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Background

The attack on Pearl Harbor on which happened on December 7th of 1941 was one of the major turning points in the 19th century history of Japan and America (Walter, 1957). Over 2000 Americans the day that the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the almost unsuspecting bay. Most of the people who died or got injured were U.S Navies or those who are employed by the U.S government for maintenance and other types of jobs (Prange, 1981). Almost all of the sea vessels, especially the battle ships that were stationed at Pearl Harbor during that incident either got damaged ...

Tora! Tora! Tora! Is a 1970 film based on the American-Japanese war that ensued after the Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbor. The film was directed by Richard Fleischer. The title of the film is a Japanese code-word used to imply that the Japanese managed to completely surprise the Americans. In English, Tora! Tora! Tora! means Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! read as totsugeki-raigeki (attack-torpedo-attack) and thus the code word to-ra, to-ra, to-ra . This movie is an epic recreation of the events that preceded and actually led to the Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbor and the eventual occurrence of the Second World ...

The Attack in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 can be considered one of the major turning points of the Second World War of 1939-1945 as the Japanese Navy sent out a surprise attack against the United States by attacking its base in Pearl Harbor. The events following the attack pulled the US into the foray of the war against the Axis Powers, making the war deadlier as it expanded to various parts of the globe. However, it is often unnoticed or undiscussed as to what led the Japanese, who were in the Eastern Continent, to attack America without fearing ...

The Pearl Harbor Naval Complex is widely known of December 7, 1941 attack made by Japanese army. Long time had passed since the accident, but people and participants remember it as a nightmare. The years of reconstruction brought a lot of innovations and upgrades to Pearl Harbor Naval Complex and today we can see perfectly developed and established network of various Units. The overall goal of Pearl Harbor Complex is too broad to be given a certain definition, but explaining in detail responsibilities of each Unit - will help understand the true nature and approach of it.

Transient Personnel Unit (TPU)

The direct mission of TPU ...

Japanese optimism was already very high even before the attack on Pearl Harbor. A large sect within the Japanese Military government held the same ideological notions about the United States and Western Democracies as Hitler did. The U.S. was decadent; it was afraid of the cost of war; it was split with racial and class conflict. Most had expected the attack on Pearl Harbor to lead directly to a treaty granting Japan rule over much of the Pacific (Johnson, 2006, p. 120-126). Even realists within the Japanese cabinet, like Yamamoto, the mastermind behind Pearl Harbor, who accepted the industrial ...

When the Japanese attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, the American public was stunned. While not yet a state, Hawaii was a territory of the United States, and the base there was one of the most important in the Pacific. The attack of course was the catalyst that drew the United States into the war, not only in the Pacific, but also in Europe. For the American public, these events were shocking and sudden. Yet for those familiar with the situation and in positions of power in the War Department, State Department, and the White ...

Abstract

Teenage pregnancy is a major problem affecting teenagers around globe. This is serious problem since it forces young girls and boys to drop out of school. Chances of these teenagers getting back to school after giving birth or later in life are minute. Thus, the dreams of these teen advancing to college and securing white collar jobs with sustainable income are shuttered. As such these girls and boys are forced to become young mothers and fathers at tender age while doing two to three jobs to have enough income to take care of the baby. Additionally, this problem does ...

Introduction

The nationwide pipeline system in the USA has been constructed to transport the natural gas, oil, and refined petroleum products. This constitutes about 71% of the refined products and oils are being transported with about 100% natural gas of the consumption in the USA. The three sectors that are involved in the transportation of these energy products are; operators of the gas transmission pipelines, operators of hazardous liquids in the pipeline and the distributors of gas utilities. An approximate of 299,000 miles and 171,000 miles are offshore gas transmission and liquid onshore pipelines respectively. This operates in ...

In December 7th, 1941There were attacks on the Pearl Harbor base in Hawai’i by the Japanese. At the time of the attacks, the numbers of soldiers in the base were minimal since some had closed whereas others were on weekend leaves. The incoming Japanese planes that attacked the naval base were detected, but were mistaken to a group of American planes that were expected to arrive in the naval base from the mainland. These attacks were survived and took about two hours, and the reason that made them have a big impact is the fact that it had caught The USA ...

Question 1

The targeting of the Japanese Americans began immediately after the Pearl Harbor attack which occurred on December 1941 (Conrat & Conrat 45). The main reason they were targeted was because of the suspicion that they some were sympathizers of the Japanese government and army that had just bombed the Pearl Harbor. The Japanese people had, in fact, been treated with suspicion for a long time, and the Pearl Harbor attacks only helped to aggravate the suspicion and this time unfortunately, they were subjected to unimaginable oppression. Since they first immigrated into the United States, the Japanese had managed to create fairly ...

