Strategic bombing was not an uncommon action from those on either side of World War II. Many cities in Europe were virtually destroyed by war efforts. Each bombing was accompanied by its own set of reasons. For the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima‚ Japan the reason was‚ according to President Truman to “completely destroy Japan’s power to make war” (“Primary Resources”). The bombing of Hamburg was motivated‚ at least in part‚ by desire to destroy the city’s important shipyard (“Hamburg”). However‚ the
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Give life‚ give blood! Imagine your mom‚ dad‚ son‚ and or‚ daughter in a tragic car accident‚ or diagnosed with cancer. The only chance of survival is a blood transfusion‚ because your blood type is not a match. We all expect that blood will be there for us or a loved one; however‚ hardly a fraction of people that can give blood actually do. At some point of our lives we may face a time of susceptibility where we will need blood. The day-to-day need for blood never ends. Statistics
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correctly stated‚ “Your greatness is not what you have‚ but in what you give‚” (“Your Greatness Is Not What You Have But In What You Give”). Alexander was someone who took from others. He had a lot of land‚ money and things he did not need but wanted. Alexander‚ the King of Macedon‚ took thousands of lives and seized land the size of the US. If people judged Alexander on what he gave than he would not be known as Alexander the Great‚ but as Alexander the Annihilator. Alexander was born in Macedonia
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that time did not allow for precision bombing. The bombing of Dresden was not justified. The allies reasoning behind the Bombing of Dresden revolved around the Russians. Churchill and Roosevelt had already decided that their current ally‚ Joseph Stalin was going to be an issue after the war. In the hopes of alarming the Russians‚ they bombed Dresden. Internal RAF documents suggest that one reason for the bombing of Dresden was to “…show the Russians what bomber technology can do.” With the “…Russian
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bringing many people down with her. As a consequence of the iceberg and more small reasons‚ the Titanic sank‚ causing many casualties and changes in maritime regulations (Fahey 22-23). The Titanic sinking was essentially the iceberg but other reasons could have led to the speedy sinking and casualties. Those other reasons include‚ a shortage of binoculars‚ lifeboat shortage‚ and a missed iceberg warning (Waxman). The Titanic was four days into her first voyage from Southampton to New york‚ and there were
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Towards the end of the eighteenth century the nature of warfare would dramatically change on both upon the battlefield but more importantly how it affected society. Continental Europe was engulfed in war from 1792 following the establishment of the French Republic and continued with the rise of Napoleon until his eventual defeat in 1815. Between 1792 and 1809 the French army seemed to grow from strength to strength turning from a “métier of the aristocrat” small‚ professional army to the first mass
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Canon thirteen was constructed and written in the fourth Lateran Council in 1215‚ in which there were three sessions on the eleventh‚ twentieth and thirtieth of November. Pope Innocent III preached to over four hundred Bishops and eight hundred abbots‚ deans and others in this event . Canon thirteen can be suggested to have been proposed by Pope Innocent III and approved by the council‚ thus higher individuals in the church could arguably had responsibility for the manufacture of canon thirteen.
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THE WRITERS AT WOODY POINT FESTIVAL MAIN REPORT PROBLEM STATEMENT Writers at Woody Point Inc. need to make important decisions for the growth and sustainability of the festival. Stephen Brunt wants to ameliorate the economic development of the festival and nearby communities. The business needs to find new sources of revenue and develop an effective marketing strategy; they need to decide the best product‚ price‚ promotion‚ place‚ distribution and segmentation for the woody point festival.
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7) What reason does Missie May give for cheating? Who is to blame? Missie May cheated on her husband‚ Joe‚ to get him gold money. After Joe caught her‚ she said‚ “Oh Joe‚ honey‚ he said he wuz gointer give me dat gold money and he jes’ kept on after me -” (Hurston 94). Missie May cheated on her husband with Mister Otis D. Slemmons. Missie May and Joe were talking about how rich Otis was. Joe said‚ Wisht Ah had a build on me lak him got. He ain’t puzzle-gutted‚ honey. He jes’ got a corperation. Dat
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will block him from receiving any truths. He feels that if he regards his beliefs in the same way as he does any falsehoods he can remain unbiased when judging information and only then will he receive real truths. 2. What reason does he give for doubting that the senses give knowledge? That a man asleep can have a realistic dream that he is having the same experiences as a man that’s awake. 3. What does the experience of “dreams” show us concerning the senses? He talks about how real dreams appear
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