Hiroshima Video Notes

• The atomic bomb is equivalent to 20.000 tons of TNT
• spent more than 2 million dollars
• 8:15 A.M., the world's first atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima
• 130,000 were killed, mostly women and children
• 3 days later, a second bomb dropped on Nagasaki
• Japan had never been defeated in any war

Argumentative Essay for Hiroshima

• Introductory Paragraph
• Reasons in favor
• Reasons opposed
• Your opinion and why?
• Concluding/wrap paragraph

Format and Information

• 2-3 pages double-spaced

4 Sources referenced in text

• 2 database
• 1 or 2 credible online
• 1 or 2 print (hardcopy)

Hiroshima - Medical Terms

abscess: a local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body

anemia: the condition of having fewer than normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood

atrophy: Wasting away or diminution. Muscle atrphy is wasting of muscle, decreasing of muscle mass.

carcinoma: cancer that begins in the skin or in the tissues that line or cover body organs. For example, carcinoma can arise in the breast, colon, liver, lunch, prostate, and stomach

cataracts: a clouding of hte lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin-sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy; normal vision is impaired.

cirrhosis: a condition of the liver representing severe damage with scarring and disturbed structure.

compress: a pad of gauze or other material (medicated, wet, dry, cold, or hot) applied to an area of the body.

hemorrhaging: to undergo heavy or uncontrollable bleeding.

keloid scars: tough heaped-up scars that rises quite abruptly above the rest of the skin. Doesn't subside over time.

lancing: a device that holds the lancet firmly, and when triggered, moves the lancet linearly ahead to prick the skin in a controlled manner.

leukemia: cancer of the blood cells.

orthopedic surgery: the branch of surgery concerned with the skeletal system.