...A DAY OF INFAMY 9 Many children in their early childhood can attest to the Fact that they have good, loving relationships with their grandparents, but for me - the bond with my grandmother was like the love a parent shows towards his or her child. And the day that I lost her felt as if I lost a piece of me. It was on a summer morning on the in the month of June 9 years from today, I remembered on that day it was especially bright outside, with the cool wind from the ocean which is not far from the city I resided at, blows quietly across my windows. Like any other day, I got up excited about how my day would unfold, and more excited because the previous day my uncle, and few of my family members planned on taking granny on a trip. My grandmother was an important figure in my life as a child growing up, I was the last child of my mother out of three, and I was unlucky because I never got to know my mother. My mother died of complication few months after giving birth to me, and since then, the only figure I knew as a mother was my grandmother. Growing up, I was never under the impression or never thought of being lonely because I had no mother, grandma filled that void, and I never had a reason to be sad like most kids in same situation would have been. Grandma does my laundry, cooks the meal, and thought me valuable lessons about life while father was busy with his work, and my older siblings are all out and about. Grandma and I were very close, I could say I...
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...On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked the Navy base in Hawaii known as Pearl Harbor. The day after the attack the United States declared war against Japan. This marked the beginning of America in World War II. In modern times this day is simply known as Pearl Harbor Day . The attack on Pearl Harbor was a premeditated act of war. The Japanese had been making peace talks America. These peace talks were a diversion to make America have a false sense of security. The attack was also targeting the coast of America by attacking ships near San Francisco. These were the grounds for America declaring war on Japan and later Japan’s allies Germany and Italy. “A date that will live in infamy…”. A famous quote by Franklin D Roosevelt that was given...
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...words of sympathy and encouragement in their speeches, in reassurance that the horrible acts that took place would not be tolerated. The famous “Infamy” speech was given by Franklin Delano Roosevelt a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The speech is known by the popular line, “a date which will live in infamy” (Roosevelt). Roosevelt wanted to get an up rise out of the American people, he done this through Charged Language. The Speech was a persuasive piece that’s purpose was to gain a war declaration. Roosevelt combined facts with rhetorical technique to produce a strong argument to convince congressional representatives and the American people that military action should be taken in response to Japans attack. Connotation was also used throughout his speech. For example, “But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us” (Roosevelt). Through out the speech, Roosevelt made clear Japan had deceived the untied stated and could not be trusted. “ Yesterday, December 7, 19941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by navel and air forces of the Empire of Japan” (Roosevelt). Then Roosevelt later said, “It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and...
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...The United States were still under the Great Depression when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor killing more than two thousand people. Japan was at war with China before the bombing. The United States didn’t agree with the Japanese fierce behavior with China. The United States wouldn’t supply Japan with raw materials, such as oil. How did World War II impact the American culture? World War II started in September 1st in 1939 Britain, France, Russia and others were the Allies and Nazi Germany Italy and Japan were the Axis, the United States stayed neutral. On December 7th in 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service had sixty planes carrying about on hundred men who surprisingly bombed the military base at Pearl Harbor on the grounds of Honolulu,...
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...On December 7, 1941, what President Franklin Delano Roosevelt calls a “a date which will live in infamy”, Japanese forces attacked the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This attack will end the neutral period for the United States and cause them to officially declare war on Japan. This will mark the beginning of US involvement in World War II. The surprise attack by the Japanese certainly caught the US off guard. The US had had technological equipment to sense that the Japanese were coming, but due to lack in intelligence, the US was unable to pinpoint what the target was for the Japanese. As soon as the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they launched torpedoes that hit 4 US battleships. At this point, the US was desperate...
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...extraordinary amount of soldiers to work on ships. During the war, United States declared war the day after the attack. The attack interrupted Hawaii's government procedures that were turned over to the military, also interrupted shipping from the country.(Central Intelligence Agency) The backup of pineapples and sugar got set back and stopped which was their main exports. The economy at this time was rising because, of all the military members that came to the island, they needed to build more restaurants and houses for the increase of population. The citizens of the United States after the attack wanted war, they wanted to fight back. After the smoke cleared from Pearl Harbor, the...
