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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On August 6‚ President Harry Truman plans to drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This bomb is supposed to have a major impact on this city. Tens of thousands of people are estimated to die on impact‚ and thousands are estimated to die after due to the exposure to radiation. President Truman wants to drop the bomb to end the six year war‚ however‚ it has caused a major controversy over the amount of damage it will cause. Some people believe that this amount of destruction is needed
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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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Dropping the Bomb The infamous bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima is a highly controversial subject and many continue to debate about the event‚ over half a century after it occurred. In August of 1945‚ near the end of World War II‚ the US military dropped two atomic bombs over Japan‚ not only causing a mass of death and devastation‚ but it also induced the question- were dropping the bombs necessary and justified? Due to exaggerated statistics‚ and what students learn in textbooks‚ Americans
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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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The Bombing of Hiroshima Hiroshima‚ Japan (1945)‚ a city of industrial wealth and military significance‚ was destroyed by the first nuclear bomb on August 6‚ 1945. Hiroshima was a city that was mainly untouched by the American nightly bombings. A community that carried about as if the war was elsewhere became the center of attention as a mushroom cloud rose above the city on that unforgettable morning. As an American‚ I am unsure of my thoughts concerning this matter‚ but as a human being‚ the
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On August 6‚ 1945‚ Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. Hiroshima was a city of southwest Honshu‚ Japan‚ on the Inland Sea west of Osaka. There were about a hundred thousand casualties at this time. However‚ there were six survivors. Pain affected the people of Hiroshima physically‚ emotionally‚ and mentally. Were the people of Hiroshima capable to stay calm in the time of destruction? Pain affected the people of Hiroshima physically. When the atomic bomb dropped
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The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Today I will be talking about the bombings that ended World War II ‚ The plane that dropped it‚ the destruction that followed‚ and issues that were dependent on the weather. The bombings had code names. Hiroshimas code was ‘Little Boy’‚ Nagasakis code name was ‘Fat Man’. The bombings took place on August 6th‚ 1945 they had different locations where they might drop the bombs‚ it all depended on whether the target had clear weather. So hours before
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the atomic bomb struck Hiroshima as impossible to fathom. The decimation of Hiroshima and its brave Japanese citizens with an inequivalent sense of nationalism can only be understood through stories of very few lucky survivors. John Hersey’s Hiroshima attempts to provide an understanding for all the abandoned and helpless Japanese citizens that were tragically affected by “the first moment of the atomic age” (Hersey 16). Concerning the aftermath of the tragic events of Hiroshima‚ the city and its people
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John Hersey’s Hiroshima. Expository texts such as the aforementioned often present powerful social issues which challenge not only the reader from the contemporary Western culture but also the reader from the 1946 American society. Hersey employs various techniques‚ including point of view‚ tone‚ emotive and descriptive language to position readers to respond to changing priorities‚ Japan’s reaction to the crisis and moral and ethical issues. Up until Hersey’s account of the Hiroshima bombing‚ texts
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