Introduction

There are still many myths and mysteries that remain undiscovered despite the time that has passed since World War II ended. World War II is considered as the deadliest and most devastating human conflict ever recorded.
The cumulative number of casualties was over a hundred million. It was an event of total war between some of the world’s leaders in terms of economic and military capabilities such as the United States of American, France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union which was during that time headed by the Russian Empire, China, Poland, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, ...

Sinkholes; Made by nature or humans?

Abstract
Sinkholes seem to swallow the earth and everything sitting on the surface. Some sinkholes are small and have relatively no effect on humans or property. Some sinkholes are very large and will leave ga[ing holes in the landscape. Sometimes these large sinkholes will devour a road and cause harm to the humans who live, work, and travel where the sinkhole is located. For example, a series of sinkholes and a landslide occurred simultaneously in Harbor, Oregon. This sinkhole was a combination of nature and human activity. Many sinkholes are caused by human activity that nature decides to ...

The Wall Street Journal Article by Will Connors titled “Underwater Drones are multiplying” argues that water drones are an army patrolling the ocean’s surface. The drones are “small-camera equipped robots” are developed by a range of companies and use specifically for sending information to data laptops and tablet screens. The idea of sending drones to sea developed as a hobby for wealthy adventures has quickly turned into a fast growing market with a rapidly increasing market demand. Even though several people admit that Video Ray Underwater Vehicles has been in progression since the late 1990s. Companies known for the manufacture of such ...

Attack at Mers-el-Kébir
The Second World War can be considered one of the deadliest wars in history especially in its early years as both the Allied and Axis Powers tried to subdue each other despite the losses it may incur due to the crossfire from both parties. Despite recovering from the first World War, the Europeans fought the growing fellow European state Germany with the United States while its allies Japan and Italy were also making their own attacks against the Allied Powers. While some of the most notable confrontations had paved the way to the end ...

World War II saw the advent of many different types of new warfare - however, the most dramatic improvements came in the development of strategic bombing and multipurpose aircraft, with high flight ceilings, heavy armor, and incredibly large payloads and armaments. In World War II, the multi-engined heavy bomber became an important tool of aerial warfare. From carpet bombing to Fat Man and Little Boy, these large, slowly moving but intimidating aircraft ruled the skies of the Pacific Ocean and Europe. Two important pieces of aerospace technology that saw use in the war are the B-17 Flying Fortress and ...

Significant Events of December

In the month of December – my birth month – a number of important events occurred, from memorable national landmarks to devastating attacks and gruesome murders. The following is a collection of these events, with information gathered from official resources to help tell these stories.

December 7th, 1941 – Japanese forces under the command of Admiral Hirohito attacked Pearl Harbor, with the goal of preemptively striking the US naval presence before potentially joining the Allies in World War II. Hundreds of Japanese fighters attacked the harbor, destroying four US Navy battleships and killing nearly 2,500 American citizens. This became “a ...

1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one of the ancient wonders, which had been constructed in Babylonia’s capital city, Babylon, situated in the Persian Gulf of the present-day Iraq. King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled Babylon for over 43 years, built the gardens for his wife, Amyitis in seventh century B.C. . The gardens were 400 feet in length and width, with a height of over 80 feet. The gardens consist of arched terraces placed one above another, which rest upon huge cube-shaped pillars. The terraces are not only hollow, but filled with earth to ...

Introduction

This paper focuses on the core reasons that compelled Japan to enter in the World War II, and whey they did not call on ceasefire to their charm offensive. In this research I will be seeking to give answers to the myriads of questions, including; why Japan was actively engaged in this fight, the reason why Japan attacked the USA’s Pearl harbor, and why the aftermath of this attack lead to Truman’s adoption of the atomic bomb to end the Japanese aggression towards the USA.

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The who, what, and When
The roadmap to the Japanese involvement in ...

Before the imperial Japan assault on Pearl Harbor on December 7th – “Day which will live in infamy” – the Japanese immigrants constituted a significant and quite a prosperous national minority among those existing in the United States in the period of inter-bellum. Despite the presence of some discrimination on the part of the white-skinned natives which consisted in not-employment of the Japanese for white-collar work and such other things “many Japanese and Japanese-Americans found relative success as entrepreneurs and business owners, particularly as farmers and hotel owners and managers” (Speidel). All of this taken in aggregate points out to the fact that ...

