Kamikaze

Kamikaze means divine wind. This divine wind was first called on in the 13th century as many Mongol ships were very close to invade the unprepared and undermanned Japan. However, the Mongol’s plans were thwarted when a big wind out of nowhere rose up and destroyed all of the Mongol’s ships saving Japan from almost certain defeat. (Fahey) Kamikaze was later called on again in the 20th century to try and save Japan from the Allies who were going to invade in World War 2. However, this time the divine wind came in the form of suicide plane and submarine bombing missions. Kamikaze had a cause for happening, had unique weaponry, an uprising, and a downfall. Kamikaze had causes for it to occur. The first cause of Kamikaze was that the American Navy…

My grandfather served in the United States Navy in World War II where our ships encountered what was to them a new style of fighter: the Kamikaze pilot. The Kamikaze pilot was an individual who would quite literally drive a Mitsubishi Zero plane that was unequipped with guns and flew their planes directly into American ships to keep them away from reaching Japan. The word Kamikaze has an ancient origin. Literally translated it means “divine wind.” Kamikaze was used for close to a thousand years…

the reason why mother didn’t love my father was because of his aggressive personality. When I didn’t listen to him, he easily lost his temper, but things have changed now. First, father asked mother if she could go out for dinner with him. It took a while for her to think, but after five minutes and 31 seconds she made a decision. I knew that this would be a good decision because both 5 and 31 are prime numbers. She accepted the invitation. If she hated him, then she would have rebuffed his…

Suicide bombing is a spark in a field of dry grass. “The Koran forbids the ones taking one’s own life and this prohibition is still generally observed”.(Brooks 175) What makes them want to go die for there country as well as for there religion? David brookes clearly answered this question in the passage “The culture of Martyrdom: how suicide Bombing Became Not Just a Means but an End”. The suicide bombing has been on the rise ever since April of 1983; when a group of 240 people were killed by…

Over 40% of suicide bombers are female and come from all over the world (Pape). The most common areas where suicide bombers are present are Russia, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. That isn’t to say that bombers aren’t in other places because they certainly are. These are just the most common areas. Suicide bombers can be anywhere for any reason. Since suicide bombers are no longer living they can’t be asked as to what their motives were. However, countless people speculate as to what…

In the Bloom article, it has many arguments that address the popularity or appeal of suicide terrorism. One of her arguments is that suicide terrorism is at a high when a nation is in a rut and having economic problems. Also, she mentions that the more peace processes that are in place and are lacking implementation the higher the support for suicide terrorism. Additionally, she claims that suicide terrorism is popular or appealing when nations can earn bragging rights for doing so. Furthermore,…

There are many extremist groups who have certain agendas needing to be carried out. For centuries extreme groups and individuals have committed violent acts to achieve a particular goal. Terrorism is a word that is implied when an attack happens. Defining it can be a very difficult task, due to the amount of definitions scholars consider. Setting a foundation is very important before critically analyzing suicide bombers. Likewise, exactly what terrorism plus suicide equals in today’s current…

The main theoretical argument presented by Robert Pape on Suicide Terrorism was this ideology that suicide bombers emerged from people with political motives, and these motives can be a combination of religious fundamentalism resulting from an extreme indoctrination or psychological predisposition that might drive individuals to have a tendency to inflict harm on others, and to finally reclaim major territorial space the bombers sees as their homeland. Even though pape made mention of…

When the Charlie Hebdo attack happened, people were shocked and angered by the actions of the shooters, though, to the shooters, the acts they committed were just. In Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera, when Saraswathi bombed the bus, she did it to find justice for herself. To those who are negatively affected by it, suicide bombings and mass killings are never justifiable. People have their own idea of what is right or wrong and once a person has made up their mind, it’s hard to…

Kimberly Bittings Death and Dying: SIS 2229 Dr. Vera Jakoby 03 December 2014 Genealogy Project: Suicide in Catholicism and Islamic Religions Suicide has always been look down upon, especially in Catholicism and Islamic Religions. For years it has been considered a sin to commit suicide, but many of these religions have been lenient. For Catholicism, suicide has always been the highest sin anyone could commit if you were Catholic. Suicide in Islamic Religions has been sin unless you die an…