1945 a city called Hiroshima in Japan was destroyed by the very first atomic bomb‚ created by the United States. This book tells what happens on that day through six real survivors who lived to tell their story. Whenever the bomb detonated Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura‚ Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ Reverend Tanimoto‚ Medical Doctor Masakazu Fugii‚ Doctor Turufuni Sasaki‚ and Father Wilhelm were all going about their normal lives. Then in a split second their worlds were turned side down. These 6 brave souls struggled
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There have been many wars throughout the history of the world. WWII could easily be called one of the most devastating wars; solely because of the introduction of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons have taken away the lives of innocent civilians‚ are very expensive to make or contain‚ have caused devastating amounts of damage‚ and have long-lasting effects. They also violate human rights. During WWII America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima; an army base in Japan. Years later‚ John Hersey wrote
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the newspaper‚ Otaku Asahi 8. Porch of his private hospital. 9. Wife‚ 2 sons‚ and 2 daughters. 10. 11. To see a house guest off on a train. 12. About to read Osaka Asahi‚ a newspaper. 13. 14. - Healthy‚ convivial‚ and calm. - 1.Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura 2. 3. 4. Tailor. 5. 6. 7. 8. Window of her kitchen. 9. 3 kids: 10 year old Toshio‚ 8 year old Yaeko‚ 5 year old Myeko. Dead husband‚ died for army. 10. 11.siren woke her 12. Watching a neighbor tear down his house. 13. 14. 1. Father
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dropped on Hiroshima. At that time the six characters were each doing there own thing. Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ who was a clerk for a factory‚ was just now sitting at her desk to start work. Dr. Masakazu Fujii was about to read the Osaka Asahi. Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura was standing at her kitchen window after getting her kids to sleep. Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge was reading a Jesuit magazine. Dr. Terufumi Sasaki‚ no relationship with Miss Sasaki‚ was carrying blood to a lab for a Wassermann test. The reverend
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Griffin Dangler Shawn Smith Honors American Literature 27 June 2012 The Use of Atomic Weapons On August 6th‚ 1945‚ the world was forever changed when the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ Japan. The attack was made as an attempt to end World War 2‚ and it succeeded at a devastating price. John Hersey’s Hiroshima depicts six different accounts of victims of the bomb. The journalistic novel tells how each of the people began their day‚ how they survived the explosion‚ the response
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Hiroshima By John Hersey Title: Hiroshima Author: John Hersey Publisher: EFL Club (www.eflclub.com) Contents Hiroshima A Noiseless Flash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . The Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Details Are Being Investigated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Panic Grass and Feverfew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . An Eyewitness Account By Father
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novels about one of the world’s most powerful and destructive wars. In Hiroshima‚ Hersey writes of the events that began on August 6‚ 1945. Hiroshima is told through the memories of six survivors: Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ Dr. Masakazu Fujii‚ Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura‚ Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge‚ Dr. Terufumi Sasaki‚ and Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto‚ and Hersey makes sure to never let his readers forget their stories. Every one of those six people experiences their share of death‚ destruction‚ and dehumanization
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very friendly they claimed‚ so they ignored the possibility of being harmed by them (Wiesel‚ pg 10). Then the ghettos were created‚ (Wiesel‚ pg 11) and Jews were worried. However in Hiroshima the stubbornness begin in the beginning with Mrs. Hatsuyo. Mrs. Hatsuyo is always taking her kids to a safe area when she hears the warning signals‚ and she is tired because it always ends up being a false alarm (Hersey‚ pg 6-7). So when the siren went off for the bomb her stubbornness leads her to fall asleep
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Nakamura Lacquer Company of Kyoto‚ Japan became one of the best manufacturers of lacquerware. Its brand ’Chrysanthemums’ was Japan.s best known brand. Now the company had offers to grow in the American market which led to a dilemma for the current owner. Statement of the problem: Though the company had brands that were most popular in Japan‚ it had no business outside the country. There was a huge demand of Japanese lacquerware in America. But it was not being satisfied due to the fact that Japan’s
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Problem: Mr. Nakamura must decide on what action plans to pursue for the rest of the year (i.e.‚ the "Value Creation 21" and the 5 emergency measures) Learning from Morishita ’s experiences‚ Mr. Nakamura should consider the following Critical Factors: 1. Full cooperation of senior management in the implementation of the plan. Mr. Nakamura ’s plan will fail if he never got the full cooperation of the whole management team of MEI. To get the cooperation‚ he must be able to get management to fully
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