Nuclear optimism

Rains, Ray Bradbury uses literature to prove that when the human race dies out the world will take over, and no one will remember us. This story is about a futuristic house in an apocalyptic setting. The whole town is rubble and has been through a nuclear explosion. As the story progresses, we see the house go through its daily routine as if the family was still there. In his writing, Bradbury makes us realize even though life can be mundane it is better than not living at all. This story…

developed the nuclear bomb it had secured its place as the most powerful nation in the world. There was no need for deterrence back then because nobody else had acquired nuclear bombs yet. Essentially the United States could get away with nuking anyone without any major consequences and without sending any ground troops. Only a few planes were needed to do the trick. It was only a matter of time before another state pursued the same technology and within a few years, the USSR had succeeded.…

While Franklin Roosevelt was a capable leader who was able to manage the chaos of the Great Depression, he had mixed legacies, especially with regards to his policies during World War II. In the Atlantic Charter, Roosevelt and Churchill outline the principles their nations stand for, including no further territorial expansion, economic collaboration, and the freedom to choose a form of government. The Charter, along with ideas of democracy, is also influenced by the New Deal, and attempts to…

In this book “The other Wes Moore” by “Wes Moore” the author is about two boys with identical names who grew up in Baltimore with similar histories and difficult childhoods. Both boys hung out in the streets and ran into trouble with the police. One became a Rhodes Scholar and the other serving like in prison for a felony murder. However, what kept Wes’s stories from being the same was absent fathers, the role of mothers and their choices in life. To begin with growing up with absent fathers…

World War II changed America as a whole from having so many disagreeing opinions to the country coming together as a whole and making America stronger. In my opinion World War II gave birth to the American spirit. There were so many different opinions arising before the United States entered the war and many of these changed after. Also, some did not. There were anti-war groups, hippies, organizations and important people who expressed their views on getting involved with the war. There were…

In December 9, 1941 Roosevelt delivered a speech via radio in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In this speech, Roosevelt compares Japan to Hitler's and Mussolini in Europe's and Africa's invasions of other countries to show how dangerous Japan could become if it was not stopped. Roosevelt goes on to say that "it has become far more than a parallel. It is actual collaboration so well calculated that all the continents of the world, and all the oceans, are now considered by the…

He uses the idea and purpose of reflection in his organization of the speech first he talks about the battle of moral ideas the people are facing then he moves onto his larger idea and the fight against the Soviet Union. That is what leads Reagan to use the narrative of the young fa-ther, and a quote from C.S. Lewis to help illustrate what the root of evil is and where it comes from. This is also to establish the fear of what life would be without faith; the lack of faith and not knowing God is…

appeals more to the audience’s emotions in terms of ethos and pathos while Eisenhower uses more logos along with pathos to appeal to his listeners. Eisenhower use of facts (logos) is especially important in his speech since he is talking about nuclear war. He refers to the Hiroshima incident by saying “On July 16, 1945, the United States set off the world’s first atomic explosion” (Eisenhower, P11). Obama, however, uses little logos in his speech, though he uses some. He appeals to the…

and the USA were in an idea war. This war included which type of economic system is better capitalism or communism. This war included the new and hip modern weapon that could destroy a world. Nukeworld.com is a website that allows you to drop nuclear weapons anywhere in the world and see the destruction of that weapon. This wouldn’t matter unless Russia and the USA were constantly making and testing these weapons for intimidation. Russia especially spent 27% of their economy on military…

Raymond Chan 5/31/17 Period 1 Grave of the Fireflies Essay The American firebombing of Japanese cities was a necessary and avoidable part of the war. I agree that it is necessary to firebomb Japanese cities because eventually, we need to stop Japan from invading United States. It is about protecting United States people, not the Japanese. It was a statement to warn Japan to surrender. It was necessary because the United States had a duty to their citizens and they used the atomic bomb to make…