Kamikaze

Mother Country’s last remaining defense.” I was about to yell at him. My face was burning. My chest was stinging. My heart was dying. If I had to depart on a one-man suicide trip into Hell, I wouldn’t reluctantly go for Evelyn. I’d charge in like a kamikaze. I wouldn’t flinch. I wouldn’t blink. I’d fight until I couldn’t and then I’d fight some more. I would clear the path for her because I loved her and she was going to live, even if I didn’t. “He’ll be fine,” Charlie broke the silence. His…

A Downward Spiral Many people get to a point in life where they contemplate with the idea of suicide. People have their personal reasons - depression, financial issues, relationships. Some people facade positive emotions to conceal private despair, while others show signs leading to their suicide. In the 1962 film drama The Days of Wines and Roses, a married couple’s relationship falls apart due to alcoholism. “The Doomed in Their Sinking” by William Gass, Gass tries to understand the concept of…

already annexing former German territories and were also feared because of Stalin and his dictatorship. War with Germany was over and Japan was close to breaking but Japan would not yield and had already proven themselves as fierce combatants by using kamikaze (destructive self-suicide) tactics and fighting tooth and nail against the American push in the home islands of Japan. There is also Truman’s obligation to his people, they were tired of a war; a war they were hesitant to be involved in.…

Ender leads the attack against the Buggers’ home world; in the process of doing so, he commands pilots and soldiers to give their lives in a kamikaze style. The attack leads to the decimation of the entire race: genocide. Ender, himself brings up a good point: “In battle I killed ten billion buggers, whose queens, at least, were as alive and wise as any man, who had not even launched a third…

Excerpt from my Politics 395 Independent Study, “Female Suicide Terrorism in Chechnya and Palestine: A Multi-Faceted Oppression.” Suicide bombings carried out by women constitute a relatively new phenomenon, though their numbers have increased in recent years, and they have proved to be more deadly than their male counterparts (as measured by the number of deaths and injuries). Between 1968 and 2012, somewhere between 256 and "more than 300" women carried out or attempted suicide bombing…

Suicide is viewed differently by different cultures throughout history depending upon the actual word itself and the knowledge surrounding the behavior. The word itself has created much of the feelings surrounding the action because of its origin. Cultures throughout history have had differing opinions on suicide and in what cases it is acceptable. In modern culture, much has changed including the recognition and expansion of knowledge about mental illnesses. Treatment and understanding has…

enabled their air power to be in close proximity of the Japanese mainland. With this newfound advantage the U.S. forces began to fire bomb large cities like Kobe and Tokyo. We also see the increased usage of Kamikazes on the Japanese’s behalf, the success that was associated with the Kamikaze was the ability for an entire aircraft to take out a much larger entity perhaps a ship, large vehicle or another aircraft once it had been taken out of the fight. These attacks were demoralizing for U.S.…

roof of a building of a village in Afghanistan. The squad has two options to deal with the threat. Their first is to have a nearby American sniper team in the area kill the enemy sniper. The second is for a member of the squad to use a Switchblade “kamikaze” drone to kill the sniper with a small explosive. Assuming both options have a low risk of collateral damage and accomplish the same goal, the two choices though differing in practicality, are morally equal. A drone is a tool. Like an axe, a…

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Over the years, decisions made by past presidents have been analyzed and criticized. One of the most controversial decisions was that of President Truman dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After examining various sources, this researcher has concluded that Truman made the correct decision. This argument will be made by examining lectures from scholars, websites, journals, and government documents. Even though the researcher believes that Truman acted…

The definition of honor is to have high respect, or to do something good for the benefit of others, not yourself. There are different ways of defining honor, but this is the most generic one. In our world, there have been dramatic changes in this definition over time. Whether it be in American culture, or other countries cultures. The following are examples of how these are seen. In 1500 England, a man's honor was defined through his courage, manliness, or name. So when someone back then…