Firebombing

Devastation in Japan On August 6, 1945, a historical event occurred that will prosper in many Americans lives. Two years and a half of constructing the world 's most magnificent devastation human race has ever seen. A justified weapon used by President Truman’s decision on Japan to surrender and end WWII. Alternately, in the long run, the the bomb saved more lives that would have been lost in the war. The Americans made a smart decision when dropping the bomb, because it led to future…

Creators’ Life Depicted in Death Imagery The imagery used in the films of Wolf Children, Grave of the Fireflies, and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to visually engage the themes of life and death within the constructs of their respective stories. The creators of these worlds of art, whether it be the; writer, director, animator, or another member of the team, shape the final product through their skill and their personal experiences. The artists’ personal experiences that help motivate…

Both Machiavelli and John Rawls wrote about war and conflict. Machiavelli’s theory was to use extreme measures to justify the means to an end while John Rawls, on the other hand, stated that a more humane and diplomatic solution could justify a means to an end. While both Machiavelli and Rawls make valid points with their prospective theories, I am choosing John Rawls because Machiavelli’s theory in my opinion is really using revenge to justify an action. Rawls theory has a more achievable…

Why did Japan ultimately surrender during World War 2? For the last seventy years, Japanese and American public have hung onto the idea that the atomic bombs ended the war. For the Japanese, these bombings helped symbolize their nation as a victim, obscuring their role as the aggressors, while for Americans they have always been a means justifiable by the end. On the surface it’s easy to believe that the bombs paved way for the end, but there is a problem with the timing that shows otherwise.…

Draft: The bombing of Dresden was a joint United States-British operation that took place during the latter parts of World War 2. Around 2,000 Allied planes took part of the campaign, while Germany could only afford a mere 28 fighter planes to protect the city. By the end, 135,000 Germans had been killed. Kurt Vonnegut was unfortunate enough to have seen the events unfold, as uses that as the backdrop for Slaughterhouse-Five. Billy, the central character of the novel, is a veteran, though by the…

him think he was abducted by aliens. Even the two examples are not in anyway similar to eachother, there are infrences that are. Cat 's Cradle and Slaughter-House Five both use bombs in there stories; the atomic bomb on Heroshima,Japan, and the firebombing of Deresded, Germany. Also, both main characters were wanting to write books about the wars, John and and Billy 's roommate Rumfoord. Another example is death in families. Not only did the mother, Valencia die in Slauhter- House Five, but also…

Whenever somebody even happens to mention the atomic bomb, your mind automatically conjures up images of bodies with their skin peeling off, flattened plains where cities used to be, gaseous mushroom clouds that envelop the sky, and most of all, the most effective, lethal, and powerful weapon ever used in wartime. The atomic bomb has the power to bring cities to mounds of rubble, valuable resources to worthless powder and nations to their knees. The atomic bomb however, is not only potent in its…

sadness of witnessing his own family’s death has stuck with him for decades. Finally, the trauma of war might be best exemplified by Billy Pilgrim, who suffers from PTSD caused by World War II. His most vivid memory is the brutally unnecessary firebombing of Dresden. He recalls, “When…

the years 1944 and 1945 are huge for the war in the Pacific. So much happens that leads to the surrender of the Japanese forces. It also forever changes military tactics with the production and use of the atomic bomb. This paper will discuss the firebombing of Tokyo, the dropping of the atomic bombs and lastly the surrender of Japan. The bombing of Tokyo was one of the first major moments leading up to an Allied victory. This took place on the night of March 9-10, 1945. General Curtis LeMay…

The Color Purple is a controversial film from 1985, the film portrays the life of a young African–American girl, known as Celie. As a young girl, she went through the hardship of her mother passing away and her father becoming sexually and physically abusive. Celie was forced to have intercourse and bear her father’s children, helping to shape her into the person she was at the end of the film. As Nettie began to grow, Celie became over-protective of her against their father and other alike men.…