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    density eventually becomes super dangerous causing a deadly explosion to happen. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified because these bombings ended the war‚ more civilian lives were saved‚

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    common whether the plane was from home or from the enemies. The initial thought for this promiscuous plane is that the military is practicing with aircrafts. However‚ when this aircraft drops a peculiar object‚ the thought changes into an enemy plane bombing us. Then the next thing the people of Hiroshima knew‚ the beloved city was gone within seconds‚ replaced with a sight that will haunt then into the afterlife. During World War II‚ the United States bombed a large city in japan called Hiroshima. Trying

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    unarmed and were not part of the police force. This act was not a reasonable resolution to the war‚ it was a genocide that occurred because of a poor decision. Killing civilians during war is a serious violation (The United States war crimes). The bombing of Hiroshima was an unreasonable act that took the lives of thousands of innocent people‚ the majority being civilians. This act was repulsive‚ especially because it was a governmental order.

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    On April 23‚ 1995‚ William J. Clinton delivered the awe-inspiring speech “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address.” The speech was given in response to the detrimental bombing that occurred in Oklahoma City only four days prior. This presentation was delivered to the family‚ friends‚ and community of the victims. The speech is considered to be one of the top rhetoric speeches in American history‚ and it is deemed as such because of its beautiful array of literary devices and appeals present. At the

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    WAS THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI JUSTIFIED? A bomb which was equal to 13‚000 tonnes of highly-explosive bombs‚ used to make the Japanese surrender‚ but also killing many lives‚ cannot be justified. When the highly-explosive bombs were dropped in Dresden‚ everyone had thought of this as very affective. But imagine how bad the atomic bomb would be‚ which could destroy a city only just by its radiation‚ let alone the actual explosion. President Truman of America made a decision of

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    Three...two...one…¡#@%^! Instantly‚ 80‚000 are dead (Hall). Near the end of World War II on August 6th of 1945‚ American B-29 aircraft Enola Gay dropped the world’s first atomic bomb‚ ‘Little Boy‚’ on the unsuspecting city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. Tens of thousands of civilians were instantly killed from the explosion and as time passed‚ the death toll almost doubled due to exposure to radiation and other aftereffects from the bomb (LeMay & Tibbets). To this day‚ historians debate over very controversial

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    Hiroshima In response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated‚ “December 7‚ 1941-A date which will live in infamy”. On December 7‚1941‚ the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor at 7:55 in the morning(A Day of Infamy). The United States was‚ “suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” More than 2‚400 people died by the “unprovoked” attack made by the Japanese and more than 150 aircrafts were destroyed(Clancey). This attack‚ which was

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    Dr. Turing was a mathematician and logician. During his lifetime‚ he was an innovator in the fields of cryptanalysis‚ logic‚ mathematics‚ and philosophy. The legacy of his work continued in the areas of computer science and artificial intelligence (AI)–a term not invented until a few years after his death. Unfortunately‚ he was not recognized for his accomplishments and inventions until after well after his death. Alan Turing studied mathematics at the University of Cambridge and graduated in 1934

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    The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in 1945. These two events represent the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date. Following a firebombing campaign that destroyed many Japanese cities‚ the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of Japan. The war in Europe ended when Nazi Germany signed its instrument of surrender on 8 May‚ but the Pacific War continued. Together with the United Kingdom

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     Hiroshima: The World ’s Bomb. Oxford: Oxford UP‚ 2008. Print. Selden‚ Kyoko Iriye‚ and Mark Selden. The Atomic Bomb: Voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Armonk‚ NY: M.E. Sharpe‚ 1989. Print. Nakazawa‚ Keiji‚ and Keiji Nakazawa. I Saw It: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima‚ a Survivor ’s True Story. San Francisco‚ CA: Educomics‚ 1982.

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