Hiroshima on August 6th‚ 1945 and the second on Nagasaki on August 9th‚ 1945. The immediate devastation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the only display of power that would cause the surrender of Japan. The psychological effects alone left a mark like no other. The U.S bombing

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    The Atom Bomb

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    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 a letter from Albert Einstein‚ which

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    Atomic Bomb

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    used in the first nuclear bomb test?  Plutonium   2. What was the nickname of the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb?  . Fat Man  . 3. Which president authorized creation of the atomic bomb?   Harry Truman  4. What was the code name of the project to develop the atomic bomb?  Trinity   5. What process generates the heat and energy in present day nuclear power plants? nuclear fusion    6. When was the last U.S. nuclear bomb test?   1991    7. How many nuclear power plants are

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    various issues associated with the group. AAPIs come from approximately 50 countries and ethnic groups‚ each with distinct cultures‚ traditions‚ and histories. Asian Americans have origins from East Asia‚ Southeast Asia‚ and the Indian subcontinent (Social Security‚ 2011). Pacific Islanders are people having origins in Hawaii‚ Guam‚ Samoa‚ or other Pacific Islands. Many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have lived in the U.S. for quite a few generations‚ but there also are a high number of recent

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    Effect of Cultural Differences on Software Development A culture could be defined as the predominating attitudes and behaviour that characterizes the functioning of a group or organization. Through this paper we would like to address the effect of culture in the field of software development and one of the most commonly used model for development of a software Rapid Action Development (RAD). No matter what culture you are a part of; to develop software‚ a development model has to be followed.

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    The Atomic Bomb

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    In 1939‚ a vision was put into motion with the creation of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was going to be the answer to the end of World War II and the final factor that would solidify the United States as a true superpower. With the creation of the atomic bomb‚ no one would stand in the way of the United States. The United States became the "New Rome‚" and with the power of the Atomic Bomb behind them‚ no other nation stood in their way. "My God‚ what have we done?" - Robert Lewis‚ the co-pilot

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