Thoughts about Hiroshima

I Hi Edubloggers,

At this time, I wanted to write something before we actually go to the Japan Study Tour. One of the sites we will go to is the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. I feel like going to sites like these and the Okinawa Peace Memorial will not only teach us how tragic it was, but remind us not to repeat the ignorant mistakes of the past.

Before writing this, I read a few articles about the experience of those fortunate to survive and tell the story. In the perspective of the  survivors, it was extremely devastating and shocking. Imagine you are walking to your school or workplace to see a brilliant flash of light and a ear-piercing explosion from the A Bomb.

Obviously, it was completely tragic because many innocent people lost their lives from the detonation of the nefarious invention, and if they didn’t lose it from the explosion, they caught radiation sickness slowly and suffered  over months or years. It is especially tragic for the interviews from the news articles because they were just teenagers awaiting a profitable future.

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I also believe that these stories and efforts are enlightening because it rings a sense of hope and resilience since the people had to pick themselves up. Even after, japan started having a economic boom making a quick comeback. To me, Japan is like a Daruma or Okiagari-koboshi Doll. and no matter how many times you push it down, it goes back up. We as Americans can learn a lot from their dedication,

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These stories and interviews (Below) have helped me by sort of knowing how lucky some people are because of a late train. It is the experience and first person perspectives that help accentuate the experience and make it even more heart wrenching and dire it was. It also gave me a small preview on the damage dealt to people.

● http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2001/Jun/21/ln/ln05a.html
● http://www.squamishreporter.com/2015/09/13/how-sachi-survived-the-hiroshima-bo
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● http://www.squamishreporter.com/2015/09/13/how-sachi-survived-the-hiroshima-bo
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