On the morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ a B-29 bomber named Enola Gay flew over the industrial city of Hiroshima‚ Japan and dropped the first atomic bomb ever. The city went up in flames caused by the immense power equal to about 20‚000 tons of TNT. The project was a success. They were an unprecedented assemblage of civilian‚ and military scientific brain power-brilliant‚ intense‚ and young‚ the people that helped develop the bomb. Unknowingly they came to an isolated mountain setting‚ known as Los Alamos
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On August 6th‚ 1945‚ the atomic bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. The second world war ended only a year after with the surrender after the Hiroshima bombing. Black Rain is a novel that illustrates how the citizens of Hiroshima lived during the time of the war. Shigematsu Shizuma‚ the main character of the novel‚ is someone who didn’t think the opposition had to drop the bomb to end the war. He believes the country was already internally falling apart‚ the atomic bomb killed innocent
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Proposal for Extended Essay: Was It Justified to Drop a Nuclear Bomb in Japan? I decide to write about the nuclear bomb incident happened at the end of World War II. The United States dropped two nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki at August 6 and August 9‚ 1945. The United States was one of the United Nations‚ while Japan was one of the Axis Powers. They were on the opposite military alliances during the World War II. In order to end the war shortly‚ the United States under the command of President
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Nelly Adamietz Mrs. Davis AP Language and Composition September 28‚ 2007 Hiroshima‚ written by John Hersey is a book that takes account of the August 6‚ 1945‚ bombing in Hiroshima‚ Japan. Hersey writes about the events before‚ during and after the bomb was dropped‚ as well as the effects that it had on six survivors‚ and the city as a whole. Throughout this account‚ Hersey uses numerous rhetorical devices that enhance the reading‚ such as irony and alliteration. Hershey’s intended purpose
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for Hiroshima and Nagasaki it came in the form of an atomic bomb. In George Orwell’s 1984 it came as the bombing were the Proles live as well as Winston going against the Party. The events in Japan as well as in 1984 can teach that certain actions taken can lead to destruction. The constant fighting between Japan and the United States as well as the wars in 1984 caused irreparable damage. On the fated day of August 6‚ 1945 at 8:15 a.m. the very first atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima‚ Japan
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On August 6‚ 1945‚ over 70‚000 people died all at once in the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan. Then‚ just three days later on August 9‚ over 60‚000 people died in the city of Nagasaki (Swain‚ 2006). Many more people died weeks‚ months‚ and even years later‚ and at the end of all of the destruction‚ almost 200‚000 people were left dead (Rossenfeld‚ n.d.). The causes of all of this were two atomic bombs dropped by the United States. At first glance‚ it may seem that dropping these two bombs was a terrible
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the effect of atomic blast from the first flash in the early morning as he rested from his night as an air warden at hospital. During the explosion‚ people too close to hypocenter died immediately and all other suffered physically and emotionally. Hiroshima diary mainly recorded from the colleague: relating the story of four middle school students who huddled together in the street‚ and were so badly burnt from the blast. They were found to be dead in the same street. After the destructive explosion
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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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affiliated with the University of Hawaii School of Public Health‚ Biomedical Sciences Building‚ 1960 East-West Road‚ Honolulu‚ Hawaii 96822; H. Kato who is affiliated with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission and Japanese National Institute of Health‚ Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ Japan; G. G. Rhoads and A. Kagan‚ who is affiliated with the Honolulu Heart Study‚ National Heart and Lung Institute‚ and National Institutes of Health; and S. L. Syme‚ who is affiliated with the Department of Epidemiology‚ University
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Michihiko Hachiya‚ experienced the power of the bomb first hand. And touched upon what he had lost the day the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Hiroshima was no longer a city‚ there was nothing left and it made it seem smaller. And when the bomb went off it was bright and blinding that lead to many people burning to death. The bomb was so destructive that it could level entire cities in seconds
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