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...in, this is what a Japanese pilot might have felt as he flew his plane on that haunting yet unforgettable mission to that bay at Pearl; for he was on his way of creating history from the destruction of an entire fleet in anchor. This Japanese warrior and his culture of war would not know the consequences of his emperor’s actions; for it would only unite an entire country in a fit of rage from this horrific and unprovoked act initiated by the rising sun nation of Japan. This battle would not only be the beginning of WWII for the United States, but it would be the beginning of the end of a military force in Japan. It was this mission and Japan’s cultural importance of war that would lead to the consequence of these pilots on that eventful day in December, for this mission eventually would only bring fire and a vast amount of immense pain and suffering upon their own people. The once fearless strength and courage of the Japanese warrior who would not face defeat upon their own eyes would be brought to their knees in the disgrace of surrender upon the deck of the USS...
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...Pearl Harbor, the awakening of the Sleeping Giant. December 7, 1941 a historic day, “that will live in infamy”, words once busting out from a magnificent and glorious leader, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which soon will start the amazing up roar of The United States of America. Many lives were taken in this sneak attack, when the Japanese air fleet attempted to take out ninety percent of our navel army, thus crippling the United States of America. The assault on Pearl Harbor is one of the most important event in World War II due to the fallen, the error made by the enemy, and the final thing is that the declaration of war United States of America has put on Japan. With these reasons, the attack on Pearl Harbor is one of the most important...
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...Pearl Harbor Summary Paper #2 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for HIST310 World History and Culture II By December 2011 Abstract In 1931, Japan showed aggressive behavior in northeast Asia as they tried to conquer China in 1937. In early 1940’s, Japan decided to associate themself with Axis powers with countries like Russia and Germany. The United States demanded Japan to pull away from China and Indochina, however, the Japanese resisted and wanted to continue to take more territory and prepare for war. With their aggression in Asia, the United States placed an embargo on Japan by stopping all shipment of valuable resources such as oil, steel, and iron scrap which the Japanese needed for war to other Asian country. Immigrations from Japan were also banned to come to the United States. Britain and the Netherlands ceased Japanese assets as well to prevent the Japanese from buying oil, which their armies needed for war. Japanese were angered and decided to destroy the United States Pacific fleet in Oahu, Hawaii. This they did with ease, but paid a price. Pearl Harbor On November 26, 1941, the Japanese fleet left Japan to detect the route towards Pearl Harbor under the command of Admiral Nagumo. On December 1, Nagumo received his final orders from General Tojo Hideki and Admiral Yamamoto to attack Pearl Harbor. On early morning of December 7, the Japanese armies were in position 275 miles north of Hawaii; the air...
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...“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Kim Kardashian West" (Tag Social). The phenomenon that is Kim Kardashian West began when her family came into the spotlight due to Kim’s father, Robert, having been involved in the O.J. Simpson trial. The trial can “…be credited for launching the entire Kardashian family’s fame…” (Stephenson); however, Kim told Oprah during an interview that she credits her own fame for her leaked sex tape with ex-boyfriend Ray J (Hayes). Her fame might just be infamy, but needless to say, it keeps her name in the tabloids. Kim Kardashian West’s infamy can be seen as feminism, but that does not actually make her a feminist. For starters, one might wonder what constitutes calling Kim a feminist. About every surface of Kim’s skin can be found on any social media outlet, and the men are not the only one’s who love it. Kim, on any given day, can have a nude photo shoot or just post a nude photo of herself on twitter or Instagram if for no other reason than her just wanting to. Ariel Winter said of one of Kim’s rather racy and controversial Instagram posts:...
