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    Essay: savagery and civilization‚ closer than you think Every person in this world‚ in our times belongs to a civilization‚ it can be the greatest or the smallest‚ the most advanced or the less developed‚ however every civilization is likely to cross the fine line between civilization and savagery easily when there are adverse situations that let our inner primitive instincts seize our actions. Civilization is a need for rational people‚ but when the situation demands extreme

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    The thesis states the petition made on July 4‚ 1945‚ to the president of the United States drafted by author Leo Szilard and cosigned by scientist of the atomic bomb committee to consider the consequences of using the atomic bomb. The organization and structure of the writing brings a strong message about the devastation an atomic bomb would do to any city in the hands of our Army‚ but ultimately by our Commander and Chief who has the power to use it (Szilard). The point the author was trying to

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    Nuclear Warfare Hiroshima‚ the first time nuclear bomb was used in war. On August 6‚ 1945 Hiroshima was attacked by the united states using a nuclear bomb named “Little Boy”. The attack on Hiroshima killed 20‚000+ soldiers and 70‚000-146‚000 civilians. “Little Boy” was detonated at 500 meters above the ground because it would spread further with radiation and cause more damage to structures and people. Nagasaki‚ August 9‚ 1945 bomb two. “Fat Man”was detonated over Nagasaki and killed up to 80

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    On a rainy October 1st‚ Doctor Cuomo took the stage at 7:30 in Williams hall. She was brought in as a guest speaker as a part of the Oxford Studies Program. Her presentation was called‚ “Against the Idea of the Anthropocene: A Scientific and Moral Argument”. Professor Mousie introduced her. He explained that Doctor Cuomo is a professor of Philosophy and Women’s study at the University of Georgia. At the University‚ she is also a faculty member of the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program‚ the

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    Jauntopia 176 years ago our fathers’ fathers destroyed our society when they dropped nuclear missiles upon this soil. Everyone vows to not make the same mistakes . Henceforth they have agreed to make this utopia under a dictator’s rule. One man will make the choices instead of having to clash with other men who oppose him. they can trust him unlike we could our forefathers to keep us safe in any circumstance. By signing this document you hereby decree to abide by his rules and to follow him like

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    Nuclear Bombs August 6th‚ 1945‚ the US drops the first nuclear bomb in combat over the city of Hiroshima‚ in Japan. This date is a huge part in our history because no weapon of such mass destruction has ever been used in combat like this. Three days later another nuclear bomb is dropped over Nagasaki‚ as soon as the bomb detonated around 80‚000 people died almost instantly showing the sheer power the bomb. A nuclear bomb has never been used in combat since then‚ but nuclear development has created

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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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    The document‚” The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki “was produced during the time period of World War 2 in the 20th century. Both denotations were dropped in 1945. It was an attack that was ordered by the United States on Japanese land because the Japanese had attacked previously attacked the United States. Japan had initiated this conflict and the U.S was determined in ending it. This document states that an overview of the immense damage to Japanese infrastructure‚ population‚ and willpower

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    The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was both tragic and unnecessary. This explosion caused over 150‚000 civilian deaths. The United States used this bomb as a way to how superiority to Japan and the Soviets‚ but they took it too far. For one‚ it was way overfunded. The United States were also uneducated about its full power. When they dropped the bomb‚ even they were unsure of the full destruction the bomb was capable of. Doing this to innocent civilians that were not even a part of the war gave

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    On August 6‚ 1945‚ during World War II (1939-45)‚ an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb named the Enola Gay over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It is said to have dropped right over Shima Surgical Hospital some 70 yards southeast of the Industrial Promotional Hall (now known as the Atomic Bomb Dome). The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80‚000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Crewmembers of the

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