...2009 Atom Bomb Justified? War, death, and fire are the only smells around you. Hundreds of your allies are lying in a dead rotting heap. Enemies are blowing their selves up right in front of you, throwing their guts and scorched body parts all over. War isn’t a welcome sight in the eyes of people, but some had to live in it and survive. When the United States was at war with Japan, soldiers saw many things like what was described. Some even saw worse. I believe that dropping the two atomic bombs onto Japan was justified. Too many people were dying because of the war, the cost of the war was skyrocketing, and U.S soldiers were given the harshest and most unreasonable punishments by the Japanese. Some were beaten, some were forced to kill their own, and some were buried alive. Over all, the total number of people killed from both atomic bombs adds up to be about 240,000. Many people died instantly, some later died from radiation and burns or other wounds. It is indeed sad that 240,000 people had to die but, compared to how many would’ve died if the war continued, 240,000 is nothing. It is estimated that if we just continued fighting the war and didn’t drop the bombs, then another million or so people would’ve died. Other actions could’ve been taken like negotiation, but the fighting style of the Japanese spoke for itself. They would rather take a grenade strapped to their chest than be touched by an American. Negotiating would’ve been inevitable. Dropping the bombs saved way...
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...Die as Terrorist Bomb Rips Train at a Paris Station By CRAIG R. WHITNEY Published: December 4, 1996 • Email • Print • A powerful explosion ripped apart one car of a packed commuter train pulling into a Paris rail station at the height of the evening rush hour tonight, killing two passengers and critically wounding seven in what President Jacques Chirac condemned as ''an act of barbarity and terrorism.'' The authorities immediately reactivated antiterrorist security precautions that had been relaxed after a series of similar explosions last year in which eight people died. The 1995 attacks were mounted by Algerian Muslim militants opposed to French support for Algeria's military-backed Government. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast tonight, but Prime Minister Alain Juppe, who went to the scene, said it was caused by an explosive device. The police said 85 people in all had suffered injuries or shock. The blast ripped open the doors of the train, on the southbound track of the Port Royal station of the regional express network on the Left Bank, and scattered the wounded, totaling 35, over the platform. Scores of police vehicles and ambulances converged to the scene and hundreds of police officers sealed off the station. Witnesses said the blast occurred at 6:03 P.M. People living nearby said dense smoke smelling of gunpowder came boiling up from the station, which is only half underground as the rail line passes under Boulevard Montparnasse...
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...INFORMATION PAPER Staff Group Alpha 11 Feb 13 SUBJECT: Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Mines 1. Purpose: To provide information on Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s) and Antipersonnel Mines; as well as impacts and preventive actions for Ground Troops in Combat. 2. Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and Antipersonnel Mine Facts. a. IED’s are “homemade” bombs and/or destructive devices used to destroy, incapacitate, harass, or distract. An antipersonnel IED that is victim-activated—one that explodes on contact by a person—is considered an antipersonnel mine. b. IEDs come in many shapes and forms and can consist of almost any material, including agricultural and medical equipment. IEDs consist of a variety of components that include an initiator, switch, main charge, power source, and a container. IEDs may be surrounded by or packed with additional materials or “enhancements” such as nails, glass, or metal frag¬ments designed to increase the amount of shrapnel propelled by the explosion. Enhancements may also include other elements such as hazardous materials. An IED can be initiated by a variety of methods depending on the intended target.i c. IEDs can be carried or delivered in a vehicle; car¬ried, placed, or thrown by a person; delivered in a package; or concealed on the roadside.i There are three main types of IED’s/Mines.iii These include: 1. Package Improvised Explosive Device: Typically IEDs consisting...
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...to provide for their family. Over the accumulated years soldiers are in war, they overcome death, hurt, distrust, and terrorist attacks. The role of a soldier is to obey his commanders and fight for the benefit of his nation. Soldiers have to be highly skilled and prepared when it comes to war. This relates to what Timothy Gaestel, journal writer in “Soldiers Stories: Dispatches from Iraq” said in his entry. He asserts, “ I had my M4 rifle at the ready and my trigger finger on the trigger and was just waiting for someone to give me a reason to have me put it from safe to semi.” (329). This quote exemplifies that Gaestel was well prepared for anything coming his way. Even though Gaetel obtained two shrapnel’s in his back from a bomb he was determined to ensure the safety of his convoy and himself. Zeigler 2 The surgeons and nurses at the Combat Support Hospital located in downtown Baghdad,...
