Chp 1:Seriously???!!!
600
million dollars, 40 million euros……Is it worth it? Can we actually spend this
much money to kill people? To create animosity?? The Japanese have
experienced something that scarred them forever.
Remember
the havoc that was created back in 1945 when the first ever atomic bomb was
dropped on the urban city of Hiroshima. Have you ever wondered what happened to
them? If they ever got to see the rising sun the next day?? Well, the answer to
these questions is pretty easy….People eventually recovered from the shattering
impact, the started again. A whole new day…
But
the ultimate question remains- Who did it, why and is it justified?
?
Chp 2:Who and Why??
This destructing act was done by one of the MOST powerful economies,
today. People believe it was done mainly to end World War 2.But people do
believe it was a SHOW of power! Can you guess who I am hinting at?? Of course
USA…..
You must have heard about this extremely popular debate topic “Is the
bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki JUSTIFIED?”. Well the answer is yes and
no…..you do the math
The bombing is justified because, no matter if the war didm’t stop lives
would be lost from every side. And with Adolf Hitler out of the way, the war
had to END :quickly or slowly. Along with that many claim that Japanese
soldiers were BETTER than American soldiers, so more American soldiers died
than Japanese.
The bombing is not justified because of the amount of civilians that
died. I would also like to ask wasn’t 130,000 deaths in Hiroshima ENOUGH? The
US’s reply: When Japan invaded Pearl Harbour, the killed 2,000 soldiers……
You might just imagine the look on the faces, of the people when the
bombs were dropped, something that no country was ever prepared for- mentally
or physically. For something that would cause such a big problem, one of the
MOST devastating acts in the history of Mankind!!!
Chp 3: Get to know the bombs
Talking
of Mankind, brace yourself, these bombs were part of the secret
‘Manhattan project’ headed by a group of excellent scientists.They
managed to do something which was never dreamt of. Equivalent to 2,000 tons of
TNT, the first ever atomic bomb was created.
LITTLE
BOY
- 20,000 tons of TNT
- Made of ‘URANIUM’*
- Weighed 8,000 pounds
- The first atomic bomb
- Dropped on Hiroshima
- Known as ‘little boy’
FAT MAN
- 21,000 tons of TNT
- Made of ‘PLUTONIUM’*
- Weighed 10,800 pounds
- More powerful than little boy
- Dropped on Nagasaki
- Known as ‘Fat man’
Chp 4:Health Problems
In the first to second week
people experienced burns from rays ,flames and wounds also known as TRAUMA.
These Traumas can be extremely painful as well as minor. They can happen when
someone gets hit from blasts and falling buildings & structures.
After a few weeks, symptoms of
radioactive rays began to show. Hair loss, anaemia*, loss of white blood
cells,bleeding,haemorrhage are a few. Out of these mentioned above, 10%
are fatal!
In a few months, improvements
finally began. Traumas began to heal, as well as burns and radiation. Secondary
injuries also came like severe scar formations called ‘keloids’, blood
abnormalities and psychosomatic* disorders
Chp 5: Sadako Sasaki
Sadako was two
years old when the atomic bomb exploded. She was in her house when it happened,
and the impact sent her flying through the window. Her mother expected her to
be dead but, she was very much alive.
She was doing
great like a normal child until one day when she was twelve. She was in the
school taking part in race, when she felt dizzy and collapsed. Her mother took
her to the hospital and they found out that she was suffering from the “Atomic
Bomb Disease” or “Leukaemia*”.
Her neck and
legs turned purple and swollen. Sadako was an athlete and more than
anything she dreamt to be healthy again and run races. But everyone knew that
it was fatal (at the time). Instead she decided to make the most of the time
left with her.
Her best friend
told her about the legend of thousand paper cranes. Immediately, Sadako stated
to fold. The legend was if you fold thousand paper cranes, then your one wish
will be granted. She wished that she would become fine again.
Sadako faced a
problem because their was not enough paper available. She used all kinds of
paper available, even the tissue and the gift wrapping paper. Finally she
managed to fold 644 paper cranes until she could not fold anymore. Her parents
and the friends folded the rest. But by that time, her wish had changed. She
wished that this kind of atrocity should never happen again.
Her wish made an
impact on other people’s life. In Hiroshima, they built a peace park. On of the
monuments there is Sadako paper crane. Across the monument is the fire of
peace, which is still burning today. Her monument was built to honour all the
innocent civilians who died in the bombing.
More than that,
every year people all around the world, fold paper cranes and they send it to
the monument.
I leave you with
thoughts about the others, who died in more painful ways.
Chapter 6:
Acknowledgement and dedication
I dedicate this book to all those who are suffering
from Nuclear problemsc and radiation, as well as those, who had to face the
atomic bomb of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As I mentioned about the fire of peace,
let us keep the fire of peace burning. Let us hope that something like this
will never happen again.
Acknowledgements
I also used the English textbook chapter 5 Sadako
Sasaki
Ripley’s believe it or not