Correlation of Discrimination and Treatment in the USA

Introduction
Numerous events have occurred in the past that have led to the discrimination and marginalization of various populations of the world. Religion, education, war and other socio-cultural aspects of society have led to the development of perceptions and stereotypes against various world communities. The world over, for example, developed a negative attitude towards the Muslim community after the numerous terrorist attacks that had been plotted and accomplished in the name of the Islam religion. Every society in the world has developed a specific stereotype towards a specific individual, community or other social and cultural aspects of life, and this has ...

Introduction

The World War II is the deadliest war that the world has ever faced. Major Powers of this planet fought World War II under flags of axis and allies powers. The world war started in the year 1939 and continued till 1945 but various other battles were fought earlier that caused this war. Millions of soldiers and civilians from both sides lost their lives in this war and hundreds of millions people were directly or indirectly affected by the World War II. Winners of the war, allied forces altered boundaries of nations that lost the war. The world war ...

Introduction

Edgar Hoover was the director of FBI who was the first time that against of Executive Order 9066. According to him that the detention of Americans and Japanese was believed as unconstitutional and considered that all the actual 'detectives' we required to hold were wedged in a while after the violence of Pearl Harbor. Many of the peoples encouraged that it was not the right way to implement as well as such Japanese camps were 'brutal'. Various individuals believed that such camps were erroneous but were moreover frightened to protest. The devastating greater part of US citizens considered the Japanese ...

The Battle is also referred to as the Battle of Brooklyn Heights or simply the Battle of Brooklyn. The battle was the earliest and the largest battle in the American Revolutionary War after the declaration of independence of the United States. The United States army was under the command of General George Washington, and they were defeated in the battle. The size of the army that Washington had in one way or the other had some impact on the defeat over the Long Island battle. This thesis talks about how the size of General Washington’s army leads to ...

Introduction

Climate change is among the significant factors impacting ecological diversity on a worldwide scale. The growth of industries and the increasing human population globally have resulted in a rise in the volume of greenhouse gasses, which scientists have argued are the greatest contributors to the menace. The Florida Keys is one of the ecological treasures of the U.S. that continues to be impacted negatively by climate change and anthropogenic activities. This ecological treasure, which is located at the tip of the state of Florida, comprises about 1,700 islands that stretch for more than 200 miles to the west ...

Sydney Opera House is an art center in Sydney city, Australia, located on Port Jackson, New South Wales. Danish architect Jorn Utzon made a design in 1957 – 1973. In 2003, for the project of Sydney’s Opera House, Jorn Utzon got the highest international architecture's honor – Pritzker Prize.
In 1956 the government of New South Wales announced an open international design competition. For this competition a special independent jury was called. Broad specifications were provided by a competition brief, a cost limit and design parameters were not specified because the main purpose was to attract the most talented designers.  ...

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The Importance of Freedom

Freedom is taken for granted by many people because of the fact that they have never known anything else. Because of this fact; the importance of freedom is not even thought about. Freedom is very important to people for varied reasons.
Having the ability to speak freely and to also pursue happiness is just two of the benefits that come with being free. Another benefit is that freedom leads to enhanced expressions of creativity allowing an individual the ability to think creatively, to be productive, and to enjoy a very good quality of ...

The ancient was once a thriving civilization and their great achievements were recorded in the history and thus became a legend. Yet, many historians and archaeologists still try to study the ruins on their previous locations. Here are the following architectures that had been considered as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The first edifice from the list was the handsome marble temple dedicated to Artemis also known as Diana in the Roman mythology. Artemis was the Greek and Roman goddess of hunting and the moon. Both the Romans and the Greeks worship her as their ...

Rome brought light to the darkest and the most barbaric places of the world, and if and when it did, these were areas that posed value to the strategic interests of the empire rather than be regions that needed civilizing. Britain was the island whose unique geography allowed founding a city serving the imperial interests well. Its conquest improved the image of the empire as a formidable force to reckon with and enhanced the reputation of the emperor. Furthermore, the introduction of religious and cultural buildings into Londinium served the ideological purpose of exposing the new subjects to the ...

Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

Ozone depletion is a natural phenomenon of the earth’s stratosphere due to the presence of free radicals that are from natural causes such as volcanic activity. However, as man evolved, he discovered his environment and built industries during the industrial revolution. These industries emitted tones of pollutants into the atmosphere, including compounds Ozone Depleting Substances. The continuous use of CFCs also contributes to the effect significantly. The worst case of ozone depletion ever recorded happened in 2006, during winter and early spring in Antarctica. That sounded a loud alarm to environmental scientists, political leaders and civil organizations come ...

