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    through language and other symbols‚ as well as the study of that interaction. “The major elements of rhetorical theory are the rhetorical situation‚ the audience‚ the pisteis or “proofs” (and their subdivisions)‚ and the five canons of rhetoric: invention‚ arrangement‚ style‚ memory and delivery”. (Covino and Joliffe‚ p.332). Moreover‚ according to Bitzer‚ a situation is rhetorical when three elements are present: an exigence‚ an audience‚ and rhetorical constraints. An exigence is a need‚ a gap‚ something

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    for 1365 days. When Japan Attacked pearl harbor many americans were not only shocked and  angry‚ but really confused. Many americans asked “Why?” or “What were they thinking when  they planned this?”. But the Japanese knew exactly what they were doing when they attacked  pearl harbor.  Admiral ​ Yamamoto started planning the attack in the spring of 1941‚ a total 263  days was put into planning the attack. The question remaining is what provoked the attack. The  Japanese attacked for three reasons‚ th

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    The Attack on Pearl Harbor As war in Europe exploded in the late 1930’s‚ it became increasingly difficult for the United States to remain its neutrality. President Franklin D. Roosevelt understood that majority of Americans opposed U.S. intervention‚ because of World War I and Great Depression hardships. By the beginning of December 1941‚ the United States had engaged in warlike activity – such as the Neutrality Act of 1939 and the Lend-Lease Act – but had yet to commit itself. A surprise attack

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    Pearl Harbor‚ Japan figured if they depleted the American forces in the pacific‚ they would be able to have a path to victory. The 5- star movie does not really establish a defined reason why Japan decided to go into war with America: there was no fully developed rationale presented in the movie‚ which would have helped provide a context for Japan’s declaration of war and their military attack on the US military forces in Hawaii on December 7‚ 1941. There some tweets that referred to Japan becoming

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    The main reason that japan attacked Pearl Harbor was they need resources .During December the 7th in 1942 the day japan attacked Pearl Harbor. America was involved both in the pacific against japan and in Europe against japan all in the Nazi Germany. The reason why that japan attacked Pearl Harbor was they needed oil‚ japanese imports‚ and they needed world order. Japan needed oil because they attack Pearl Harbor in order to block the United States and the Philippines for japan to acquire oil. Towards

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    Pearl Harbor- Gavin Fontaine Around 8 am on December 7 1941‚ hundreds of Japanese fighter planes open fired on Pearl Harbor. The battle only took around two hours but it was extremely gruesome for America to have thousands of soldiers dying and many civilians dying. Four days later Japan‚ Germany and Italy formed an alliance and attacked on America pulling America into the war. The attack purpose was to keep the U.S. from blocking the Japanese from receiving materials such as steel and aviation

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    The decision made by Japan to attack Pearl Harbor in 1941 was the result of a gradual process that developed over time. By July of that year‚ Japan had already embarked on the conquest of Southeast Asia‚ despite the well-known risks of going to war with the United States. The Japanese elite‚ who were concerned about their country’s economic situation and military expansion‚ decided that the United States must either remove the sanctions and embargoes imposed against them‚ or they would have "no choice"

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    Pearl Harbor impacted our nation in many more ways than one could imagine. The horrendous attack that leads the U.S to take extreme measure on the confinement of all Japanese descendants in the United States. The U.S was wounded‚ but that only gave the U.S another reason to fight back. During WWI more than 120‚000 Japanese-American citizens were assembled and ultimately shipped to internment camps. They had not been transported to the camp because they had been found guilty of a crime‚ but because

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    Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? On December 7‚ 1941 there was a surprise Military Strike against the United States by the Japanese Navy. 2‚402 were killed that day; not including the Japanese‚ And 1‚282 was left wounded. This attack came as a shock to the American people‚ which led directly to the U.S entry into World War II. Most of the people in this Era are not really educated about WHY they attack us. So here are the reasons‚ On September 1940‚ Before the Attack‚ The U.S placed

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    Pearl Harbor was deliberately attacked by the Japanese on December 7‚ 1941. Reports indicate that 2400 people were killed and 1300 were wounded. [1-ap] The reason Japan bombed Pearl Harbor was because that was where all of the U.S. Navy ships were positioned. The Americans went on the offensive against the Japanese in the Pacific in mid-1942. The United States dropped the first atomic bomb on‚ a medium-sized Japanese city‚ Hiroshima on August 6‚ 1945. The second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August

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