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...because he was very good at avoiding trouble and pushing off responsibility to other people. He had the resources to the information regarding the messages coming from Japan. Roosevelt knew as much as everyone else who read the documents and was the President of the United States who could have stopped the attack that would change the course of history forever. On the Day of Infamy, cabinet members and congressional leaders would meet and discuss the events that took place. “Roosevelt told what he knew and answered a few questions” (13) As the congressional leaders would meet later Senator Tom Conally shouted, “How did they catch us with our pants down, Mr. President?” (13) The president then muttered, “I don’t know, Tom. I just don’t know.” (14) This comes after Franklin D. Roosevelt read thirteen of a fourteen-part message from Japan. Roosevelt would say, “This means war,” (5) to Harry Hopkins, his chief advisor. Roosevelt would know that war would be imminent if the attack were to take place. Roosevelt would make his famous speech in which he would say, “Yesterday, December 7,1941, a date which will live in infamy. The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked…” (16) He would declare war on Japan and within 30 minutes congress passed a resolution declaring a state of war between the two countries. There was a huge debate on whether or not the United States should remain neutral or help our allies in the war but this horrific event would change the minds...
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...them. Bonnie Parker was born on October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas. She was 4'11" in her stocking feet, and weighed around 90 pounds. She got married at married young, at age 16. For money, she was forced to become a waitress. Bored and poor, she knew life had something more to offer. Clyde Chestnut Barrow was born in 1909 in Texas. He stood 5'7", weighed 130 pounds, slicked back his thick brown hair in the style of the day, and parted it on the left. His eye color matched his hair. Women found him attractive. He came into this world as one of many children born to dirt-poor tenant farmer parents barely making a living on the cotton fields of Teleco, Texas. Moving with his parents, brothers and sisters to the Dallas outskirts, where his father ran a gas station (in which the family members crowded as one into a tiny back room), Clyde quickly learned to abhor poverty. Bored and poor, he too knew life had something more to offer Bonnie and Clyde met in January 1930, and were first linked in crime in a December 1932 automobile theft (Redinger 1). Yet for all their infamy, Bonnie and Clyde were not very efficient thieves. They never seemed to plan; they were more predatory robbers who moved across the countryside and when they ran out of money, they robbed whatever was...
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...The Day The Japanese Retaliated. Have you ever had someone close to you, or one of your loved ones beg for help while you just sit there and listen to them with no way to rescue them? Well that's what happened in the horrible event called Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor is the day the Japanese retaliated and destroyed Pearl Harbor on a surprise attack. War between the USA and Japan were being planned from the early 1920's but no conflict happened until the 1930's when Japan sent an army to conquer Manchuria, and the USA told them to withdraw. The Japanese then decided to bomb Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 which destroyed 20 naval vessels and 300 planes. It also killed more than 2000 people, while injuring 1000, all...
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...The Attack on Pearl Harbor- “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy” Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, the Imperial Navy of the Japanese attacked the American naval forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attacks, which came with no warning, left the entire nation in a state of shock. Especially since a Japanese delegation was involved in talks with the United States in Washington at the same time. It caught the United States naval forces off-guard and unaware, and this gave the Japanese forces a tactical edge over their U.S. counterparts. Even worse, this attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in the United States declaring a war on Japan, and indirectly joining the World War II. This day is still considered by many as one of the most ill-fated dates in the history of America. The President of the United States at the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt, described it as - "a date which will live in infamy", a comment which holds true today. The attack was done in two waves from six Japanese aircraft carriers. In the first wave, 183 Japanese aircraft attacked the naval base, Pearl Harbor, and was soon followed by a second wave of attacks with 171 aircraft. More than 2,000 US Navy personnel were killed, while over 1,000 were left wounded. On the Japanese side, only 65 soldiers lost their lives while one sailor was captured. The US Navy suffered a huge loss of 4 navy battleships, 4 damaged battleships, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 5 midget submarines and 188 aircraft in this attack...
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...USS Arizona Memorial and Tourism One of the world’s greatest infamies happened seventy-four years ago. Thousands of country men died for our freedom, and till this day, visitors come to show respect and honor. This dignified place, known as USS Arizona Memorial, stores most of its history and memories. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor due to an oil embargo placed by the US. Within minutes after it started, all resources that were supposed to be used for the attack were destroyed and crew members were killed. It marked Pearl Harbor as an important base for the US navy and till today, this place attracted Japanese and American tourists due to a historical importance of both countries. As Hawaii changed...
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