The Pros And Cons Of Radio Bombing

As I was laying on the cushioned couch on a Saturday afternoon, my phone began buzzing in my dark black Nike basketball shorts. As I read the caller ID I noticed that it was my mom. As soon as I picked up the phone I knew something was wrong. My mom's voice was scratchy, and depressed. As I picked up the phone she immediately told me the horrifying news. For a few seconds I had to comprehend what I was hearing. After I analyzed what she had said I screeched my lungs out, bawling hysterically, as if I had heard that the world was ending. For a moment I couldn't breathe, hearing that our healthy Chihuahua had passed away. After that tragic day, about a few months later, even though I was still awestruck by that wretched day the question finally

The man in “Grace Period” describes feeling “something like the deep throb of a very large dynamo at a great distance” (Baker, 1992, p. 7), then sees “a fluctuation of light [and] a tiny pulse coming from behind the hills” (Baker, 1992, p. 7). This indicates that a nuclear weapon has been detonated at a location somewhere beyond the hills. The deep throb in the earth is the initial shock wave and the fluctuations of light are caused by the fireball rapidly expanding and coming closer. When the man attempts to communicate with a friend and multiple safety enforcements over the phone, he repeatedly receives the busy signal and an automated voice saying that “all circuits are busy”(Baker, 1992, p. 8). After a bomb is detonated, a “severe disruption in communication [occurs]” (Pike, 1998, p. 4) because of multiple “intense electromagnetic [pulses] (EMP)” (Pike, 1998, p. 4). These electromagnetic pulses degrade or destroy the performance of electronic equipment, explaining why the man had difficulty reaching anyone. By quickly glancing out the window, the man observes “a faint shimmering in the air” (Baker, 1992, p. 8) subsequently he notices that is has begun “snowing lightly… outside, on the driveway and lawn and garage” (Baker, 1992, p. 8). What the man believes to be snow, is actually contaminated dirt and debris “[falling] to [the] earth as fallout” (Pike, 1998, p. 3). Using the clues from the story, and comparing it with the scientific evidence and information from the article “Nuclear Weapon Effects”, it is undeniable that there has been a nuclear

Within Joyce Nelson’s essay, “TV News: A Structure of Reassurance”, Nelson criticizes the TV news structure that perpetually disconnects current events from their historical background through comforting anchorpeople partnered with advanced technology to create a TV program that minimizes the important implications of current events. Though lacking the amount of information that a print news publication can maintain, the TV news can convey immediate information through technological advances of modern TV equipment to allow the medium to remain competitive. The façade of in-the-moment international information broadcasted directly to viewers enables anchorpeople to maintain the feeling of immediateness, keeping the viewers believing the program

In 1943 the British Intelligence Force authorized the bombing of a ferry boat carrying heavy water and civilians. They needed to destroy the heavy water because the German army needed it to build their atomic bomb.

Was the Bombing the Right Decision? World War II was a devastating war with around 60 million deaths, most of them being civilians. The only way that the U.S. finished off the war for good was with a huge atomic bomb that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Many people question the motives and thoughts of the president at the time- Harriet Truman.

Every news broadcast begins with music and progresses, just like any narrative. There are characters, a setting, rising actions,a climax and a resolution. These

The bombing that was caused by the U.S was the coldest and unnecessary thing because it killed innocent civilians, potential important crops were destroyed and people's homes vanished within the winds of the bomb. The things that were affected by the bomb had sparked an even more reason for Japan and the United States to fight. No one could've predicted the bombings result it could've put us in big chaos and could've potentially brought war to our streets.

“I am a survivor, from the battlefield” Tomiko Morimoto said. Morimoto remembers the bright flashes of red and orange and the loud bombing sounds. She recalls her ears ringing from the overwhelming sounds and all of the tall buildings falling down right in front of her eyes. "Everything started falling down; all the buildings started flying around all over the place. Then something wet started falling down, like rain. I guess that's what they call black rain. In my child's mind, I thought it was oil. I thought the Americans were going to burn us to death. And we kept running. And fire was coming out right behind us, you

Bombing of civilian centers in WWII by Germany, Britain and the US was immoral and not necessary because millions of people were killed without reason in strict violation of laws protecting civilians. Intentional bombing of civilian centers did not disrupt military functions of the enemy; it simply killed civilians. This unnecessary death it not only immoral but also illegal. According to accepted principles of war, there must be “military necessity” and a “legitimate military objective” in order for an attack to be allowed. Furthermore, the Allies admit deliberately targeting civilian centers in a pamphlet dropped by the RAF in Germany: "We are bombing Germany, city by city, and ever more terribly, in order to make it impossible for you to

Have you ever wondered why there are so many terrorist attacks in the United States? Why did the United States spends so much money on the military? This all happens due to a reason that the United States keep interfering into others countries’ problems, but most of the time nothing come out of it. Sometimes, the United States even make the problem become even worse. Just like the war in Iraq. The decisions made by the Presidents cause the problem getting worse day by day. Helping people out is a good thing, however, we should think about if that person need help or not. Which out the intervene of the United States, Iraq will not be in a situation like today. The United States will be less in debt and more money to fund other programs. There are more negative effects than positive effects when the United States meddles into others countries’ problems, so the United States should just ignore and stop worrying about those countries.

A second way extremists could exploit radioactive materials would be by creating a “dirty bomb” by planting a conventional bomb with radioactive materials. It would disperse when the bomb exploded. Terrorists might be able to purchase existing nuclear weapons on the black market.

In October 1962, off the coast of Florida in the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean sailed the navy ships of the Soviet Union and the United States. With the two mightiest nations on Earth facing each other, World War III was on the brink of happening. With missiles in Cuba secretly provided by the Soviet Union and discovered by in a photo from a United States satellite, the world was on the edge to see who blinked first. As this was happening the citizens of the U.S. were taking actions. At every school students had to do drills in case of an attack. Sometimes teachers would randomly yell, “Drop!” and the kids would get on their hands and knees under the desks. “They didn’t tell us why they only told us to get under our desks. I don’t know why they thought a desk was going to save us.”(Interview with Diane Strohm, student during missile crisis). Some schools

The young man making his way downtown walked pass an old man. The old man was “listening to a bulky transistor radio…. [and] the radio poured out…, no one listened [however]…, a hammer murder was still on the loose” hearing the radio exclaim that a hammer murder was still on the loose, however no one was attentive to the news and neglected the announcement (King 1). The radio not only announced the murder, but also mention about a war on heroin and the Russian exploding nuclear devices (King 1). With the news made by the radio it seems unimportant and it might be neglected, however it is actually very salient to the story.

The radio is one of the most influential pieces of technology ever invented. From political debates to Taylor Swift’s latest hit, with the help of the radio, society stays informed on a plethora of topics. Freddie Mercury wasn’t lying when he said, “and everything I had to know, I learned it on my radio.” In almost every country in the world, there is at least one radio station used to broadcast news to it’s people. Since the creation of the FM radio, it has been used to reach out to people over a certain area and keep them informed about the society they live in. During the 1930s and the 1940s, the radio played a very important role in history; it was a tool used during World War II by America, Great Britain, and Nazi Germany. By sending

Every day, many people tune in to radio news. In Britain alone, every week over 12 million listen to news bulletins from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on five radio networks.