Uranium-235

Cliff Montage suggests Allan Savory’s idea that adjusting the ecosystem’s biodiversity might prove to be more prosperous for the climate without cutting down on the energy demand of the world population. Confinement of livestock has been the primary contributor to the process of desertification. When herds of large animals are forced to be confined within a space, as opposed to being truly free range, it has an adverse effect on the biodiversity. This leaves an imbalance within the ecosystem.…

In the midst of modern history (post World War II), the New World Order discomposed the old world order and browbeat the term conquest and territorial aggrandizement into the closet; however, the Middle East seems to be the exception to every rule. Over the past sixty years , armed hostile conflict and unrepentant governments have raged unchecked throughout the Middle East. Stability and peace are foreign words that do not translate in this region of the world. War ravaged Iran and Iraq in…

Shayna Boudreaux Mrs. Martinez English IV 1/5/2016 Hiroshima Bombing of August 6, 1945 The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese caused much tension and troubles throughout the early years. For years after this bombing, American scientists planned, built, and made preparations to bomb Hiroshima without warning. There was an attempt by America to try to get Japan to surrender. Hiroshima’s civilization would forever be altered and have devastating memories in its history. The Hiroshima bombing,…

A nuclear power plant is comprised of many components, but at it 's heart it has a nuclear fission reactor. This reactor works by the reaction of the fissile material. The fissile material is normally uranium-235 but others can be used. Each reaction that occurs emits neutrons that can induce more reactions. In order to keep this exponential process from quickly getting out of hand, control rods are inserted into the reactor core that absorb neutrons without…

“Was America Justified In Their Usage Of The Atomic Bomb On The Two Cities Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki?” “ When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the atomic bomb.”- J Robert Oppenheimer. In August of 1945, President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bomb over the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. This…

An Italian named Guglielmo Marconi in 1896 invented the radio, which helped in the connection of people and the spreading of ideas (Ackermann). : "The core armory of offensive warfare in the Second World War consisted of aircraft, tanks, and trucks. The effectiveness of these weapons in German hands depended on their use in combination, concentrated in great number at the decisive point of battle. Operational success also relied on communication. Radio played a vital role in linking tank to…