On December 7 of 1941‚ a surprise woke Pearl Harbor from its slumber on Sunday morning. This surprise is none that anyone would ever want to experience. The U.S navy base had been attacked by the Japanese military. Due to this attack Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066‚ which was a controversial WWII policy on Japan. After this document was signed‚ Japanese Americans were forced out of their homes and were put into concentration camps until WWII was over. The events of this attack fall
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Other children ’s books followed‚ including a series of three slapstick coming of age books (1992-1998)‚ about the 13-year-old character‚ Lockie Leonard. These are being made into a series for television. The first such book‚ Lockie Leonard‚ Human Torpedo (1992)‚ won the Western Australia Premier ’s Award for Children ’s Fiction. It was adapted for the stage by Paige Gibbs and toured nationally with great success. He is also the author of two collections of short stories‚ Scission and Other Stories
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destroyed the majority of the United States fighter planes‚ which were lined up on the airfields in hopes of preventing a sabotage attack. They also sent out torpedo planes which inflicted damage onto the ships‚ during the first wave. Japan dropped 200 torpedo bombs equipped with aerial torpedoes that were designed to work in shallow waters. The torpedo bombs first targeted
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1. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACETYLCHOLINE Acetylcholine (ACh) is one of the first neurotransmitters to be discovered and Otto Loewi first described is as ‘vagus stuff’ as it is able to mimic the electrical stimulation of vagus nerve. Acetylcholine is produced by the enzyme choline acetyltransferase‚ using acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA) and dietary choline as substrates. Acetylcholine and the interaction with its target have played a critical role in the basic concepts of neurochemistry. Chemical
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The Science Behind Bubbles Bubbles are fascinating. They are used by children around the world as a source of entertainment. But‚ there’s more to them than meets the eye. The science around bubbles deals with chemical bonds‚ surface tension‚ air density‚ and more. The anatomy of a bubble seems simple‚ but it is actually very complicated. Bubbles are usually looked at as something very simple‚ but scientists think otherwise. Standard bubbles that you can make at home consist of soapy detergent
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the war as they were breaking the international law of nations as they sank ships without requesting them to surrender. Germany made a critical error‚ when a German U-Boat fired a torpedo at the RMS Lusitania. RMS Lusitania was a passenger ship. Due to the fact that the ship was not meant for battle or war‚ the torpedo damaged the hull beyond repair. The boat submerged altogether resulting 1‚198 civilians some of which were Americans to die. This resulted in Winston Churchill entering in the war
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southern part of Ford Island destroying most of the airplanes. They bombed all of the battleships that were lined up in Battleship Row. They also had torpedo planes that attacked the battleship Row from the West as well as the East. The U.S.S Arizona had a bomb reach the ammunition room making the ship explode and sink. Also the Oklahoma was hit by a torpedo and was damaged to where it turned upside down. As the first fleet of planes departed the telegraph reporter tapped out “Tora‚ Tora‚ Tora‚” which
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headed straight for the Japanese fleet. These planes consisted of torpedo planes and were mostly shot down. However‚ these torpedo planes made the Japanese make a tactical error by switching planes armaments from bombs to torpedoes to attack the U.S. aircraft carriers; this left the Japanese carriers covered with fuels and bombs. Luckily‚ 33 dive bombers led by Lieutenant McClusky from the USS Enterprise‚ arrived on time after the torpedo planes were shot down. Although Lieutenant McClusky and his 33
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U.S. History Since 1877 November 29‚ 2005 The Battle of Midway The Battle of Midway was not the first battle or the last battle of the Second World War‚ but there is not question that it was the most decisive battle of World War II in the Pacific. Midway is nothing special—just a small string of islands six miles across built up to form coral—however its location and resources are important. If the United States of America had not been in possession of Midway‚ the Empire of Japan could
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ship down to 15 knots because of it. At about 1:40 p.m the Germans U-boat launched a torpedo and it hit the right side of the ship (Unknown‚ OL). Moments later‚ another expulsion occurred‚ this one a mystery‚ and was said to have been the cause of the sinking. “Many believe the second explosion was caused by the ignition of ammunition hidden in the cargo hold. Others say that coal dust‚ kicked up when the torpedo hit‚ exploded” (Unknown‚ OL). The hidden cargo was unknown to the passengers aboard and
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