Hiroshima Essay -- Essays Papers

HiroshimaThe stories and events that unfold in John Herseys, Hiroshima, have certainly been eye-openers for me. As a child in warmheartedness school and high school I, we have all heard of the atomic bomb and of course of Hiroshima, but never in as much situation or on such a personal level as these stories. Not even in chemistry or physics class, where I acquire some of the specifics as to how the bomb works, had I known of the destructive force of the bomb or its gruesome effects on humankind beings. As I mentioned before, this book was quite an eye-opener for me because it has taught me just how deadly nuclear weapons can be not only on material properties, but on human beings, and why nuclear weapons must never again be used is such a way.The effects that the bomb had on buildings and other...