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...When reading the article on p.109, there is a component of the overall security objective, which deserves the most attention in the environments that were mentioned. That component is gun violence. “Gun violence has become a major concern in the nation, and churches are not immune.” Personally, I believe that security would be the component that is less pertinent for these particular environments during a vulnerability assessment. The reason I say this is because, if there was proper security at churches then the shootings, fires and bombs would not have happened. Relative to the security of the churches, some countermeasures or possible solutions for the shootings, incidences of arson, and bombings, would have to be cracking down on the security. Churches are usually more of a tight little family so it’s unbelievable when things like these happen. Especially when it is done by a member of the church. If churches were to have at least one security guard present, I believe that it would lower the chances of someone coming in with a gun, and causing innocent people harm. I also believe that if churches had a security surveillance system it would crack down on the chances of arson and bombing. The reason I say this is because, we all know that no one wants to commit a crime knowing that there are cameras. I also believe that churches, should have a night guard on duty to walk the premises while no one is there. Components of the overall security objective that would...
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...General Franklin Eliser Savage Leadership Skills Watching 12’o clock High I feel , it is a paradigm example of leadership in face of adversity. It is set at Archbury in the English midlands, where the “hardluck”918th Bomb Group has accumulated the highest loss rate and the worst bombing effectiveness record in all of Eighth Air Force. The group is very low in morale and General Pritchard, head of Bomber Command, concludes that the problem is the group commander, Col. Keith Davenport, whose leadership style has allowed discipline to erode and whose over identification with the crews has encouraged them to feel sorry for themselves. Then General Pritchard replaces the popular Davenport with Franklin Savage, Savage proceeded to rebuild the discipline, faith, confidence, pride and courage of his team by methods that are fully applicable in today's highly competitive business environment, which are: provide your team with autonomy and do not let them get caught up in fear. I will support my statement with a couple of examples from the movie of what tactics General Savage applied; Train the pilots on what they need to do and set clear goals. They are shown the path to success and the definition of success; Provide challenging missions. With success on these missions, the pilots get a sense of confidence; Let the bomber crews succeed on their own. Although General Savage leads by example, he often lets others lead missions and help craft tactics. This policy further builds the...
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...Ten Thousand bombs DeNiro’s Game BY RAWI HAGE House of Anansi Press, 277 pages, $ Rawi Hage is a upcoming and talented Lebanese-Canadian author. As a photographer and curator, he makes clever use of visual imagination in his fiction writing, along with a realistic descriptive style that inspires the reader’s own imagination. He was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and lived through most of the Lebanese civil war. His works has appeared in numerous literary forums and museums around the world. De Niro’s Game is his debut novel and has been acclaimed by both the general public and literary critics across Canada, where he now lives. In 2006 Rawi Hage was awarded the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction and this year De Niro’s Game is shortlisted for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Best First Book of the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize. De Niro’s Game is a touching story of two childhood friends, both Christians, Bassam and George. who live a life of hardship in civil-war Beirut. Narrated from Bassam’s point of view, the novel is a statement of a young man caught in the midstream of fratricidal conflicts and killings who is forever trying to escape the war by emigrating to Europe. Bassam and George have very different life philosophies and attitudes.. Being a pacifist, all Bassam really wants to do is to leave Beirut for his dream city, Rome, in the hope of finding a peaceful life. He refuses to let his life be driven by the war and bombings, and even refuses to...
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...In this journal, I will be characterizing Gale Hawthorne. I characterized him as both protective and a skilled hunter and outdoorsmen. To begin with, Gale is quite protective towards Katniss and is always caring. First of all, after District 12 bombings Gale lead Katniss’ family and the rest of the district to safety. Katniss was not there during the bombings because she was in the games, but Gale had promised to keep her family safe. This not only shows the caringness of Gale, but it also shows the dedication towards Katniss and her family. Out of all of the survivors of the bombing Gale was one of the only ones who could lead everyone else to safety. It said, “The credit for the survivors’ escape has landed squarely on Gale’s shoulders, although he’s loath to accept it” (Collins 7). We can infer from this that after all that Gale has done for the survivors that he is not looking for fame or recognition. This shows the great character and generosity of Gale. Furthermore, Gale also volunteered to be one of Katniss’ bodyguards for the filming of propaganda. After they were done discussing the filming, Gale told Haymitch, “I’m the one who needs the bodyguard” (Collins 77). He meant in a way that he needs to be the bodyguard for Katniss. We can infer from this that he thinks that he needs to protect her, and that know one else can do a better job than himself. This shows his protectiveness towards Katniss and his determination to keep her safe. An example of him protecting Katniss...
