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Decision to drop the A-Bomb – justified or not? This question has been debated by historians since 1945, when Harry Truman, the president of the United States at the time, made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on the major Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. A lot of questions have arisen from this attack, but there is one question, bigger than all of these, that is still argued to this day: was the decision justified? It can be said that it is not justified due…

Every single year in the United States, over 1.3 million high school students drop out of school. On average, that’s 7,000 each day; furthermore, 26 students per second (PBS) are leaving their education. Students dropping out of school has always been a problem for educational institutions across the nation, and continues to trouble the United States. With such a high number of students dropping out of high school before receiving a degree, studies have been conducted in order to determine the…

Students who drop out of high school will have a harder time throughout the course of their life, because they won’t be able to find a good paying job. With saying this, high school students need to be prevented from dropping out or at least try and keep them in school as long as we can. There is several causes and effects due to children dropping out which could be stopped if we really try. If not stopped, there are serval things that will be affected like our economy and schools which is very…

less budget for welfare benefits. More educated population means fast prosperity for the country. Almost 41 percent of students who start college won’t finish, according to the U.S. Department of Education. One of the main reasons for a student to drop out of school is shortage of money. Most college students have to work a full or a part time job to pay the expensive tuition for his…

Viewpoint 30A “The United States Should Not Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan.” The Franck Committee, 1945. Dropping a nuclear bomb on Japan would initiate grim political and economic problems in the future of the United States. Without international control of nuclear weapons, a nuclear armaments race is ensured. The Franck Committee states, “...A race for nuclear armaments is certain to ensue following the first revelation of our possession of nuclear weapons to the world” (239). The use of…

Everywhere high school students continue to drop out. This is a problem that people are aware of, but aren’t quite sure how to put an ease to it. In all high schools annually “over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone” (Pedruelo Irene.) High school students should be informed of the significance of their education. If teachers inform their students about the troubles they will face financial as a future adult. It may make the students see high school education…

The documentary “Shop ‘Till You Drop: The Crisis of Consumerism” was quite effective in proving that consumerism is more than what it seems at first glance. It was a shocking reminder that our actions have consequences that might not be immediately evident, but they will be witnessed some time, some way and by someone. Our society’s materialistic mindset is spiraling out of control and unless we do something to rein it back in, Earth’s inhabitants will be facing dire consequences which may…

August 1945, President Harry S. Truman made one of the most crucial international security decisions that has shaped how we view nuclear weapons today. The decision to drop an atomic bomb on Japan. I will argue that Truman’s made the decision to drop the bomb for keep intact American national interest. According to Walker, J. S., and Alperovitz. G, Truman considered several ways to convince Japan to quit the war: Firstly, by intensifying the already heavy bombing of Japanese cities; Secondly,…

and some say students should be able to drop out at sixteen. I believe the age should be eighteen unless students need to get a job, because some students need to get employed just to support their family, no matter what age. Also, because the high school dropout’s average income is lower than others and those without a high school diploma struggle later on in life too. In a letter written to her Grandmother, Marissa sums up why a student might need to drop out. “You know how hard things have…

Rupa Luitel Prof. Krick Kirstin M. 11 April, 2016 Drop Box 3 – Poem Analysis The drop box three is about the poem analysis from the book. For this assignment, I have chosen poem, “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy. An American writer, novelist, and the social worker Marge has presented poem of an adolescent pitiful life and how situation is adapted by the time. “Barbie Doll” A poem, “Barbie…