Bataan

the beach, attempts to represent the magnitude of the casualties. Some lost their lives in very gruesome manners, like Iggy who was tortured and completely disfigured beyond recognition, Japanese behavior which was previously highlighted during the Bataan Death March of 1942 (P 906). Finally, rather than surrendering, Japanese soldiers “fought to the death” (P 933), to the point of committing suicide, as portrayed in the scene where it is discovered that they were using grenade to kill…

African Americans had a key role in Americas success during world War II. Although not all African Americans were brought into the war, there were a large amount that joined. These soldiers that were accepted into the war were beneficial in several ways. At first, white Americans did not want to accept the African American soldiers into the war, but when desegregation was encouraged within the military, the war changed completely. Desegregation was an important factor in the war and should we…

In the case Weems V. US the US Supreme Court decided that though is has not been determined to what means is a punishment cruel and unusual. It was upheld, however; that the definition should not be held only to the”evil” described by the framers of the constitution. On May 3, 1946, a seventeen year old Willie Francis was convicted and was unsuccessfully executed through the means of an electric chair. Six days after the attempted execution, a new warrant of death was issued and so began the…

400 are killed (Apocalypse: World War II). Even though the American aircraft carriers had not been destroyed, Japan decided to intensify its push for expansion in the South Pacific. On the same day, the Japanese bomb British Hong Kong, bases on the Bataan Peninsula, and multiple other allied bases in the Philippines. This was all done according to plan in their push for natural resources. Complete chaos ensues across the South Pacific, and Hong Kong falls to Japan in just a few days. This gives…

tragedy. John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, and he grew up in both America and China. He can speak two languages, such as Chinese and English. Hersey was known as a journalist and a novelist with many famous books, such as The Call (1950), Men on Bataan (1942), Into the Valley (1943), A Bell for Adano (1944), Hiroshima (1946), and other books. From 1945 to 1946, the author was sent to Japan as journalist by Life magazine…

On August 6, 1945, American forces dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Just three days later, on August 9, was Nagasaki’s turn. Instantly, the cities were left in ruins, and death took its toll. It is estimated that about 70.000 people died immediately in each city. What followed was destruction and increasing death rates due to the radiations. Although there may be many reasons for President Harry Truman’s decision to drop the nuclear bombs, the primary one must have been terminating…

The decision to drop the bombs was not carried out by the decision of President Truman alone. When he succeeded the Presidency after Roosevelt died, he honestly insinuated to the press that he was not confident to take the highest position of the country. Much to his surprise presumably, when he was briefly informed about the Manhattan Project. Roosevelt did not share the secret project to Truman before he died. Nevertheless, Truman’s inexperience in foreign policy, urged him to seek advice from…

The Cyclone Event Cyclone Megi, or locally know as a typhoon, was first reported as a cyclone at around halfway though October 16 2010. It continued in a north west direction, at around the end of October 16 2010 Megi was upgraded to a category 4 cyclone. For the entirety of October 17 2010 Megi was a level 5 cyclone, the most powerful level. At approximately 11:25 am on the 18th of October 2010 cyclone Megi, currently at a category 5, hit Isabela province. As shown in figure 1.2. The island of…

ABSTRACT La Miel Filipina is a honey business. It offers sophisticated, local varieties of natural wild honey that differ in taste, color, and texture mainly because the nectar source of bees are different and also because of the season and place it came from. Our revenue streams would all come from our sales in: businesses to consumers or as we all know the end customers, direct selling, bazaars, and agents. It is a business that is People, Planet and Profit-friendly. Our main focus is to sell…

and Loot All” sanctioned by Hirohito. They would essentially massacre, rape the captured soldiers or villagers then burn any buildings and take any belongings of value. Examples of this include the Alexandra Hospital massacre in Singapore and the Bataan Death March. The Japanese army were also infamous for their participation in biological warfare and human experimentation. Many prisoners died of diseases such as bubonic plague, cholera and anthrax. They would subject POWs to frostbite and…