The Pearl

The Pearl House is a medium sized house. It is approximately seventy-five feet across and fifty feet deep. The main section of the house is of a rectangular shape with a small rectangular ell on its northern side. The summation of these parts creates a shape similar to an L. The primary facade of the house is the south facing side. The house is of a six-by-two bay construction. There is a large covered porch with five Tuscan style columns, which dominates the facade. The house is a total of…

The Japanese dropped the first bomb on Pearl Harbor a few minutes after 8 o 'clock a.m. The Americans were not ready for the attack. Therefore the Japanese commander said "it is going to be a surprise attack" . There were men watching the radar when blips appeared on the radar, but the Navy ignored it. They thought it was the planes that were arriving from California. Within minutes after the arrival of the first wave of Japanese attackers, Pearl Harbor became a scene of horror, destruction…

world, the United States of America was still in its era of isolationism. This era will end at 7:55 am when the Japanese decided to attack Pearl Harbor. The unprovoked attack was a reason enough to rally all the citizens of the US to join World War II. By 1945 president Truman made a radical decision that will change the course of history. In his way to avenge Pearl Harbor among many other reasons, he decided to use the first atomic bomb on two Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. To this…

There is a wife sitting alone by a television; the rocking chair next to her is empty. The year is 1942, just one year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. But where could her husband be? He is off fighting in World War II. She wonders if there is any way possible for her to possibly support her husband, and the millions of Americans who are overseas. Suddenly she recalls seeing a poster on her walk home. It read, “STAMP ‘EM OUT! BUY U.S. STAMPS AND BONDS.” Advertisements such as this were posted…

Nevertheless, the context of the circumstances that developed the setting of the United States-Japanese relations, is vital to understand the extent of the finality of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The events that would eventually unfold, on December 7th, 1941, were contingent upon, the way in which these two countries addressed, responsible factors of the situation, while discussing negotiations. During the period of negotiations, the…

President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." On December 7, 1941 Japanese attacked pearl harbor with planes in Hawaii territory bombing the united states naval base that is in pearl harbor, this attacks bombing nearly killed more than 2,300 Americans, in the process destroying the American battle ship U.S.S. over 2,335 military personnel were killed this included 2,008 navy personnel, 109 marines, and 218 army, and 68 civilians. The total of deaths…

of the book. The author, Tracy Chevalier, captures the differences and difficulties the separate social classes run into. Chevalier also captures the adaptation that the maids have to do when working in an unusual atmosphere The novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, shows how different social classes have to adapt and collide in the duration of the book. To start, Griet in the book is obviously in a lower class which is clearly stated…

backgrounds. It can also alter our perception of the world in which we live by appreciating the progressive changes that have been made in society in terms of religious and cultural tolerance, gender roles and technology. In the story of “Girl with a Pearl Earring”, the reader meets Griet, a young Protestant girl who is forced to become a maid in the Catholic home of the Dutch painter Vermeer. As a young woman growing up in the 1600’s in a strictly Protestant home, Griet is hesitant to work as…

In this Ad by Pearl Izumi, it is advertising their product which is supposed to make you run so fast it will tire your dog to death. They show a white man dressed in running athletic attire and a dog. This setting contributes to the Ad in the process of them being outdoors maybe on a run or something. Pearl’s message is entirely used in the wrong context saying what they're advertising (the shoes) will tire your dog out to the point where they will be dead even if the human is still running. In…

On Dec. 7, 1941, radios buzzed with the news that several hundred Japanese planes attacked a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 Americans as well as damaging or destroying eight Navy battleships and more than 100 planes. Though it would be some time before people learned the full scope of the damage, within days a once-distant war in Europe and the Pacific became a central part of life in the United States, affecting politics, business, media, and entertainment.…