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...Parties: United States (Plaintiff) v. Yousef (Defendant) Facts: Yousef (D) arrived in Manila under a false name in September 1994, a year and a half after his involvement with the World Trade Center attacks. He developed a plan to attack twelve United States airliners in within Southeast Asia, which were in route to the United States. Within his plan Yousef (D) would have five accomplices board different airliners, assemble the bombs and then depart the aircraft on the first scheduled layovers. These explosive devices that were planned on being used were to be timed devices so the accomplices would activate these timed devices when they departed the airliners. This plot to attack these United States airliners was uncovered in January 1995 just two weeks prior to when Yousef (D) and his accomplices planned on carrying out the attack. Prior proceedings: Yousef (D) was charged in two separate proceedings, the first trial was for conspiracy to bomb twelve United States commercial airliners in Southeast Asia. The second trial was for his involvement with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing attacks. Issues presented or questions of law: The issue presented in this case where that Yousef (D) believed that he was brought to the United States against his will from Pakistan. Arguments or objectives of the parties: Yousef (D) claimed that the U.S government surpassed their authority when they brought him on trial in the United States for crimes in which occurred in Southwest...
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...1945 a pregnant woman and five kids were killed by a balloon bomb they found in a forest. This balloon bomb was made in a factory in Japan by Japanese girls and women. The women were unaware of what happened once the paper they were making left the factories. Forty years after they began working in the factories a few of the women found out information regarding one balloon bombing and their reactions surprised me. These women were compassionate, courageous, and forgiving. The Japanese women had found out that their forty years of effort had on only killed six people. They were shocked that that's all they had killed, but what surprised me were their reactions once they figured out the information on those six people. Forty years after they had started working in the factories the women were finally getting information back from the United States. John Takeshita had written them a letter revealing the profiles of these six people. It came to my surprise that despite the fact that the United States had killed and wounded over one hundred fifty thousand Japanese people in Hiroshima these women were able to put that aside and feel bad for the six Americans that were killed. I was surprised to find out that the women who were contacted by Takeshita had the courage to visit Bly not knowing if the town resented them or if the people would welcome them or even be welcome at all. Though these women didn't create the bombs alone and weren't individually responsible they still had the...
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...most often to show what is happening, and help make the beauty and brutality visible. Everything has beauty and brutality, and this is portrayed many times throughout the book. Beauty and Brutality is shown to co-exist when bombings would happen, Hans slapped Liesel, and the bombing of Himmel street happened. Beauty and Brutality was very prominent during some of the bombings that happened. Michael was a character and he was trying to get his mother to a bomb shelter. He cried to Rosa, Liesel’s step mother, “‘Tell me, Rosa, how can she sit there ready to die while I still want to live?’ The blood thickened. ‘Why do I want to live? I shouldn’t want to, but I do.’ (Zusak 487). He was trying everything to get her to move. He had a desire for life, something his mother lacked. Zuzak was using imagery, by hearing his voice, seeing his mother, and trying to pull her to the shelter. Even though this was brutal, beautiful moments were still happening. On Page 488, we learn of the event of the bomb shelter. “The night was long with bombs and reading. Her mouth was drying, but the book thief worked through fifty-four pages. The majority of children slept and didn’t hear the sirens of renewed safety. (Zusak 488)” In the midst of chaos, there was beauty in the...
