Battleship

As birds chirp in the beautiful morning and the sun rises to begin a new day. People of America began their daily routine. Many were going to work, children were going to school, or others for a walk through the neighborhood. No one knew if they were going to return home or if it was the last time to see their loved ones. It was a typical morning, like no other but two tragic important days that will always be…

Attack on Pearl Harbor On December 8,1941 President Roosevelt said his famous quote “ this date which will forever live in infamy.” This was a day before the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base, Pearl Harbor. I am doing this specific war in history because I feel like this more popular event in time misinterpreted because a majority of the people of this generation only know about this date because of a movie. In this I’m going to discuss not only what happened during the attack, but also…

The memorial is known as the USS Arizona Memorial. It is a tribute to World War II. The address of the memorial is 1 Arizona Memorial Place Honolulu, Hawaii 96818. The memorial is located where the USS Arizona battleship was sunk (“Facts”). The memorial has three levels to it and each level has a certain purpose. The first level is used as an entry/assembly. The second level is used for ceremonies and observation. The last level has a shrine room in it. The shrine…

Jhordyne Donaldson Band:H Mask Identity: Regaining Identity in Cheevers’ “ The Swimmer” and O’Connors’ “Good Country People” Thesis: Both John Cheever’s “The Swimmer” and Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” use the motif of regaining of identity through the characters’ inner thoughts and actions to capture the idea of finding comfort as a shield from the outside views entailing one’s perspective and opinions from people in society. Neddy tries to swim to his fantasy world in…

Japanese fighter planes, bombers and torpedo planes. They were launched in 2 waves from 6 aircraft carriers. They damaged all eight of the U.S. battleships. Four of them sunk, all of which were later raised except the Arizona. Six of the battleships were returned to battle. The Oklahoma was too damaged to return to battle immediately. But the battleships weren’t the only losses: three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and a minelayer were either destroyed or damaged.…

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located in hawaii, december 7 1941. The japanese sent 33 ships and 350 planes and aircrafts. He sent the planes and aircraft north from oahu early in the morning. The mission was to sink 8 battleship that was among 180 vessels anchored at pearl harbor. There was a ship named the Arizona and it was one of the 8 battleships. It was shot down by a 800 kilogram bomb. This completely destroyed the front of the ship causing it to sink. The bomb had ignited a fuel store, gunpowder, and ammunition…

and weapons. For example, in the World War 2 , many countries had their own tank, battleship, aircraft and aircraft carry，but China only could borrow them from another country which already had such advanced technology. In China, they joined the war without any advanced machines. Nowadays, China is different from the rest, they already have their own army, navy and air force. They can make their own tank, battleship, aircraft and aircraft carry. Right now, many countries have been approved…

The USS Maine was one of the first ships to be built by the United States for the navy. It was the second battleship to be designed and built in the United States. Other battleships from this time were designed based on foreign ships, and were contracted to be built in other countries. The USS Maine was an item of the pride for the United States, and it was used in many ceremonies. It was taken up and down the east coast to be shown to the American people. It even took part in the Mardi Gras…

A day before the Pearl Harbor attack FDR which was the president sent a letter for peace to the Empire of Japan. It was too late for that because since November 26th, of 1941, Japans navy left home port and headed to Hawaii. It was already planned out and there was no peace made. The event that dragged the United States into World War 2 is the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, of 1941. It’s brings sad memories and it was something that the U.S was expecting at that time. The attack was made…