Fukushima Argumentation Essay

Have you ever questioned why and how the US government decided to drop those two nuclear bombs in Japan in the World War II? It is still a universal concern while many disapproval have made toward its humanity. In a book that I’ve read recently, from the point of view of an eyewitness, Yamaoka Michiko, the author of story “Eight hundred meters from the Hypocenter”, shows how humanity was exchanged with the ambition of a nation by reviving a heartbroken experience when she witnessed her hometown was destroyed by such a terrific violence in the war.

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."

The crises to which this work responds was the total annihilation of Hiroshima and the aftershock experienced by those left

On March 14, 2011, Anne Applebaum created an account of the events that had occurred earlier that day in Japan. She recalled the shattering earthquake that followed a tsunami and destroyed towns such as Rikuzentakata, a town of 25,000 people (Applebaum 229). The earthquake also agitated Fukushima Daiichi, one of Japan’s nuclear power complexes. Unfortunately, all three reactors lost their ability to cool the steaming water and had to be flooded. The seawater effectively destroyed the plant before more explosions occurred. As a result, radioactive steam had to be released. Applebaum glorified the Japanese in their “technological brilliance” and their ability to cope in extreme circumstances (Applebaum 230). Although the regulations are strict

Hiroshima presents a cold and clear picture of the events and lives of those affected by the terrible disaster that ravaged the city. Although the facts and statistics present an accurate portrait, it leads to somewhat detached narration. And the constant switch between characters deprives the reader from getting too attached to the lives of any of the six protagonists. Sharply contrasting with The Book Thief, were the focus is on a single character, with a cast of supporting ones, leads the reader to become more invested in the

The radiation that infected the air of Hiroshima and Nagasaki following the first and second nuclear attacks lends a physical manifestation to the idea that Japan was literally haunted by the ghost of the atomic bomb. It is important to acknowledge that the atomic bombs left behind permanent signs of impact that surpassed physical damage; lost in the calculations of casualties and blast radius was the psychological effect experienced by the victims of this unparalleled disaster. A dichotomy of sorts, the bomb appeared in a flash, incomprehensible, alien, and unknown, and left an emotional scar that manifested itself as the concept of the Hibakusha, which is directly translated as “explosion-affected people.” Through individual examples

The goal of its use, once completed in 1945, was to make a huge psychological impact to where Japan was on its knees (Murrin et al., 2012). On August sixth and ninth of 1945, two atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Murrin et al., 2012). In result, people and manmade structures were reduced to a “hot sludge” (Murrin et al., 2012). Japan quickly responded with surrender on August 15, 1945 (Murrin et al., 2012). However, the people there suffered from permanent radiation disease (Murrin et al., 2012).

As the monster Gojira came lumbering over the buildings of Tokyo on the big screen in 1954, director Ishiro Honda saw his dream of seeing a film focused on the devastation of nuclear weapons play out. Although, his film could not clearly be about the devastation, his symbolism of the monster as the atomic bomb was clear to all Japanese, even if it was not clear to foreigners viewing the film. The film, Gojira, and its many reiterations over the years, is a result of the atomic attacks that took place almost a decade previous, the following occupation and continued use of nuclear weapons by the United States, the lingering anxieties had towards these nuclear weapons and the censorship that encased Japan after the United States occupation. As

However, the discussion of whether the bomb should have been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki still continues. What would happen if the bombs were never dropped? Was it right to incinerate not only soldier, but also innocent civilians? These rhetorical questions may never be answered, but analyzing the effects and possible theories could lead to a conclusion. Furthermore, Hiroshima illustrates the personal incidents to help the audience understand and feel the individual’s physiological and emotional trauma: to cause the reader to feel like they are personally at Hiroshima or

Living through a nuclear explosion can be one of the scariest things to happen, because the trauma is carried with people throughout the rest of their lives, making daily tasks difficult. In the short story “Grace Period” by Will Baker, a man experienced the trauma of living through the beginning effects of a nuclear explosion. There are many clues that identify what is happening to the man in the story and what will happen to him; although nuclear bombs, and weapons are a horrifying subject, it is important to address and know what is happened around the world and what is happening at the moment in some countries. The article “Nuclear Weapon Effects” helps understand the stages of a nuclear bomb, and the clues that one could have been dropped, it is useful to know what the stages because if not it could be difficult to comprehend what is happening in the story.

Nuclear energy is the energy released by a nuclear reaction, it uses fuel made from mined and processed uranium to generate heat and electricity. It is the world’s largest emission free energy source. Nuclear energy also has the lowest impact on the environment than other energy sources. But it can still be very harmful because of the radiation is causes and the radioactive waste it produces. Radioactive wastes are the ruins of nuclear materials that are used in providing nuclear energy. These wastes contain high levels of radiation that can be very hazardous to humans and the environment. Some people accept and support the idea of using nuclear energy and others don’t. In the following paragraphs, some major nuclear accidents and the public acceptance of nuclear energy will be discussed.

On August 6th, 1945 Akihiro Takahashi, a 14-year old boy, never made it to school. Instead, he was engulfed in a “tremendous heat” and left on the side of a Hiroshima street to watch his own flesh melt off his body (Takahashi). Later that week, despite surviving the dropping of the atomic bomb on her city, Eiko Taoka would watch helplessly as her infant son died of radiation poisoning--something she blames herself for to this day (Taoka). There are thousands of stories like these, and each one describes the incredible destructive power behind atomic weapons and the deep wounds they leave behind. Even now, seventy years after that fateful day, writers and filmmakers utilize the terror induced by the thought of atomic warfare in their

In this article, Thomas Lamarre analyzes Akira in order to explain the cultural phenomenon of a Japanese fascination with destruction. He states that Japanese audiences have continually had a "traumatic fascination" with images of destruction ever since the dropping of the atomic bombs (140). He proposes nuclear symbolism is so widespread in Japanese film because acting out destruction helps viewers come to terms with the trauma caused by it in reality (132). Japanese audiences want to draw near to and comprehend the destruction, just as how many characters in the film want to find the little boy Akira so that they can have a grasp on his power (136). The repetition of acting out an historically traumatic event in media assists the audience

“Why I Still Support Nuclear Power, Even After Fukushima” written by William Tucker, nuclear energy is still the best option for the contemporary society we live in today. Tucker goes on to explicate “The events in Japan have confirmed many of the critics’ worst predictions” (Tucker 228). Tucker then examines two other nuclear accidents, Three Mile Island, & Chernobyl. Tucker acknowledges that there is still a very serious threat of contamination that is widespread. Then he gives some facts to show that the other industries have had bad accidents also. In one incident 130 people were killed in a natural gas accident that occurred in Cleveland in 1944, the accident leveled a whole neighborhood. Tucker

To illustrate the difference of a post-human approach to critical security studies from other research methods, this section studies the case of “Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster” in Japan, an energy accident equivalent in scale to the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. On March 11th, 2011, the power supply and cooling system of the nuclear power plant broke down due to the 15-metre tsunami following a devastating earthquake. As containment measures failed during the next few days, hydrogen-air chemical explosions took place in the overheated reactors, sending out highly radioactive materials that contaminated 11,580 square miles of Japan’s mainland and an additional 4,500 square miles—an area almost the size of Connecticut—was found to have radiation