Many people would have been thrown out of bed if they were sleeping at that time. Imagine how frightened people must have been with debris raining down from the ceilings. Some of the damage is still seen today. The earthquake lasted just under a minute. After the earthquake ended, there were a lot of struggles.
Even if Truman had decided to use the bomb, there was no reason to bomb Hiroshima. Hiroshima had limited military value and was mostly civilians, outnumbering the soldiers six to one. Over 200,000 men, women and children died because of the bomb, most of the casualties being women, children and old men. Although President Truman said the use of the atomic bomb was also used to reduce casualties on the Japanese side, if he cared so much about Japanese casualties, he could have just changed the unconditional surrender to make it easier for the Japanese to
The dysphemism technique that I find in paragraph 2 line 1 which the sentence is “To some people - I refer to them as California Health Fascists - this makes me a fool who is recklessly endangering his health.” The usage of the word ‘fascists’ shows that the writer wanted to persuade people to think negatively about the nutritionist who says coffee is bad for health. The next weakness of the article is the usage of persuasive language which is innuendo. The word ‘health farm’ in paragraph 3 line 3 means gym, but the writer did not use word gym, but use the figurative language like health farm to make people think negatively and at the same time trying to insult people who did not agree with statement that coffee can bring health benefit to
Hiroshima and Japanese Culture- A Cause and Effect Essay “How did the various aspects of Japanese culture and tradition impact how the people of Hiroshima responded to the effects of the atomic bomb?” On August 6th, 1945, an atomic bomb created by the Americans was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima; at that point, the lives of the citizens of Hiroshima to be thrown into turmoil and their carefully preserved culture and traditions seemingly lost in the brutality and horror of their predicament. But it was these unique cultural traditions that greatly influenced-for the better and for the worst-how the people of Hiroshima responded to the effects of the atomic bomb. This relationship is exemplified in Hiroshima, a journalistic novel by John Hersey that focuses on the lives of six Hiroshima citizens including a Ms. Sasaki, Dr. Fujii, Mrs. Nakamura, Father Kleinsorge, Dr. Sasaki, and Mr. Tanimoto as they grapple with the effects of the atomic bomb. Specific aspects of Japanese culture had a greater effect on how the people of Hiroshima responded to the effects of the bomb including the Japanese people’s strong sense of cultural identity and nationalism as well as a systematic resignation or withdrawal towards the horrific events affecting themselves and the people around them. Japanese traditions including respect for family and for the dead also influenced the people of Hiroshima’s actions after the atomic bomb.
Without the bombs, the goal of getting the Japanese to surrender may have never been accomplished. This was our ultimate goal as we were still heated after the Japanese actions on Pearl Harbor. Another widely overlooked advantage of dropping the bombs was that it aided the survival of POW’s. Throughout Japan there were camps that held American soldiers under the control of the Japanese. By using these two strategically aimed bombs, we were able to avoid killing our own troops in these camps and by forcing the Japanese to surrender, we got our troops back
Japanese Americans Entering this exhibit was an amazing experience for me. The reason why I find this culture so important was because I was able to relate it to so many other cultures and traditions, even mine as well. So today I would like to share my experience about the Japanese-American culture and traditions. The Japanese had immigrated to America before any other Asian immigrants, beginning in the 1840’s. They came to America like any other immigrants, hoping for a dream and willing to work for it.
Despite having an alternative which was to gradually stop the war by attacking the Japanese, it would have taken much longer and more people would have died. The US wanted to end the war instead of causing immense suffering to many. Instead, they did it abruptly for the greater good saving many more. This is because the Japanese would not surrender regardless of the circumstance due to their code of Bushido, thus continuing their reign and them constantly gaining more power. On one hand, dropping the bomb freed thousands of Americans from Japanese captivity, but on another, it caused people physical and emotional trauma.
The staggering differences in scores greatly concerned the United States Department of Education, which led to a spur of reform such as the passing of government programs intent on improving American education around standardized testing. Consequently, American “success” would largely depend on grades, test scores, and single-minded devotion to school during the teenage years. This new system was clearly meant to emulate the education system of Japan, a country where the grueling school system causes more than 100 students to commit suicide per year. Although the Asian educational system has been an inspiration point for American schools, the switch to imitate the East Asian school system will lead to a drastic and negative effect in American students’ lives. The traditional American mindset toward school has greatly changed over time, creating both positive and negative effects toward its students’ education.
Environmental Psychology Article Analysis Psychology 460 University of Phoenix October 23, 2011 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY An earthquake so powerful that it knocks the earth off its axis and the coast drops off three feet. A tsunami follows the earthquake leaving tens of thousands of people dead. When watching a live tsunami along the Japanese coast is quite an amazing sight. It was such an extraordinary and dramatic sight to get to witness broadcasting live into the homes across the world. This is an analysis on what is known to be the largest earthquake and biggest tsunami ever to hit Japan on March 11, 2011.
For Tagore, it meant feeling for the whole world and not just for one’s own country. In the lectures that he delivered in Japan, Tagore criticized the growing military aggressiveness in Japan and its inclination towards the western ideals. He was looking at the old Japan and the new Japan. He feared that Japan may lose all its beauty and its rich culture in its drive to modernise itself. He said that Japan has the potential to progress a lot.