WAS THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI JUSTIFIED? A bomb which was equal to 13‚000 tonnes of highly-explosive bombs‚ used to make the Japanese surrender‚ but also killing many lives‚ cannot be justified. When the highly-explosive bombs were dropped in Dresden‚ everyone had thought of this as very affective. But imagine how bad the atomic bomb would be‚ which could destroy a city only just by its radiation‚ let alone the actual explosion. President Truman of America made a decision of
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‘Conflict involves a clash of ideas‚ interests and expectations.’ Sometimes to achieve what we want‚ we may have to do something contradictory. This involves the clash of ideas‚ interests and expectations‚ which are the elements that make up conflict. Conflict is the way of human nature and comes in various forms: inner conflict‚ interpersonal conflict‚ social conflict‚ cultural conflict‚ religious conflict and racist conflict. These conflicts can vary in terms of level: it can be inner‚ person
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Conflict is normally understood as a negative interaction‚ or disagreement‚ between independent people. Personally‚ I always thought of conflict more as a disagreement or fight between people of different beliefs or opinions. Throughout every person’s lifetime there will be thousands of different conflicts. A particular conflict that I can think of is between my mother and I. I really wanted to go to a friends birthday party but a set of my grandparents were coming to my house that weekend so my
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If you have not heard of the Ariana Grande concert bombing in Manchester Germany chances are you are living under a rock. On May 22nd at 10:35 pm (local time) a suicide bomber detonated a bomb outside of the Manchester Arena that was hosting an Ariana Grande concert. The terrorist group‚ Isis‚ has taken responsibility for the bombing‚ and the suicide bomber has been identified as 22-year-old Salman Abedi. Due to the attack 22 loved ones are now dead and at least 59 others were injured. (Source) Sadly
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“an everlasting symbol of the atrocity of war” (“The Bombing of Guernica”). Guernica was more like a test dummy for Hitler to practice Blitzkrieg‚ which is a term for “lightning war”‚ and it is a military tactic to cause disorganization to their enemies.
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On April 19‚ 1995‚ a big tragedy occurred in the United States‚ a terrorist attack took place in Oklahoma City‚ at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The bombing resulted in 168 deaths‚ and more than 800 injuries. This was not the only major event the united States have faced; in September 11‚ 2001‚ the World Trade Center in New York City was attacked. Nearly 3‚000 people were killed‚ and that is including service providers that were lost in the tragedy that occurred in NYC‚ The Pentagon‚
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The Oklahoma City Bombing claimed the lives of 168 people and caused hundreds of injuries (“From Decorated Veteran to Mass Murderer” 1). But who did it‚ and more importantly why? The attack happened during a time when most Americans thought terrorism was an overseas problem and served as a wake-up call; no one expected that an act of terrorism would be carried out on US soil‚ let alone done by American citizens. The bombing left the country stunned and has caused various social and political changes
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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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Dresden bombing From February 4 to the 11‚ the allied leaders which were Franklin Roosevelt‚ Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met at Yalta in the USSR and discussed bisons of the postwar world. Other than deciding on what part of the German territory would be conquered. The military had little time in the war against the third reign (Bombing of Dresden). “However‚ Churchill and Joseph Roosevelt did promise Stalin to continue their bombing campaign against Easter Germany in preparation for the
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On Monday April 15 2013‚ which was Patriot Day‚ an atrocity happened in Boston‚ United States. As everyone already knew‚ it was the Boston Marathon Bombing. The annual Boston Marathon bombing started just like other years‚ without any clue of the calamity. The marathon began as usual and horde of crowds gather along the sidewalk‚ cheering for their families and friends. The contestants endured the tiredness and headed towards the finish line. A spontaneous chant of "Go‚ Go!" bursted out as the runners
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