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    Atomic Bomb Effects

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    At 8:15 in the morning on August 6, 1945, a US B-29 bomber, by the name of Enola Gay, dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, immediately killed nearly 80,000 civilians and soldiers. Three days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, producing 40,000 more men, women, and children. This attack on Japan, given by order of the US President, Harry Truman, remains the only nuclear attack in history. Preceding the attack, there were just…

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    The first theme is Little Women is the necessity of work for balance and functioning. According to the text, “As the height of luxury, Meg put out some of her sewing, and then found time hung so heavily that she fell to snipping and spoiling her clothes in her attempts to furbish them up a la Moffat. Jo read till her eyes gave out and she was sick of books, got so fidgety that even good natured Laurie had a quarrel with her, and so reduced in spirits that she desperately wished she had gone with…

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    9/11 Short Stories

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    the sea witch in disgust as she slowly nodded her head. Ursula said, “Come with me, my darling.” Ariel had no idea how this was going to happen, if it was going to be painful, and what she was going to do with her tongue. She followed Ursula into a little room where there was a chair for her to sit…

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    Who is the Little Mermaid? For me, when I was growing up, all I knew was Disney’s version. The Little Mermaid was a teenager named Ariel who fell in love with a prince named Eric. He was on land; she was in the sea. Going against her father’s advice, Ariel goes to the sea witch Ursula so that she can walk on land as well. Through ups and downs, the story concludes happily and everything is a fairytale ending. That’s what fairytales are--happy endings, right? In today’s society, when we hear…

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    In an excerpt of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, the March sisters give up their Christmas breakfast to help an impoverished immigrant family. The March family's servant, Hannah, describes how the girls' mother helps others, "Some poor creeter came a-beggin', and your ma went straight off to see what was needed. There never was such a woman for givin' away vittles and drink, clothes and firin'" (Alcott para 17). The sisters want to follow their mother's example and make her proud. The girls…

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    Ariel A.K.A The Little Mermaid Ariel, the Little Mermaid, sadly passed away on the beach due to water poisoning on July 8th , 2023. She was only 49 years old at the time. She was swimming on the beach with her old friend Flounder. Flounder is Ariel’s friend from her youth when she lived underwater. Ariel was born to King Triton, the king of Atlantica. Ariel loved to explore and she loved to collect anything unusual in the sea, like gadgets and gizmos. As she is out exploring, she meets a…

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    Jo's Hardships

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    In the book, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, we see the family overcome misfortune multiple times throughout the story. Jo deals with her father being in the war by writing a manuscript, unfortunately later in the book, her sister burns the manuscript. The misfortune helps Jo as a person because it taught her that she needed to control her temper. The success is important to the book because it shows how humans are guilty of having bad tempers. Jo’s character overcomes her hardship of poverty…

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    Atomic Bomb Dbq Essay

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    Two atomic bombs destroyed the Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, when two U.S. planes dropped them from above. The bombs, Little Boy and Fat Boy, were intended to end World War II. The annihilation left by Fat Boy, over Nagasaki, made Japan decide to withdraw from the war, thus ending it. The U.S. Navy never authorized the salvage of the USS Arizona was because it is considered a war grave. USS Arizona was destroyed due to a magazine explosion after being hit by a Japanese bomb (Doc A).…

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    Introduction: Hiroshima was the first place to get a bomb. The bomb was called “little boy” bunch of people died and the president sends the bomb to Japan Hiroshima because they were trying to know if the bomb work or not but president Harry S. Truman thought there were no people living there so he did it. Quote from the president “The atomic bomb was no “great decision” it was there another powerful weapon in the arsenal righteousness.” When did it happen? Happened Monday, August 6, 1945,…

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    Long long ago under the sea was a star named patrick. He was showered with love everyday when he was born, patrick was the “cutest kid alive” says his mother. Everything was amazing everyday was full with love and fun events. Patrick had his mom and dad by his side if he needed help or was just hungry. His first birthday came around and Patrick had it all until his house was bombed in a war. His mom and dad where separated from him and he was just in his crib crying for them to come back, but…

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