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...Physics pre-assessment research task 1. Describe de Broglie’s proposal that any kind of particle has both wave and particle properties De Broglie suggested that if light can behave as both a wave and as a photon, particles could also have dual character. He proposed that all particles had wave properties as well as particle properties. He proposed that the wavelength is inversely proportional to the momentum of the particle, now known as the de Broglie wavelength of a particle and given by, λ=hmv. λ= Wavelength of light (m) h= Planck’s constant 6.626 x 10^-34 (J) m= Mass of the particle (kg) V= Speed of the particle (light) mv= Momentum of particle (kg m/s) 2. Define wave diffraction and interference Diffraction-is the bending of waves as they pass around the corner of a barrier or as they move through obstacles such as a slit. Wave interference is the phenomenon that occurs when two waves meet while traveling along the same medium. The interference of waves causes the medium to take on a shape that results from the net effect of the two individual waves upon the particles of the medium. Destructive interference is a type of interference that occurs at any location along the medium where the two interfering waves have a displacement in the opposite direction. For instance, when a sine pulse with a maximum displacement of +1 unit meets a sine pulse with a maximum displacement of -1 unit, destructive interference occurs. This is depicted in the diagram below...
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...development of the theory of atomic fission that led to the development of the atomic bomb. He was born on Oct. 7, 1885, in Copenhagen, Denmark. His father, Christian, was a professor at the University of Copenhagen and his brother, Harold, was a great mathematician. Bohr and his family grew up in an atmosphere that helped the development of his knowledge. His father was largely responsible for awakening his interest in physics while, his mother came from a family well known in the field of education. After Gammelholm Grammar School in 1903, he entered Copenhagen University where He won a gold medal from the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences for his theoretical analysis of vibrations of water jets as a means of determining surface tension. He received his Master's degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1909 and his doctorate in 1911 with a thesis Studies on the electron theory of metals. Bohr went to England to study with Sir J.J. Thomson at Cambridge. He had intended to spend his entire study period in Cambridge but he did not get on well with Thomson so, after a meeting with Ernest Rutherford in Cambridge in December 1911, Bohr moved to Manchester in 1912. There he worked with Rutherford's group on the structure of the atom. Rutherford became Bohr's role model both for his personal and scientific qualities. Using quantum ideas due to Planck and Einstein, Bohr conjectured that an atom could exist only in a discrete set of stable energy states. Bohr won the Nobel piece...
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...Inertia Definition of Inertia: Inertia is the reluctance of a body to have its speed change. Newton’s Definition: The vis insita, or innate force of matter, is a power of resisting by which every body, as much as in it lies, endeavours to preserve its present state, whether it be of rest or of moving uniformly forward in a straight line. The term inertia derives from the Latin work “iner” which translates to “idle”. It was Isaac Newton who was the first person to define inertia. This was then presented as his first law of motion. Although Galileo formally introduced the concept of inertia. And as everyone knows Newton’s inspiration came from an apple that had fallen. He asked questions like why did it fall? What determined the speed at which it fell? The reason why the apple fell was because it had a force acted upon it. This force was gravity. This force is absent in space so a body will continue its path unless it hits into something. When an object is stopped abruptly the higher the speed the body was moving at the bigger the force impacted on the body that it hit. This is why it would hurt when you catch a sliothar and your hand is completely stagnant. Some day to day examples of inertia are: • Being pushed back into your seat when an airplane takes off • Being jerked forward when your car suddenly stops • The “tablecloth trick” yanking a table cloth while the dishes remain in place. Electromagnetic spectrum The electromagnetic spectrum...
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...a water molecule. 2. Atoms heavier than hydrogen were made by nuclear fusion. 3. If we doubled the magnifying power of the most powerful optical microscope in the world, we would still not be able to see an atom. 4. Chemical compounds are made up of about 100 distinct elements. Atoms are the smallest subdivision of matter that still retains chemical properties of a substance. A quark is the smallest particle that exists. Electrons form atoms that in turn determine chemical properties of a substance. 5. The number of protons makes an element distinct. 6. Brownian motion has to do with random motions of atoms and molecules. 7. A quark is the smallest particle. 8. A molecule has structure, mass, and energy. 9. Solid matter is mostly empty space. Electrical forces prevent the solids from falling through one another. 10. Electrical forces determine the chemical properties of an atom. 11. The air in this room had no energy, no weight, and no mass. 12. Assuming all the atoms exhaled by Julius Caesar in his last dying breath are still in the atmosphere, then we probably breathe one of those atoms with each single breath. 13. Nuclei of atoms that make up a newborn baby were made in ancient stars. 14. The reason a granite block is mostly empty space is because the atoms in the granite are mostly empty space themselves. 15. Neutrons are electrically neutral. Protons are electrically positive. Electrons are eclectically negative. 16. In an electrically neutral atom, the number of protons...
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