Kamikaze

The cultural history of Afghanistan dates back over a span of two thousand years. One of its Infamous known facts is that it was a safe haven for the Taliban who were proud supporters of Al Qaeda. Throughout its time, Afghanistan has been a place of war between many factions and countries. These countries included Mongolia, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States of America. Afghanistan had been through many different periods of war, thus, making it a melting pot of different ethnic…

For countless generations, great nations have relentlessly worked to fortify their defenses and protect the citizens. Impressive advances in technology and military weapons from the brilliant minds of scientists have only augmented the strength of nations against deadly attacks. Concerned for the nuclear research conducted in Germany, the United States of America worked tirelessly to make a breakthrough in nuclear fission research before any other country. This resulted in a government project…

The Manhattan Project: the nuclear race that changed the world The Manhattan Project was a research project that began in 1942 with the goal of building the world’s first atomic bomb. The project pushed limits and ethics on an international scale in a race to develop a nuclear war weapon, a new concept of the time. With world war two dawning on America and the intelligence that the Nazis were attempting to build a bomb, the United States took action by beginning the project. Competition between…

“It would have been morally wrong if we’d have had that weapon (the atomic bomb) and not used it and let a million more people die.” stated Colonel Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay. (Document L) The Enola Gay was the plane that dropped the first atomic weapon on Hiroshima. The Colonel was saying that if they had not dropped that bomb, it would have killed more of their men (the Americans), which would have been morally wrong because you are supposed to do what’s best for your team or army.…

Six Flags Trying to keep a serious face while going downwards on a rollercoaster is seemingly difficult. The best part of the roller coaster ride is when it takes your picture when you’re on the ride. If anyone were to go online and search, “funny roller coaster photos”, I’m sure they will get a laugh out of it. That’s exactly what I did when I went to Six Flags with my girlfriend. I tried to keep a straight face or others would say it’s the disappointed face. The moment was so perfect, I…

that came from the use. The soldiers would become irritable and hostile from taking the drug. In the 1950’s meth became popular in the United States. According to Nancy Harris, in her book Amphetamines claims, “fighter pilots, including Japanese kamikaze pilots, took amphetamines to help them stay awake and alert during long missions” (13). Once the troops found out that the meth was water soluble, they began to use the drug intravenously. After the war was over they returned home with a habit.…

Throughout life, we’ve become more and more invested in science, exploring the things we could do. Yes, we can do certain things, but should we? Sure, science has helped us throughout the ages, science has saved us, but it also destroyed us. There are some things we should not create, that we shouldn’t do. Oppenheimer and his co-workers crossed that line 70 years ago. When they changed the world as they knew it. When they dropped their creation, their weapon; the atomic bomb. During WWII,…

A tall man waves vigorously at the Cessna plane taking off at the Turner County airport. It’s not a wave good-bye. Well, then again it sort of is a way good-bye. You can’t see the big man’s eyes because he’s got sunglasses on as he watches the plane soar off. But, you know what those shades are hiding. The tall man in sunglasses is watching a lifelong dream happen as the plane disappears from sight. The airplane trip, piloted by Jay Leatherwood, is a ride sponsored by the Ashburn Pilot’s…

On December 7, 1941 the United States was forcefully launched into World War II by the attack that the Empire of Japan had set in motion. Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, with her blue waters and tropical greenery is a beautiful gem of the Pacific Ocean. On “a date that will live in infamy” Japanese pilots proceeded to blitz the presumed “non-torpedo-able” harbor in a maelstrom pulse of terror. Japanese Zeros with their arsenal of modified torpedoes assaulted, destroyed, and…

Discussion and analysis of Marx, Durkheim and Freud, ideologies INTRODUCTION This essay attempts a discussion, analysis and evaluation of the ways, Marx, Durkheim and Freud applied sociological and psychological theories to define and understand the social world. It also does the same to Marx’s work on alienation and its impact on health, Freud’s work on psychoanalysis and its impact on contemporary understanding of mental illness and Durkheim’s work on suicide and its explanation of the causes…