The advancements of ancient China have had one of the largest impacts on the world. One of these advancements still used constantly throughout the world today is gunpowder. In ancient China, an alchemist was a man whom spent his life trying to discover the secret of immortality through experimentations involving the elements (Echoes from the Past 355). It was during one of such experiments that Sun Si Miao, a renowned alchemist, stumbled upon gunpowder (Echoes from the Past 356). The newly discovered gunpowder was first applied to scaring off wild animals (Echoes from the Past 356).
Acres of Skin Allen M. Hornblum A Conspiracy of Silence Dr. Kligman turned Holmesburg Prison into a human research factories. Dr. Kligman established a record of accomplishments and financial success from the sweat of prison inmates anxious to earn money to provide for themselves. Although Nazi physicians had been sentenced to death because of the Nuremburg Code, the assistant dean of the Harvard Medical School told an administrative board that it was not pertinent to or adequate for the conduct of medical research in the United States. Dr. Andrew Ivy argued on the witness stand that prison research in America was “ideal” and “all subjects have been volunteers in the absence of coercion in any form” The physicians interviewed for this book report that medical ethics was not taught in medical school and that the Nuremburg Code was never mentioned. The American Medical Associate adopted the Rules of Human Experimentation prescribing that: 1.
The Japanese military had already shown an unwillingness to surrender throughout the war, and this feeling was made famous by their infamous use of suicide pilots, called kamikazes. They had 5,000,000 troops scattered throughout the Pacific Theater of Operations, and an American invasion of the Japanese homeland would have lasted until late 1946 at the least, resulting in no less than 1,000,000 American deaths, according to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson (Keene, Cornell, O’Donnell, 712). Although such an invasion was the initial plan of action, after testing of the Manhattan project in New Mexico was completed, the Atomic Bomb seemed to be a quicker solution to an already drawn out war. Towards the end of WWII America was faced with a dilemma. The Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor using Kamikaze pilots and were showing no signs of regret for it or any signs of not continuing these kinds of attacks.
In the book “The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II” Iris Chang cements her feelings of utter disgust toward the people who committed the atrocities that occurred in the City of Nanking in China during the late 1930’s. Chang begins the book with a long introduction and forward showing the many facts that she later uses to show that the Japanese soldiers were “turned into murdering demons” by the Japanese command at the time (58). Chang couples these facts with many varying first-hand accounts of the actions that took place in and around the city of Nanking. Alongside the accounts she also uses a timeline which described how the events unfolded in order to show how the Japanese cruelty grew as the occupation of the city dragged on. Chang even included accounts from members of her own family to show how wide spread the effects of the holocaust were.
The Japanese army was ruthless and there duty was to serve the emperor and scarifying ones for that it was a great honor. Suicide bomber would risk their lives for combat. During the battle of Okinawa, 117,000 Japanese soldiers were there. Only 7,000 were left alive. On April 6, 355 planes were in kamikaze missions.
It took a scientist’s discovery to run a factory at its maximum potential but it’s the smoke stacks from those factories that are contributing to the depletion of our ozone layer. Eli Lilly, a huge pharmaceutical company, employs multiple medical scientists to work on formulating drugs for an infinite amount diseases and ailments. It’s those same drugs that are causing terrible addictions and unfortunate deaths. Lastly science has made it possible for people around the world to enjoy all types of electronics; TVs, iPods, cell phones, and computers, making old fashioned family night just that…old fashioned (Telang,
Devastation, destruction, terror, and straight up fear, is what people would’ve seen if they visited Nagasaki or Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped on those cities. The number of scientists who were involved in the development of the atomic bomb is unbelievable. The bombs were very unique objects, whether it was the size of the bomb, or even the amount of explosives inside. The names of the atomic bombs will forever be remembered for the chaos they brought to Japan. The decision to drop the bombs was one of the most difficult things President Truman had to do during his Presidency.
Account for Mao’s Rise to Power and evaluate his impact on Chinese Society Mao Zedong 1893-1976, is considered as a traditional Chinese emperor with Marxist ideas and was the founder of People’s Republic of China in 1949. He led the communist party of China against the GMD to victory, in the Chinese civil war and is considered as one of the most influential and important figure in modern history . However there are critics of his social political programs, such as the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution. These programs caused severe damages on the Chinese Culture, society, economy and their foreign relations and the death of millions of Chinese civilians. After the death of Sun Yat Sen 12th March 1925, Chiang Kai-Shek emerged as the new leader of the GMD.
An example of difference is that during World War II the Japanese-Americans were detained in concentration camps throughout America as they entered war with Japan. The Two Opium Wars and the Treaty of Nanjing disrupted the populations around Hong Kong and Guangdong. The Treaty of Nanjing forced China to pay for financial protection to Western imperialist powers. The Chinese government levied high tax on peasants, in which many peasants lost their land. Those peasants had easy access to ships to go to the United States and other places.
Apart from the storyline, which is based on the life history of the protagonist, the film paints an unmatchable visual experience of art and culture prevalent in East Asia. The initial half of the film provides great insight into the Forbidden City, China’s most historic and prestigious landmark. Every scene centers on the artistic value of the city through stunning filming. The Westerners and the rest of the world got to know about the spiritual culture of the Chinese and realized how art is considered to be a treasure of this civilization. The film had some unique scenes of the Imperial Palace, shown for the first time to the rest of the world.