The progress of learners with disabilities is monitored in order to identify the fitting instructions as well as those that need modifications. Essentially, the standards set to provide sufficient and effective instructions within the curriculum are followed to facilitate changes in accordance with the recommendations from instructors. The reports of students’ success in meeting the course requirements are assessed by professional staff who inform about the necessarily changes essential for facilitating learning. A decisive evaluation of student progress ought to be conducted by displaying evidence from standard tests, observation, and informal checkups among others. The evaluation determines the problems ...

In order to show how the possession of atomic weapons influences the strength of the United States in the world developments and the outcome of many processes in which the United States as a nuclear power state was taking part it is vital to dig a little bit deeper into the prehistory of the United States’ acquisition of the nuclear weapons. It is important in order to understand why it was significant for the state to acquire such weapon in the first place and what international developments led the state to the decision to.
For the foreign policy of ...

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davies led Americans in the Civil War. The titanic struggle remained the most divisive war in American history. The American Civil war started on 2nd, April 1861 and lasted for four years. The secession of South Carolina from the Union prompted Confederacy to command the US government to relinquish its fort in Charleston Harbor. Lincoln strongly condemned the attempt, and this provoked a Confederate attack. The Confederacy surrounded the fort and fought the Union forces with dangerous weapons. After two days, the Union forces were forced to surrender Charleston Harbor after the bombardment. After the outbreak, ...

Abstract

Racial stereotyping is a serious workplace issue that can have a significant negative consequences to both the employees and the organization. Racial stereotyping is described as a crude generalization about a particular racial group that is not based on facts (Grant and Sinclair, 2003). People who practice this attitude sees people of a particular race based on a fixed and generalized point of view that can lead to discrimination and prejudice. Racial stereotyping in the workplace can have a significant impact on the ability of the organization to maximize its human resources because of the discriminatory practices that can hamper productivity among the employees. Racial stereotyping ...

The renowned Steel Bridge is a double deck structure that has a vertical-lift and is also known as through-truss. It goes across the Willamette River in the city of Portland in the United States and was opened in 1912, so it recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. The bridge has the dual function of carrying rail and bicycle traffic on its lower deck whilst the upper deck is dedicated to road traffic. This innovative arrangement makes the bridge extremely innovative and the fact that it has an independent lift continues to emphasise its prominence as the second oldest vertical lift bridge in ...

- Racial discrimination in sentencing, incarceration and policing of black as opposed to white

Criminal Justice Policies and Black Incarceration

- Influence of criminal justice policies in incarceration patterns
- Drug policy and incarceration pattern of the black as opposed to white
- Influence of social inequality on rate of criminality

Policing, Arrest and Conviction Patterns

- Policing, arrest, and conviction patterns of black, white, and Hispanic tend to differ in various states
- Criminal penalties for crack and powder cocaine offenses indicates the disproportional effects criminal justice system on black and Latino
IV) Conclusion
- The mass incarceration of black as opposed to other ...

Introduction

Cells are independent units of life. However, when a cell becomes part of an organism, it becomes part of a tissue and organ system. Cells in a tissue are joined to each other and to the extracellular matrix (ECM) by cell junctions. There are three kinds of cell junctions: Occluding junctions, anchoring junctions and communication junctions. Occluding junctions occur in the epithelium where the adjacent cells are so tightly sealed together that even small molecules cannot pass. Communicating junctions allow the exchange of chemical and electrical signals between cells. Anchoring junctions are the ones which attach a cell either to its neighbor or ...

SOCIAL ATTRIBUTES OF BALTIMORE CITY

Baltimore city demographic features are characterized by slight increase in the population between 2010 and 2013. The city has more females than males as at 2013, while majority of the population is above 18 years. The city has a dynamic population. The city is largely inhabited by the black Americans. The black Americans form 63.3% of the population. On the other hand, the white form 31.6% of the population by 2013. The Asian Americans are about 2.6 % of the city’s population (State County Quick Facts, 2013). The family sizes are averagely large, about four people per household. Most poor ...

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Abstract
Today, the United States has over 5600 offshore gas and oil platforms; there are also over 27,000 miles of pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico area alone. This shows the extent to which offshore oil drilling occurs in the United States. In other developed parts of the world, the situation is the same. Oil is a product on high demand; this facilitates efforts in extracting it form its deposits deep in the sea floor. The retrieval requires the use of sophisticated equipment ...

