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World War II was a difficult time for everyone, not just for the people who were personally involved as well as the people who just had the luxury of living during that time. Susan Griffin’s essay “Our Secret” takes mainly about the war and how it had to capacity to influence people even to this day. She talks about herself and how it influenced her own childhood, but also uses an out of this era example. She uses Mr. Heinrich Himmler as an example of how one person had the ability to affect multiple. She humanizes him so we as readers believe what he did wasn’t his fault but the fault of an explosive aftermath. Her essay involves many different stories and plot lines but in the end they all work in unison to create a common theme. During the first read through it is easy to be confused and feel like you are not comprehending anything, but after reading the text a few more times and carefully analyzing what is actually trying to be said it becomes easier. At a first glance this essay seems to be about one guy, Heinrich Himmler, during World War II based on the multiple stories of him from childhood to adult years. Actually, this essay is about how we as humans have the ability to affect everyone around us. In our world it’s not just us we have to worry about, it’s also the people we see around us that could get the harsh impact of the aftermath. Griffin shows this through her stories about herself, Himmler, and in allusions of a cell and missile. When reading this essay…

The solution is to cut the number of nuclear warheads the United States have in their arsenal. To reduce the number of nukes an effective way would be to close down nuclear silos, which are mostly located in the mid-west of the United States. Many people argue that disposing of nuclear weapons isn’t cost affected and is to expensive. These counterpoints led to the discussion of disarming the plutonium Pu-239 and uranium U-235 cores that set the explosion in the bombs. James Conca from Forbes…

the dark side of America The dark side of America is coming out. america will be a primary contributor to World war three if it ever happens. Although America is a courteous, caring country that holds a strong and resilient stature. America has a dark future because World war three is bound to happen, nuclear warfare is a major threat ,and civil relations are getting dangerous. first, America has a dark future because World war three is bound to happen. World war three will be the most lethal…

“I'm not trying to be pro-nuclear, I'm just pro-arithmetic” said David MacKay, while trying to explain that this was the only option at this point whether anyone liked it or not. The United States is on their toes trying to figure out the best routes to go to create energy: solar and wind, coal, or nuclear. Solar and wind are found to soon die out and have nothing left to support the United States. Coal is a resource which we are running low on and soon will not be able to find, then we have…

and killed about 40,000 people. The bombings of both these cities forced Japan to drop out of the war and surrender, thus leading to the United States winning the war. The making of the atomic bomb lead to countries having access to a bomb that could easily wipe out an entire population. Now many countries have nuclear warheads such as the United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China, Israel, India, and Pakistan. As a result, it led to the long and grueling Cold War between the…

Castro, USSR promised and proposed the plan for the protection of Cuba, which was to ship install nuclear warheads to Cuban territory, before US finds out. Castro welcomed Khrushchev's plan, and the USSR shipped their nuclear warheads…

He is the safest place I know, he is the guy in the white hat who saves the day. This is the only way I know how to describe the man I admire most. Cory is an amazing husband and father, he puts his family before everything else, he is not only a protector but a nurturer and teacher Cory French is a man who chooses to live by his morals, he believes in honesty, hard work, leading by example, and doing the right thing. These are all perfectly good reasons to admire this man but I have one great…

plants and animals would die, resulting in the extinction of life on Earth ("Nuclear Winter"). Effects like these resulted in terms like Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD). MAD is the idea that if a country launches a nuclear attack on another country with nuclear weapons, the attacked country will launch a nuclear counterstrike, and both countries will be annihilated (“Mutual Assured Destruction”). The Strategic Triad is a method used to ensure MAD. Both the United States and Russia have…

The world's nuclear-armed states possess a combined total of roughly 16,000 nuclear warheads. The term warhead refers to the explosive and toxic material that is delivered by a missile, rocket, or torpedo. More than 90 percent belong to Russia and the United States. Approximately 10,000 warheads are in the military service, with the rest awaiting approval. United States and Russia still deploy more than 1,500 strategic warheads on several hundred bombers and missiles. There is considered to be…

but always be ready and prepared for a nuclear war because it can happen at any time. There are ways though to fix this horrible thing called nuclear war. With treaty signed by global leaders and helping the press to convince the national leaders to stop using nuclear warheads. A start to a solution could be I can. I can is an organization that is very supportive about the no nuclear weapons treaties. They are trying to get treaties from all over the world from nuclear war leaders and leaders…