Gun-Decking I spoke with my SEL, Senior Chief Reynolds, about the gun-decking case and the consequences that gun-decking can have in the fleet. As we discussed this case, Senior Chief stressed the importance of planning, loyalty, and trust. He told me that passing a command inspection is a big deal and requires an immense amount of planning and preparation. He said it was obvious that these sailors were not keeping the ship in fight mode and were not performing as war fighters in the ready. While passing this inspection can be very crucial in influencing the reputations of everyone from the division officer to the skipper, he emphasized there is never an appropriate time and place for gun-decking.
Japan had made clear overtures to peace, but cultural differences made this nearly impossible (the shame of unconditional surrender goes against their code of honour). The determination to use an expensive bomb instead of letting it rust away; the desire to find out how devastating it was and the opportunity to use the bomb as a strong showcase of US supremacy, made Japan the ideal target. Obviously, the USSR would eventually succeed in creating the a-bomb. Therefore, making Hiroshima & Nagasaki the example of the tremendous power of the bombs would make it clear to the USSR that they too needed such weapons to defend themselves. Moreover, other countries claimed the right of nuclear weapons to defend their citizens.
These experiments offer a powerful and disturbing look into the power of authority and obedience. Milgram’s experiment explains how far people will go in pleasing their authority figure even if it means ignoring their own beliefs and morals. Because the two Marines are brought into situation where obedience is expected, even when it goes against personal morals, Dawson and Downey were ordered to perform an illegal act called “Code Red,” which requires them to assault a fellow Marine. In A Few Good Men, two Marines, LCpl Dawson and PFC Downey, are order to do a “Code Red” by Lt Kendrick. Kendrick was previously been ordered by Col Jessup.
I believe that the correlation is an appropriate way to analyze the genocide during WWII by the fact that people will carry out orders to the letter when given one, but I do not agree with the fact that people use this information as their explanation of why they did something bad. They will carry out the order, and then will try and justify their actions by using excuses. Excuses are given to ensure that they won’t have any responsibility to the consequences. One such excuse that is mostly used is, “well I was ordered to do it, so I had to carry out the task to follow orders so it’s not my fault.” We can generalize from Milgram’s results in real life to the extent of legal sanity. If a person is told to do something, he/she has the ability to decide what’s wrong or right.
This particular highlight of the case initiates something Smith and I finally disagree on. Continuing on the account of George Zimmerman, Smith goes on to say that “I personally do not agree with the statement of Zimmerman. Look at size and make up. Was a deadly force justified, was the situation a danger to him or any other citizen based on logic? And as far as Zimmerman claiming the Stand Your Ground law, does that mean someone should die at every quarrel because they have the right to ‘stand their ground?” Smith makes another valid point with his last statement.
Kelly Shaver AMH 2030 Week 7 Individual Work What factors likely motivated President Truman to authorize the use of atomic bombs against Japan in August 1945? President Truman did not trust the Soviets. The Potsdam Declaration – July 26 listed U.S. policy also giving Japan a chance to surrender without guaranteeing that Emperor Hirohito would not be tried for war crimes committed by Japan. Japan was so cautious about their response that is was seen as a refusal on their part. The Japanese were seen as bloodthirsty savages willing to die rather than give up.
Japan was near defeat, but many question how close Japan was to surrender (Jennings). Although some do not agree with the actions of the United States, the bombs were dropped, altering the history of World War II, our country, and the rest of the world. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and war is definitely no exception to this
He was on the front line, he was right there about to invade a place in which he was told he would probably not make it out of. He is solely speaking from a selfish standpoint and only speaking for the people that stood beside him waiting to die. One may wonder what Fussel’s argument might be if he were not on the front line. In conclusion, in the position I have taken, there are some immediate and long term consequences that I could possibly see occurring. An immediate consequence would be anger from people who believe that the atomic bomb was the right thing to do.
A. Plan of Investigation Question: “The atomic bombs were necessary to end the Second World War.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?” Thesis: To a very small degree I do believe that the Atomic bomb did help put an end to WWII but to an even greater extent I do believe that the Atomic bomb was not necessary to end of the WWII. Arguments: Japanese Culture American Government Decision Making About Dropping the Atomic Bomb American and Russian Government Battle Japanese Impact of the Atomic Bomb B. Summary of Evidence 1. Japanese Culture • The Japanese people were also developing their own atomic bomb during the time of the United States and Russia.
Thomas Merton, in his novel Raids on the Unspeakable, inserts a chapter of meditation in memory of Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi who was one of the main architects of the holocaust. Even though Eichmann oversaw the mass murder of innocents, psychiatrists pronounced him perfectly sane, a verdict that haunts Merton. He believes that sanity is a religious notion, a Christian notion, used only in relation to those who practice Christian faith. Merton suggests that we have no business to equate “sanity with Christianity,” (Merton) and doing so would perhaps corrupt the relationship between the two. Although, Merton obviously understands the importance of forgiveness and cherishes this concept, because he has been quoted saying that “We do not really know how to forgive until we know what it is to be forgiven.