Anne Applebaum's Earthquake

In this rhetorical analysis by Tamar Demby, argues about Anne Applebaum attempt to persuade the audience from further expansion of nuclear power wasn't quite factional ,but more emotional. Applebaum did fail to give specific evidence that might have supported her argument, but she did ,however, alarmed her readers with issues as Chernobyl that can quickly switch a person's train of thought and think more about the problem thats happened in that city instead of the argument. Demby did clarify that Applebaum should have attempted with more of a visual viewpoint by addressing solid evidence instead of trying to highlight the strengths of the Japanese by using words as;"cohesiveness,resilience, technological brilliance and extraordinary competence."

On March 11, 2011 an earthquake that measured 9.3 Richter scale occurred 43 miles of the coast of Northern Japan. This caused tremendous amounts of damage to the island of Tohouku. What happened is the quake initially destroyed buildings and property. However, a tsunami occurred, which devastated the region and the Fukushima nuclear power plant. ("Fukushima Accident")

The San Francisco Earthquake written by Jack London is journal of his events throughout the devastating acts of God that hit San Francisco in 1906. (461-466)

On April 18, 1906, an earthquake occurred in San Francisco with a magnitude of 7.9. The earthquake was caused by the San Andreas Fault since the San Andreas Fault slip over a segment. The earthquake could be felt from Oregon to southern California. Buildings in San Francisco was destroyed by earthquake and fires. Fires started after the earthquake occurred and firefighters were not able to stop the fire because the water mains were broken and because of this, firestorms started to develop around San Francisco. Then, the San Francisco Mayor E.E. Schmitz called the U.S. Army troops to shoot anyone that is found looting. While the army was doing that, firefighters and U.S. troops tried to fight the fire by dynamiting the city to create firewalls.

According to US geological Survey the San Francisco Earthquake was measured at a magnitude of 7.8. The San Francisco Earthquake Created physical and Mental Destruction. According to sf-info.org Over 80% of the city was destroyed by the earthquake and fire. The Earthquake was a very unique impact for the people of san francisco. Some People argue that the earthquake brought people together while others argue that it brought the worst or the hurt of people. In the Personal Narrative by Emma burke called Comprehending the Calamity and a eyewitness by Fred Hewitt called “ Horrific Wreck of the city” both discuss The Destruction of The San Francisco Earthquake while one of them ( Emma Burke ) believes that the earthquake brought out the good

Dorothy Day had experienced tragedy of San Francisco Earthquake in 1906 and this caused her father to lose his job in the newspaper company. However, with the experience of San Francisco earthquake for the first time in her time, she had thought about individuals’ sufferings and the meanings of community as a complementary relationship in tragedy. Her family moved to Chicago where she spent most of her youth. In her adolescent years, she read Jack London, Upton Sinclair, and Russian literature of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. She extended her artistic sensibility and thoughts towards the social problems from reading these literatures.

As described in Samuel Henry Prince’s book Catastrophe and social change: based upon a sociological study of the Halifax disaster, “The catastrophe smashed through strong walls like cobwebs, but it also smashed through fixed traditions, social divisions and old standards… Rich and poor, debutante and chambermaid, official and bellboy met for the first time as victims of a common calamity” (Prince 32). While a higher income may, perhaps, result in an advantage for some to prepare for disaster, one’s financial status cannot prevent the events themselves. An example of this is present in Hiroshima as well, as the author recounts the various inhabitants’ experiences directly succeeding the bombing; Although the circumstances for each may differ, the incidents’ impact on each individual is equally physically, emotionally or spiritually traumatic. For instance, the beginning of the book features Dr. Fujii, a “prosperous, hedonistic, and at the time not too busy” private doctor whose newly built office boasted the newest and most modern technology and equipment (Hersey 9). Due to the bombing, however, Fujii’s prosperity is demolished in a matter of minutes: “Dr. Masakazu Fujii’s hospital was no longer on the bank of the Kyo River; it was in the river…. Dr. Fujii, who was in his underwear, was now soaking and dirty” (22-3). In contrast, Mrs. Nakamura, the widow of a late tailor, carries out a far less prestigious lifestyle and yet experiences a great deal of loss herself and, in fact, in a very similar fashion. Hersey writes the

The year was 1945. World War II had been raging on for years, for what felt like all of Hana Tanaka’s 16 years of life. Initially, for every air raid, every alarm her and her family, consisting of her, her mother, her father, and her 10 year old brother, would follow protocol exactly, taking cover or leaving the city if that was deemed necessary. They never missed a drill, they followed the rules, they knew that Hiroshima was likely target in the future, they were prepared. But not everybody was as ready to follow the rules and so they didn’t. And as the war progressed, they began to follow the lead of those around them. The didn’t always take precautions when an alarm sounded; there had been so many false alarms and they were tired. Beyond tired, they were exhausted and disheartened, they simply couldn’t muster up the strength to follow precautions.

When an 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan on March 11th, 2011, it was the first of a series of horrific events that Japan would be forced to endure. Many homes, families, properties, and belongings were lost on that day. And when the tsunami rolled over the island, many believed that it was over for them. Not only had people’s lives been put in disarray and desolation, but there had not even been simple necessities available. Food. Water. Communications. And electricity. When the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant had been hit by the earthquake and tsunami, the reactors were shut down and so was the electricity. Over the course of months the reactors suffered, extreme heat, fires, hydrogen explosions, and radiation exposures. At the time,

Demetriou, Danielle. "Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: 2011 Review." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 19 Dec. 2011. Web. 03 May

The US atomic bombing of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki has become such a horrific point in history that most people can agree it may be one of the darkest decisions made in war. However, this wasn’t the initial reaction towards the loss of millions of lives. Most Americans continued on with their daily lives, relieved that World War II was finally over. They rejoiced and celebrated while the citizens of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the surrounding cities were left to rebuild from the devastation and radiation that is still evident today. It wasn’t until the danger was turned on them during the Three Mile Island accident that Americans truly realized the danger of nuclear power. Their protest, known as the Anti-Nuclear Movement, sparked

However, compared to other similar natural catastrophes, what made the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami uniquely disastrous was the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.8 The effects of this accident are still seen today— removal of massive volumes of radioactive water is

Early in the morning of April 27, 1986, the world experienced its largest nuclear disaster ever (Gould 40). While violating safety protocol during a test, Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl power plant was placed in a severely unstable state, and in a matter of seconds the reactor output shot up to 120 times the rated output (Flavin 8). The resulting steam explosion tossed aside the reactor’s 1,000 ton concrete covering and released radioactive particles up to one and a half miles into the sky (Gould 38). The explosion and resulting fires caused 31 immediate deaths and over a thousand injuries, including radiation poisoning (Flavin 5). After the

I. (Gain Attention and Interest): March 11, 2011. 2:45 pm. Operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant continued as usual. At 2:46 pm a massive 9.0 earthquake strikes the island of Japan. All nuclear reactors on the island shut

On March 11th, 2011, the northern section of Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, followed by a 15 meter tsunami, causing the death of over 15000 people. (Spacey) Even though the earthquake and the tsunami caused a tremendous amount of deaths in the northern region of Japan, the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear power plant caused a severe damage to northern Japan’s ecosystem that people still cannot go back to their homes; despite it is 4 years after the disaster. After the earthquake, the tsunami destroyed the power supply used by Fukushima’s three nuclear power stations, causing severe levels of meltdown to be occurred inside the reactors in the timespan of 3 days. It was not until 2 weeks after the tragedy, when the reactors were finally stabilized, and took several months to approach what is called a “cold shutdown condition”, in which the fission in the reactors are completely stopped.(Fukushima A)