As a result of being the first post industrial war, world war one saw the development of many new modern weapons that were used on a large scale for the first time. Of the many different weapons that were created during this period in time some of the most notorious are the chemical weapons utilized by both sides during the war. The French were the first to implement some of of chemical weaponry during the war by equipping their troops with tear gas grenades in 1914. The axis powers, specifically
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Jonathan Flores COM 122 Janson Jones April 23, 2015 Embry Riddle Selfiness Survival Compound In the year 2015, the outbreak Selfiness Virus is upon us. This is not your typical flesh eating or bacterial disease. It spreads quickly and takes over the human host where the infected become so enraged they eat people. There have been few isolated cases where the infected have been contained and eliminated. However, our campus and importantly our society are not ready for worldwide spread of this
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The unbalanced stance in which the United States of America finds itself is not only unhealthy but also will cause the eventual demise of our once great nation. This problem is gun violence. Which works much like an earthquake, as it can’t be predicted and hits the un-expecting citizens hard. But how might we as a nation prepare for these treacherous attacks by lunatics that in the end have clear motive? I believe I have the answer, in Japan where there are many earthquakes throughout the year;
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When Americans think about soldiers, one of the first words to come to mind is bravery. Americans are raised in a culture that places emphasis on fighting for what one believes in; they are raised to be bold. The media influences one’s children at an early age. Children are exposed to countless heroic scenes through movies, television, and even toys. As a result, the majority of Americans are raised with a strong concept of bravery. They long to prove themselves; they yearn for the recognition
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anthrax, Ebola, and the Plague. All of these are highly contagious, easy to obtain, and have a high probability for terrorists and criminals to obtain and use globally (“UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.”). The list of these deadly diseases used in warfare are constantly expanding, with thirty new diseases used for bioterrorism since 1973. Many of these are also incurable, notably HIV, Ebola virus, and Hepatitis C virus (Barletta
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Everything is crumbling before his eyes as he stands before the window, pondering the ruins of the world outside. He is a man from the story “Grace Period”, who experiences the effects of a nuclear detonation. Such evidence is shown from an article “Nuclear Weapon Effects” that helps to explain the occurrence. Many events left the man with many questions, for he did not understand what was going on. What is happening to him? Is he going to be all right? A slight vibration in the ground, dogs whining
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Even though it killed millions of people, the U.S. did the correct thing by dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, if the bombs hadn’t been dropped the war would’ve lasted longer and an Invasion of Japan would’ve caused more casualties on both sides that could’ve overreached the total at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I believe the dropping the bombs was the right thing to do. One of the main reasons dropping the bomb was necessary was it ended the war faster. It was obvious Japan wasn’t going
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The Things They Carried is a variety of short stories all put into one book by Tim O'Brien. The stories in this book tell what life was like during the Vietnam War for many of the young soldiers, and their thoughts and feelings when they returned to the United States. Tim O’Brien earned a Purple Heart when he got hit with shrapnel in a grenade attack in Vietnam (NEA, 2007). During the book one of the main characters talked about goes by the name as Kiowa. Kiowa was a Native American and also a Baptist
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Atomic Bomb Performance Task Do you think dropping the Atomic Bomb that ended World War II was the best way to end a war? This essay is about how the atomic bomb ended the war between United States and Japan. How President Harry Truman’s decision to drop the bomb affect the whole world. J. Robert Oppenheimer was the man behind the birth of the most destructive force mankind ever made. To begin with, making and dropping the bomb was the best way by that time because it ended the war. To explain
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Dulce et Decorum Est I looked at the medals laid before me then took a swig of whiskey and gazed upwards. Looking back at me was once a soldier, never a hero. He was a noble figure that children looked up to. I was never such a thing. I clenched the three or four medals that I held in my left palm and began to pin them to my left chest. Memories of each battle and each event flooded back to me as I stuck each one to my shirt. As I attached the last, the worst of it came back. I fell down to the floor
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