Article of the Week Response- Revision Everybody knows about how, in 1945, at the end of World War II, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan to force them to surrender. In current times, on the other side of the world, more and more Syrian refugees flood into places such as Greece, the United Nations, Jordan, Lebanon, and other countries. A question is now being addressed: How can we use technology to protect people? An article by Project Syndicate titled “Opinion: Our…
The world was on the verge of another world war with the axis powers on one side against the allied powers on the other side. and it all started with a scientist named Leo Szilard, who had the idea that splitting atoms would generate a huge amount of energy, he defected from Germany when Germany under Hitler started to persecute against their scientists. his idea of creating energy from splitting atoms couldn't be proven that it worked because he was splitting the wrong atoms but when he saw a…
The cold war was a war between America and its allies and the USSR also known as the Soviet Union. The war never got the point of any battlefield engagements. It lasted from 1947 to 1991 when the Soviet Union broke apart and many nations were formed from the broken alliance. The US and the soviets were neutral to each other until after World War II when both superpowers rose from the ashes of the war an got paranoid of their allies. In 1939 the Soviet Union engages in total war with the Axis.…
A current problem in french Polynesia is the radiation and the radiation tsunami left by the nuclear bomb testing. One solution to this problem is to evacuate to another island. According to Wikipedia, the text states that the island of Raiatea has a population of 12,545 and is the second largest island in French Polynesia. This shows that with the radiation tsunami coming the citizens of Mururoa are able to move onto Raiatea without causing overpopulation and problems for the people on Raiatea…
Journal entry 3 “The hab is now a bomb.” was the last thing we heard from Watney. In chapter five, he had to figure out how to eliminate either the oxygen or the hydrogen. First, he begins the chapter by reassuring himself of the time he has to survive until ares four can come. Watney then looks over the issue again. In chapter three, he created a room that was bound to end in a big boom. He discovered that if he eliminated all the oxygen (the hab would do its self), then he could safely stay…
The Mexican film director, producer and novelist - Guillermo del Toro, stated that the budget for the sequel of the science fiction film Pacific Rim is fully prepared. The Pacific Rim 2 film production was previously reported as being halted for an unspecified period of time and the flick was even being announced as having been withdrawn from the release schedule of Universal - and with that, it was rumored that the Pacific Rim sequel is doomed for termination. Reports has it that the…
July 28, 1914 was the start of many things, the war started, alliances were formed, and technology bloomed. Tanks, Poison Gas, and Machine Guns were ground advancements technology created around 1914-1916. The machine guns could shoot 400-600 rounds a minute, the tanks could carry a large-calibre cannon, and the poison gas would cause vomiting, irritation to the eye, and severe coughing. These tools made a big impact on the war One of the three major technology created for the war were tanks. A…
Layla can't wait to take a free, week long vacation to Dubai with her Saudi boyfriend, Zamir, to meet his parents. Her protective father has told her not to go, but she knows everything will be fine. Zamir said so and he's the son of a financial advisor to the House of Saud, so he's used to trips like this. But when Layla finds herself in the wrong place, at the wrong time she's going to have to rely on the help of an Iranian deep-cover agent instead and get of Iran alive. Cyrus finds…
How Drones changed security There are two points to cover in the modern rolls of the Unmanned Aerial vehicle. First our modern UA Vs in war. Also, for the use in law enforcement and the possible future outcomes of there use. I will cover both topics. Short history of unintentional consequences of technology Early in the 20th century our government espoused new inventions to provide national security, war and advantages in spying on enemy combatants. Some of these had unexpected…
“Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away”; says political leader Ismail Haniyeh. Author of a New York Times Bestseller The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien retells his and other soldier’s stories of fighting in the Vietnam War. O’Brien struggles with the feelings of responsibility, guilt, and anger along the way. Tim O’Brien wants readers to understand the truths of war by…