Earth is the major symbol in the book. It symbolizes perverse nature, death and life. Earth is the central symbol because it ties to major themes in the novel and because Earth has become the only thing left for the soldiers to help them survive while in war, which is the primary topic discussed throughout this novel. Indeed, Earth has major significance in this novel, making it the central symbol. It is extremely significant because without Earth, there would be nothing for the soldiers to look for in terms of protection and food during the war.
Necessity of the bomb lies with the amount of people that would have been killed in a land invasion, although it was vastly exaggerated. If next generation were raised on the path the Japanese were taking, they would grow up to become monsters. it saved many American Soldiers lives by stopping a land invasion of Japan and prisoners of war were being abused. But the Atomic bomb used against Japan was not necessary to end the war considering the numbers of American lives saved was vastly exaggerated, They were sending their battleships and pilots out on suicide missions as they were desperate, there was a vengeance for pearl harbour and racism towards the Japanese people, many victims of the bomb were civilians that had nothing to do with the war, the only reason Japanese weren’t surrendering is because they didn’t want to give up there emperor to the “unconditional surrender” and to demonstrate their power over the world. The bombing of Hiroshima was necessary to end the war as it would save many lives as suggests in source A “should adopt a position that rather than throw to this bomb we should have sacrificed a million American and a quarter of a million British live”.
Our environment gave us a source of peace, happiness and relaxation. Unfortunately, exhausts, nuclear radiation and disposal have polluted our beloved Mother Nature. Living with these aggravations causes us stress, anger and chaos; however, our greed for prosperity defeats them all. People go to any lengths for prosperity, even as far as destroying our precious environment. Shinichi Hoshi demonstrates this mania in his short story "He-y, Come on Ou-t!” Upon the discovery of the infinite hole, we are first introduced to man's willingness to sacrifice the Earth's well-being.
War is a scratch on the forehead of humanity. It is a permanent stain on the fabric of peace and innocence but ironically it also created heroes. Altrurism is displayed often by soldiers, doctors and citizens during such time but only few standouts. Henry Dunant, the founder of Red Cross movement would be prime example of Altruism during war. He gathered locals involved in the battle to treat the soldiers without any discrimination.
It is a fact that humans are destroying the world and they are the only ones that can do anything about it. This document shows that the society that produced it does have people conscious about what to do and how to live in order to save the world, but it also shows that there are people that do not care what happens to the world as long as they are living a comfortable life with little or no sacrifice. To all people in our society, this document should be taken very seriously. It tells us the unrelenting fate of the world that we live on if we continue our ways of living. The world can be destroyed at any moment unless we stop and live in harmony with all other life on
Eventually there was an evolutionary spurt called “orthogenic” that led to humans being the alpha of hunting. (Page 37) This was through the use of language and creating weapons. Mankind did not fit in the puzzle anymore. Human kind was considered a disease to other life forms by taking away their food and killing a multitude of them off. Because the parasites depended on these life forms to survive, it needed to hurt what was killing their hosts.
The images that were broadcasted all over America did not please the public and before long riots and protests were being held in the streets to end the war. This was because hundreds of American soldiers had died in a war they thought was coming to an end. The Tet Offensive proved otherwise and caused a major disagreement between the public and the American government. Many people believe that this almost forced the government to end the war because without the moral support from their own country there would be no chance in another. On the other hand, the Americans actually won the fight and in doing so managed to kill thousands of Vietcong’s, unmasked Vietcong’s, which they had not been able to do very well until this point.
This was one of the main reasons why they gained many followers during the period of the Tsars abdication. Initially the public did think the PG would succeed in helping Russia redevelop from the deterioration of the country that the Tsar was responsible for, however it soon began to show different. They failed to provide food for the country, which is shown through the source of John Reed, an American journalist living in Petrograd in 1917. “Week by week food became scarce.” This will most likely be a reliable source as he is not involved with the Russian politics and government. He merely states what he has seen.
The war was pointless in the American’s eyes and they thought that America had no right to impose its views on Vietnam. Napalm, a jellied gasoline, was used in the Vietnam as tactic for the Americans. As they drop Napalm onto Vietnam, it lures out the Vietcong from their hiding places due to the black smoke spreading from the explosion. But by doing that, the bomb killed many innocent villagers, children and women that had nothing to do with the war. Source A suggests that US used the air raid for chasing out the Vietcong that were hiding because it shows in the source that many Vietnamese Children are running away from the danger that the American troops are causing.
Exposure to high levels of radioactive waste can cause birth defects, cancer, and death. We all need to be aware of these dangers that exist across the country. It is imperative that we rethink our visual communication effort for warning current and future generations of the imminent danger below. The comic strip is a great medium to get across a point to many levels of audiences. In this cartoon I attempt to send the message that nuclear power will kill everything, even innocent cockroaches.