An American woman, Minnie Vautrin, who kept a diary which has been likened to that of Anne Frank wrote: "How many thousands were mowed down by guns or bayoneted we shall probably never know. For in many cases oil was thrown over their bodies and then they were burned." One diabolical means of torture was to bury victims to their waist and watch them get ripped apart by German shepherds. “Witnesses saw Japanese soldiers strip victim naked and direct German shepherds to bite the sensitive areas of his body. The dogs not only ripped open his belly but jerked out his intestines along the ground for a distance”.
Model Essay Student’s Name Section Number Why the Atomic Bombs Saved Japan. The decision to use nuclear weapons to stop the War in the Pacific by President Harry S. Truman in August, 1945 remains controversial to this day. Most of Truman’s critics, the so-called revisionist historians, argue that Japan wanted to surrender and had already been defeated, making the use of atomic bombs unnecessary. They say the bombs were used mainly to demonstrate America’s power to intimidate the Soviet Union. The historians who support Truman, sometimes called the traditionalists, agree that Japan had been defeated but argue that Japan was not ready to surrender and was, in fact, preparing for one last great battle that would have cost millions of lives.
earA Rhetorical look at Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation Given by Franklin Delano Roosevelt David Thayer English 112 This speech was in relations to the horrible and reprehensive attack on Midway. It was the start of the Unites States in World War II (WWII). The influence this speech had on the American people was of great importance to the acceptance of our entrance to the war. It showed that by allowing the people to know the gravity of this incident it would get their approval. President Roosevelt used Pathos and Logos to attract the nation to the idea that if we did not act swiftly with force we would get attacked again and many more innocent lives would be taken.
The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.". These two quotes meant that America wouldn’t forget what the Japanese had done to them and because of this there would be repercussions. Because he made his speech right after Pearl Harbor
To prevent enemy soldiers from returning to their troops, the Japanese held prisoners of war in horrible camps throughout Japan, forced them to work in horrendous conditions, and treated them inhumanely. The living conditions the prisoners had to endure on the way to the camps was truly awful. When transported, the men were crammed into rusty old freighters and spent several nights in these “hell ships” (“The POW Camps”). The men on the ships had no room to move, were ill with dysentery and had very little food. Sometimes they were transported from one “hell ship” to another on their journeys to work camps.
This was morally acceptable to the Japanese; though the United States saw this as inhumane. The United States goes on to drop the atomic bomb which kills thousands of civilians.It is widely accepted, with some discrepancy, that Truman made this decision to save Japanese and American lives that would be lost in a land invasion. This also was considered morally wrong by other nations. This is where Blackburn’s argument of relativism threatens ethics. What may be seen as ethically acceptable to one region may be seen as a monstrosity to ethics in another.
American moviegoers watched in horror as the Japanese overran the construction site, destroyed the fuel tanks being built and killed many civilians as well as the Seamen who were protecting them. Showing this true to history act of violence by the enemy demonized them no other movie could. Since the main goal of the movie was recruitment, Hollywood had a hard time showing why men who were making large sums of money (up to $600 a month), should enlist in the Navy and reduce their income ( the average recruit earned $34 a month) by such a great amount. One scene in the movie is attributed with recruiting more Seabees than all other recruitment campaigns of the war effort("Seabee historical foundation," 2011) . The scene
Upon arriving at the river the refugees found themselves trapped with no transportation. When the Japanese forces caught up with the refugees they set fire at the people along the banks and in the river. When the fire died down a Japanese solider reported that the river was flooded with women, men, and children of all ages. The many innocent lives that were taken that day were the cause of the Japanese uncontrollable desire for power corrupting them in the process.
The fact that humans can fly is an incredible but I think, realistic possibility. Wings were first used in the 1930s as an attempt to increase horizontal movement. These early wingsuits were made of materials such as canvas, wood, silk, steel, and even whale bone. They were not very reliable. Some people using them claimed to have glided for miles.
It was here that the then US president, Roosevelt issues an order that authorized detainment of all Japanese-American to various concentration camps. After various attempts, Mama Wakatsuki and her family is sent to one of these concentration style camps called Manzanar (Houston & Houston, 2002). Little choice was available to Jeanne and other Japanese-American families. The families are squatted in a barrack that is shared among other families. The living conditions are worse as the floors of the barracks are made of planks that have large worn out knotholes.