Finding Akemi Research Paper

Young-Oak Kim (김영옥): When the commander of the 100th Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Farrant Turner, offered him an immediate transfer because “Koreans and Japanese don’t always get along.”, Kim refused immediately by

In Anna Quindlen’s essay, “Schools Out For Summer”, she writes about the problems of childhood hunger and how to solve it here in America. During the summer, school ends and kids don’t get lunch everyday as if they would while it was in session. The author uses many words and ideas to convey the point she is making in the writing to persuade the reader.

As we begin our analysis, we reconstruct the context in which, “10 Reasons to Avoid School Lunches Like the Plague”, was written. Recently, Michelle Obama has made a rule that has forced Colorado school’s to improve the health of the school lunch programs. While all of the Douglas County schools have yet to implement the supposedly healthy lunch program, it has still caused much debate. This debate has been fueled by students, parents, and even teachers. All of which have different responses to the conflict. Some believe that healthy lunches will cause more food to be thrown away and therefore healthier, is a bad idea. Others believe that the lunches are still not healthy. All of these elements contribute to the kairotic moment of Leah Segedie’s

They sunk many ships and got past the United States defense with their unique attack. The kamikaze were Japanese suicide pilots during World War II. Kamikaze were seen as heroes for sacrificing their lives for the emperor and the war against the Allies. Their official name was Tokubetsu Kygekita and their unique and effective attack to become a well-known and a sign of resistance for the Japanese people. The Battle of Okinawa set the kamikaze apart for their effectiveness against the Allies and made them a sign of resistance for the Japanese people.

“I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I've done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier?” (General Douglas Macarthur). In the fall of 1944, World War is nearly coming to an end in Europe, but still rages in the Pacific theatre. American soldiers are going up against an opposition that will not stop at nothing until they are dead or victorious. All members of the Japanese army strictly follow the samurai code of Bushido that is heavily against surrender and sees it as dishonorable. One of the themes of Killing the rising sun, is the Pacific front of World War

The Japanese people are stoic patriotic people. They did come together as a community to assist each other but they suffered through their pain alone. They did not look for sympathy or a shoulder to cry on. Mr. Tanimoto wrote in a letter describing how some Japanese died without yelling out for help. He wrote, “They died in silence with no grudge, setting their teeth to bear it. All for the country (Hersey, p. 69)!” They were proud people for their country and didn’t want to appear weak. Mr. Tanimoto also wrote in his letter, “Look, I lost my home, my family, and at last bitterly injured. But now I have got my mind to dedicate what I have and to complete the war for our country’s sake (Hersey, p. 69).” Hersey also informs us of thirteen year old girls singing their national anthem while being crushed to death. Not concerned about their well-being but for the love of their beloved country. To know that you’re going to die yet sing something that means so much to you shows heroism. It is as if the thirteen year old girls died for

“As the war progressed and it became obvious that American technology was superior to Japan’s, the Japanese began utilizing kamikaze pilots to attack Allied ships in the Pacific to balance the power” (Document 3). The Japanese were sending their troops on these planes knowing they would not make it out alive, and the men knew it too. They were practically sent on suicide missions. They already did not value each individual life and while what we did to them may have seemed extreme, it protected our men.

The us armies are foolish to believe that Japan have not surrendered yet and is their fault they have caused millions of death. After the military analysts insists that Japan is on its knees because they are weak, they claim that the “American ….

“Kamikaze alone cost American Navy 10,000 lives, and Army and Marine casualties were more than 50,000 soldiers. He is mentioning the fact that in 1945 American intelligence intercepts a message about Japanese desire for piece but this was “irrelevant because the Japanese government remained in the hands of militarists: Their message indicated a willingness to fight to the death.” Japanese gathered 5,000 aircraft as suicide weapons. They willingness to die was not only empty word. He mentioned that several of his colleagues at Kyushu University told him that “as boys of 14 and 15, they were being trained to meet Americans on the beaches with little more than sharpened bamboo spears.” How determined the militarists were shows the fact that after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on August 10, when they debated about capitulation the militarist still insist that “Japan should hold out for terms for better than unconditional surrender.”

What was to be done with them? In the eyes of the Japanese, they were a disgrace to mankind. A Japanese man would rather die than be humiliated with the charge of giving up. They were taught to never surrender and fight until death for their Emperor (Lee, 1998).

With many delicious main courses such as: Mystery meat sandwiches, spongy chewy ribs, and surprise casserole. It’s a wonder how more kids don’t choose to eat with the school every day. In fact we should make eating at the school a requirement because who doesn’t like not knowing what exactly they’re eating. The taste of the food shocks

In numerous incidences around the country schools have reportedly denied their students school lunches because their lunch accounts are overdrawn in some cases by only a couple dollars (Green). Also, traditional packed lunches are under fire, in part, because some administrators who feel that the lunches are not nutritious enough for students have banned them (Eng, Hood). Because some school children are going hungry and have no other means of obtaining a meal during the school day, the school lunch program needs to take additional measures to ensure that the needs of all US students are being met.

School lunches all around America are not appetizing to the students. According to New York Times, “More than 30 million children trundle through school cafeteria lines every day in the United States and thanks to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which took effect in 2012, they are no longer served greasy pizza, salty French fries and sauced up chicken wings. Meals must now be lower in fat, calories and sodium and contain lean proteins, more fruits and vegetables and whole grains. And kids from coast to coast are wrinkling their noses.” (Gonchar) This quote is telling the reader that students from all around the United States are disgusted by lunches. They would rather bring a cold lunch instead. As kids get lunches and hardly eat the trash cans fill up every day and almost over fill with the main course of the lunches for reasons like, it was too cold, it was gross, and it

Certain shortcomings, however, were not necessarily the result of distortion on either side. Some of the propaganda film’s misunderstandings resulted from the more general struggles regarding acquisition of information about Japan. As stated before, information regarding Japan was limited by not only the current state of war, but Japan’s isolationist history, which made understanding more complex issues and concepts regarding Japan extremely difficult. As a result, the film’s missteps in interpreting certain more complex historical and political concepts as well as Bushido are relatively understandable.

It had pained his conscience terribly that he had been the only uninjured man while his friends, family and neighbors suffered greatly. It is with even greater conviction that he decides to help his community. As soon as he saw the raging fires he did not hesitate for a moment to help. “Please forgive me for taking this boat. I must use it for others who are alive.” (p37). For hours he had “began to ferry the wounded,”(p37) going back and forth along the stream for hours. He discovered that many of those whom he had brought to shore ”had not the strength to move” and realized “they must have drowned.” Pg 49) While he was sleeping. His efforts had been thwarted and the reason being unknown to him was a troublesome. Later, Mr. Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto, who had been on a boat going to America, thought only of what other services he could do for the hibakusha. He traveled to America and “raised about ten thousand dollars” (page 139) for a peace center in Japan. Though there had been many blunders, he succeeded in raising funds for the Peace Center. Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto may have felt as he was isolated from his community. Mr. Tanaka, the neighborhood (supervisor) “was notoriously selfish and cruel and who, just a few days before the bombing, said openly to several people that that Mr. Tanimoto had been a spy for the Americans,” (page 60). While on his deathbed, Mr. Tanaka requested to see