The US is considered today as a world power, dominant in almost all sectors of being a country which calls for great respect. However, the US had actually been similar with other growing nations as it was also conquered by another nation and it had to fight for its independence. It was also not as active as it is seen today as the US had adopted an isolationist or passive stance over issues overseas in the past that had only changed in the 1890s. History showcases that the US had changed this belief in the 1890s as the Spanish-American Conflict of ...

The term “redevelopment” of a waterfront can be widely defined depending on the extensive process as well as the planning of the process. Most Port developers consider mainly the internal part of the port. They consider actions like organization and positioning of container terminals to other areas. On the other hand urbanization intends to focus on transforming the former ports for other economic activities that include tourism and recreational activities. On a general definition, redevelopment can be referred to as redesigning of ports although there is no specific definition to describe redevelopment.
It would be of great importance to understand ...

BIO 204 101 13S

Abstract
For many years, human beings have continued to suffer from diseases, both the kind caused by their own bodies as their age degenerated and the kind caused by infectious pathogens. During this time, human beings have constantly developed new ways of eating and living, and actual genetic or physical changes have evolved with the aim of minimizing the impacts of these diseases. This paper seeks to examine the issues of societal/cultural changes, the origins of human diseases and bioterrorism. This includes examining historical societal/cultural changes for human evolution are responsible in transmission of diseases to human beings ...

The United States (U.S.) was attacked on 9/11 in such a way that even surpasses the attack on Pearl Harbor. At least during WWII the country knew who its enemies were. However, although the terrorist group(s) that attacked and caused the collapse of the Twin Towers are known, they are hidden. That leaves the U.S. Government scrambling to find these concealed enemies that are either still on U.S. soil or planning more attacks from abroad.
It will be necessary to look at the ethical dilemmas involved with the USA PATRIOT Act (“Epic.org”, n.d.), in regards to authorization of ...

Introduction

Alexandria was one of the most important cities of the ancient world. The city was the largest in contemporary Egypt and deserved to be the capital of the nation which it remained for a long time. This paper thoroughly discusses city of Alexandria in the view of urban planning and several other related aspects of the subject matter.
Urban planning is an effective tool to achieve a number of social as well as economic objectives in modern world. In earlier times, it used be equally important for the military purposes. Aristotle extensively talks about urban planning in his book, ‘Politics’. ...

Every year, over a million couples in the United States of America, file for divorce. Most of these couples harbor the belief that their actions are in the best interest of their children. While some cases turn out to benefit the children, many other children are negatively affected with their parents’ separation. Studies indicate that children from divorced family experience relationship disturbances with their parents. Furthermore, their perception of romance and intimacy are affected. Evidence show that these children are more prone to teenage pregnancies, cohabitation, marriage dissolution and bearing children out of wedlock, than children from non-divorced families. They ...

The United States was the dominant military and economic power in the world from 1945-73, since World War II had left both its allies and opponents defeated and bankrupt. In this period, the American middle class was also growing at an unprecedented rate, and by the 1960s women, youth, blacks and other minorities were also demanding reforms and social changes, and sometimes even revolution. At the same time, though the Vietnam War was also a symptom of American decline, and in addition to derailing Lyndon Johnson’s Great society it also opened the door to the revival of conservatism and ...

Abstract

Kuwait is a Middle East Country that was started in the eighteenth century by the Banj tribe members. It was known as Guraine, but was later changed to Kuwait by the tribe of Utbah. Kuwait was in war with Iraq when the US developed interest in the country. This research paper will endeavor in describing the history of Kuwait and how the US came to offer assistance. It will also strive to uncover the history of Kuwait-American Foundation (KAF) and show their relationship today.
Kuwait was established in the early eighteenth century by the tribe of Banj Utbah tribe ...

Sydney 2012 Mardi Gras

Originally a commemoration and demonstration to mark New York’s Stonewall’s Riots of 1969, the Sydney Mardi Gras has grown to become one of the world’s largest festivals. The Sydney Mardi Gras was first inaugurated in 1979 when a protest march was held to commemorate the events of the previous year in which 53 protesters were arrested (Coorey, 2011). The 2-week long is now an annual festival and pride parade for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) people (CNW Group, 2012). The event brings together thousands of people from Australia and beyond and is an important ...

Geography – Urban Systems

Introduction
The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) contains a lovely harbor city on the east coast of central Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Nanaimo is the sixth largest city in British Columbia and is popular for its beauty, large variety of recreational opportunities, and shopping centres. It is the second largest urban city on the Island.
In 1891the main part of Nanaimo is what is now considered to be the northern part of the City of Nanaimo (Map 1). In the 1890s north ward was the center for retail, industry At that time the population was approximately 1300. ( ...