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    That Day At Hiroshima

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    article That Day At Hiroshima‚ I can hardly image that just in one second‚ everything turned into black. Thousands of people died and thousands of people had to suffer in the rest of their lives. That picture is too cruel to thinking about. Since that thing really happened‚ we have to learn a lesson from it and not to let that tragedy happen again. First‚ we should against the nuke. Because it can bring a complete damage to a place as well as our humanbeings. We can see from Hiroshima‚ no one survived

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    Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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    Hiroshima and Nagasaki On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States used a massive‚ atomic weapon against Hiroshima‚ Japan. This atomic bomb‚ the equivalent of 20‚000 tons of TNT‚ flattened the city‚ killing tens of thousands of civilians. While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation three days later‚ the United States struck again‚ this time‚ on Nagasaki. At 2:45 a.m. on Monday‚ August 6‚ 1945‚ a B-29 bomber‚ the Enola Gay‚ took off from Tinian‚ a North Pacific island in the Marianas‚ 1

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    Bombing of Hiroshima

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    Bombing of Hiroshima During World War II‚ the United States was working on the Manhattan Project – the development of the atomic bomb. The U.S. had several reasons to create and use this new weapon‚ including the obtaining of accurate effects‚ attempting to bring an end to the war with Japan more quickly‚ and to show America’s true power to the rest of the world in order to keep the Soviet Union from expanding its sphere of influence. After much consideration‚ the first atomic bomb was dropped

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    Hiroshima Bombing

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    On August 5th‚ 1945 Hiroshima was a thriving city. It was known as the “key transportation hub” to the rest of the world. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were such thriving cities where the people were all family oriented. On that day‚ 350‚000 citizens of Hiroshima went to bed thinking tomorrow would be just like it was a normal day. They would get ready for work‚ did what they had to do for the next day. On August 6th in the year 1945‚ everything changed. The American army dropped a bomb that destroyed the

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    Hiroshima Book Report

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    The book I chose to write about for my book report was Hiroshima – by John Hersey. The publisher is Alfred A. Knoff and was published first in 1946 with 196 pages. The book was originally published in The New Yorker. This book tells the stories of six brave survivors on that tragic day on the 6th of August. On August 6th ‚ 1945‚ at exactly 8:15 in the morning the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. At that time the six characters were each doing there own thing. Miss Toshiko Sasaki‚ who was a clerk for a

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    The Bombing of Hiroshima

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    military project that had been developing nuclear weapons for four years‚ and asked for a way to destroy Japan efficiently. They took a uranium bomb‚ nicknamed Little Boy‚ and dropped it on a large military town on the coast of the main island‚ Hiroshima. The outcome was exactly what they wanted and maybe even more. Leo Szilard‚ a Hungarian physicist‚ discovered the possibility of nuclear chain reaction in 1933. He shared his theories with the famous American physicist‚ Albert Einstein‚ and they

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    Is Hiroshima Necessary

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    end the war. In order to force the Japanese to surrender unconditionally‚ many have argued that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was needed. However‚ I would argue that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima alone would be sufficient in forcing the Japanese to surrender unconditionally. The words “needed to force” in the question implies that the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the only measure left while the words “surrender unconditionally” means that there would be no guarantees

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    Hiroshima Bombing

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    Hiroshima Bomb Analysis Hiroshima is a city located in Japan‚ an island in Asia off the mainland of China. On December 7th‚ 1941 the Japanese launched an attack on the United States by bombing Pearl Harbor. This attack caused the United States to enter World War II and declare war on Japan and its counterparts Germany and Italy. The war was long and devastating for both sides both Allies and Axis powers. After a long and strained war the Japanese have been pushed back to their homeland. The United

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    Was Hiroshima Wrong

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    action figures‚ war is violent. It causes destruction‚ tragedy‚ and loss. Hiroshima was one of the most catastrophic events that took place in history. No one knew what was happening or what to do‚ since this was the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. Some say that Hiroshima could have started the cold war. The ethics of war take their place here. People have asked about Hiroshima and the Just War Theory. They ask if Hiroshima was justified‚ or if it wasn’t and Americans

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    bombing of hiroshima

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    Announcing the Bombing of Hiroshima” Speech Analysis In the speech “Announcing the Bombing of Hiroshima”‚ Harry Truman was the speaker. He was the President of the United States during the time. The audience was the people of the United States of America. In context‚ an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and ended World War II. After this incident‚ the atomic bomb will be looked on the basic power of the universe and will be used to maintain world peace. Considered the subject of the speech

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