Kamikaze

The one and only story that I have heard about my great grandfather has been retold to me so many times that it is almost thought of as a fond, personal memory, despite the fact that I was not even born when it took place. It was the day of my mother and father’s wedding, and the entire small town of Daingerfield, Texas had shown up. The wedding was an outdoor affair, complete with a local band and a homemade dance floor. The air was full of the sound of live music, the tap dancing feet of the…

white man beat a Chinese American, Ming Hai to death because his brothers went over to Vietnam in the war and never came back. In 1983, Fort Dodge, Iowa, a Laotian immigrant was yelled by words like “Remember Pearl Harbor,” and “Go back to Japan, you Kamikaze pilot.” The discriminated reaction those citizens faced was injustice and against the moral sense. Although being verbally offensive is not considered as illegal, it is still a prof that this nation still hadn’t reached the ideal their…

The World War I had many negative effects on the world including the World War II, the birth of atomic bombs, and the Cold War. One positive effect though was the advancement in the field of space exploration. World War I, the first man-made catastrophe of the twentieth century, lasted four years, from July 28, 1914, to November 11, 1918. The war had two sides; the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. The Central Powers included Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire, while the Allied…

The Japanese had a deep belief created over history that caused an unbreakable devotion to their emperor. This produced kamikaze attacks and civilian suicide in massive amounts. A way to destroy this, and in extent win the war, would be the use of conventional bombing, specifically incendiary bombs. In the Tokyo Fire Raid on March 9, 1945, “279 B-29’s dropped 2,000 tons of…

After seeing and hearing about the destruction of the Trinity test, many scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project lost enthusiasm. They realized the amount of devastation that the bomb they created would bring if used as a weapon. Many scientists fought against the production of more atomic bombs. Some even quit the Manhattan Project due to moral reasons. They did not want to be a part of the massive casualties these bombs would bring. After the success of the Trinity test, the United…

An Emotional Ride Clothes. Check. Books. Check. Tickets. Check. I was packing my belongings into bags and boxes. My clothes were in my black suitcase, my school books in my briefcase and any other living and dorm gear in cardboard boxes. I was taping up my last box, when my mother walked in my room. “We are going to miss you here,” she said, “ but you’ll be just fine. Are you all packed?” “I am working on this last box, then I will be ready to pack up the car.” “Once you are packed you…

Unbroken In a distant past, where the many great countries of this wonderful planet were in a heated war. Where countless deaths were guaranteed. Where the young men of all nations were forcibly drafted into one of the largest combatant time period the world has ever seen. One American olympic runner must survive countless ordeals such as plane crashes, raft survival, and Japanese attacks, and even after doing so, he his not guaranteed he will live to see tomorrow or even freedom via rescue.…

brought myrrh, the other one brought gold. The second reason I wear gold is I can afford it. The third reason I wear it, it's symbolic of my African heritage.” - Mr. T After his military discharge, he became a bouncer. “To be a bodyguard is to be a kamikaze pilot. Dedicated.” -- Mr. T It was during this time that he created his Mr. T persona and started wearing gold jewelry. He parlayed his job of bouncer into a decade long career as a bodyguard. His reputation became so well-known and highly…

An Unexpected Endemic Disease: The Internal Modernity Crisis of Samurai in Modern Japan If a survey were conducted across the globe that asked participants to describe what they felt was the defining characteristic of Japanese culture, the Japanese samurai would most likely be the top response. In modern Japan, the legacy of the medieval samurai is at the heart of the Japanese culture. Depictions of samurai’s absolute loyalty, high regard for honor, and continual analysis of shame, can be…

J’Taiya Carr 4/6/16 Chapter 28 REFLECTION PAPER 4 The United States went from enjoying a prosperous, lush lifestyle to massive debt and rising unemployment. The valiant efforts of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his New Deals did not make as big as an impact as people had hoped. The New Deal did help many individuals, but I believe it just was not enough. America was also practicing the art of isolationism so as to focus solely on our problems. Roosevelt promoted “the policy of the good…