the new plane, with its many .30 caliber machine-guns, the “Flying Fortress,” (qtd.in Boeing). A name that Boeing quickly adopted and trademarked for the gigantic bomber (Boeing “B-17”). The U.S. Army Air Corps designated the plane as the B-17. Boeing created the plane in response to the Army’s request for a large, multi-engine bomber. The B-17 financed entirely by Boeing, went from the design board to flight tests in less than a year. In Boeings description of the B-17 was a low-wing monoplane
rain hell upon the Japanese fleet carriers below. Within minutes, three of the Imperial Navy’s great carriers are sent to the bottom of the Pacific in great fireballs. The massive destruction was wrought by the well-known Douglas SBD Dauntless dive-bomber of the Second World War. The “slow but deadly” SBD Dauntless served the United States Navy well for most of the Pacific War and was eventually replaced by the newer and improved SB2C Helldiver or simply “the beast”. These two planes share
BATTLE The Battle of Okinawa was pretty brutal in itself. Soldiers were dying back and forth; it was "the most ghastly corner of hell..." Japanese soldiers' tactics were very hostile and had no mercy. The battle took place at one of Japan's islands, Okinawa. On the ground, it lasted 81 days beginning on April 1, 1945. The 77th Infantry division was the first division of Americans to land on the Kerama Islands(tiny islands on the west of Okinawa island). The Naval battle was a gruesome one, also.
paper “Suicide: a study of sociology”, Emile Durkheim primarily argues that suicide is not necessarily an act of individualisation but rather it’s an act that is influenced by one’s position in his or her society. Each society, according to Durkheim, has its definite quota of suicide. Durkheim gives insights about the societal conditions that contribute to increased rates of suicide within various types of cultural and religious groups. One condition which contributes to the increased suicide rates
Three hours later, another 529 Lancasters approached the city, but this time they were armed with firebombs. Another onslaught by 311 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-17 Flying Fortress bombers followed in the morning (Steele 2). The bombers proceeded across the charming city until all of Dresden was burning. Flames of thousands of fires consumed air from outside and sucked it in with “the force of a hurricane,” spreading the fire and suffocating thousands of victims
I have previously given a talk called “Being a Fan vs Being a Participant”. This may be a topic that would fit nicely into a workshop session. It’s a message that I’ve given to youth at the drop-in center where I bring in a lot of my Winnipeg Blue Bomber memorabilia and show some pictures of me dressed up for the game and on TSN (I’m a season ticket holder with my wife and we sit row 1 right behind the visitor bench…I’m on TSN most home
Suicide is growing as one of the most common causes of death. Suicide is “a self-inflicted death in which the person acts intentionally, directly, and consciously” (Comer, 2009, p.209). There are many theories to what contributes to suicide and each model has its own view. The psychodynamic theorists believe that suicide stems from depression and self-loathing. They believe that victims will take their anger for others and place it on themselves. When a person is absorbed in that much anger and sadness
forms of Suicides are also forbidden in Jainism. Suicide is an act of intentionally harming oneself leaving a very negative impact on those left behind. But Jainism allows the practice of Sallekhana which is practice of relinquishing food and drinks and is a voluntary act. The difference between suicide and Sallekhana is that the former is a violent act whereas the latter is a peaceful and a tranquil process and provides a sufficient closure for the family. Buddhism does not advocate suicide and propagates
for decades is suicide. In this paper, I will write about Durkheim’s views and thoughts about suicide. Durkheim’s explanations for suicide are still relevant to the issues of suicide today. This topic is dear to me because I had a friend who committed suicide last year and another friend who attempted to commit suicide this year. For this paper, I will be writing about Durkheim’s ideas of egoistic suicide, anomic suicide, and altruistic suicide. People attempt and commit suicide for different reasons
Suicide is a word that many people like to avoid. Talking about Suicide makes most people very uncomfortable. People commit Suicide everyday. It is an ugly but truthful thing in the world as we know it today. Suicide is the act or an instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally. Suicide has become a common method used by many people to “end their suffering” or “take away their pain” This research paper will include multiple aspects of suicide. It will discuss the definition, types