INTRODUCTION At approximately 8.15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚ instantly killing around 80‚000 people. Three days later‚ a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ causing the deaths of 40‚000 more. The dropping of the bombs‚ which occurred by executive order of US President Harry Truman‚ remains the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack‚ roughly 100‚000 more people died slow‚ horrendous deaths as a result
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atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the United states. “Hiroshima‚” a book written by John Hersey‚ details the lives of Hibakusha (Translated to English meaning “explosion-affected persons”) before‚ during‚ and after the bombings. In the book Hiroshima‚ the aftermath of the bombings from the perspective of the Hibakusha was recorded 40 years in response to the initial devastation. Hersey writes‚ “A surprising number of the people of Hiroshima remained more or less indifferent about the ethics of using
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Thesis: While the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki culminated in the death of many Japanese‚ the bombings were warranted‚ saved lives‚ bringing an end to World War II. The United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a way to retaliate against Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The U.S.was the first country to use nuclear weapons against an enemy. The morning of December 7‚ 1941‚ Japan fired on eight U.S. Navy battleships and sunk four of them. They also damaged and destroyed
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grolier.com) The long-term effects of the bomb on the environment and children are horrible. Atomic blasts cause many prolonged injuries such as‚ keloids‚ cataracts‚ leukemia and other cancers. (earthbase.org) The total death count for the atomic bombing is estimated at 140‚000. This means that almost as many people died from the long-term effects as were killed in the initial explosion. People who think that dropping the bomb was right say that the bomb was the one event that ended the war. Americans
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Boston Marathon Bombing The bombing of Boston Marathon is now the issue about which all people are talking about. It turned to be the theme of many discussions in mass media‚ transportation means and even at home. Looking much deeper upon that terroristic attack‚ we shall find some questions need to be answered regarding this issue. The policy of the U.S should be revised concerning their seeking for those terrorists. The whole issue started when two bombs struck near the finish line of the Boston
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Boston Marathon Bombing The bombing of the 2013 Boston Marathon was a tragedy which killed several people and injured many‚ but the story behind it is very interesting. The first Boston Marathon was won by John J. McDermott in two hours‚ fifty five minutes‚ and ten seconds‚ forever earning a spot in sports history. The distance of the Boston Marathon is nearly twenty five miles(baa.org). In 2013‚ two bombs went off near the finish line two hundred ten feet apart. The explosion killed four people
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The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19‚ 1995. It would remain the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11‚ 2001 attacks. The Oklahoma blast claimed 168 lives‚ including 19 children under the age of 6‚[1] and injured more than 680 people.[2] The blast destroyed or damaged 324 buildings within a sixteen-block radius‚ destroyed or burned 86 cars‚ and shattered glass in 258 nearby
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The Direct of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima killed over 100‚000 people. John Hersey’s book “Hiroshima” gives a clear picture of what happened before the bombing‚ during the bombing‚ and the aftermath. The story of Hiroshima leaves the world speechless. Japan learned a lot from this and the world has learned even more from this catastrophic event that changed the world. This event kept the world safe from similar apocalyptic atomic weapons. The world saw the effect of radiation that killed people
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Boston Marathon Bombing On April 15‚ 2013 during the Boston Marathon in Copley Square‚ two bombs exploded near the finish line killing at least three and injuring over 170 people. This bombing sent the nation in an uproar and it was immediately recognized as a terrorist attack. When the Federal Bureau of Investigation took over‚ a few days later a surveillance video and photographs of the two suspects were released. After the suspects were named‚ Dzhokar Tsarnaev‚ 19‚ and Tamerlan Tsarnaev‚
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I chose to read two articles about the bombing of Hiroshima. In my opinion this is one of the most important parts of not only United States history‚ but also the history of the entire world. The two articles that I decided to read from came from two different sources: The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. Both Articles were written on the same day August 8‚ 1945. Both articles are very interesting and both show the concern about the dropping of the bomb. Definitely both were written as this
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