... the sea and trapped there few months by salvage, it improved greatly its abilities. Maximum depth becomes 4,500 meters, sustainable human capacity increase to three, and the passengers can stay below water around 8 hours and 30 minutes. Before and after the accident, Alvin has distributed for scientific communities to collect lots of data by geographically, biologically, for thermal studies, and for sound measurements. With being different to the old ... manned submersibles, Alvin used battery power as its sources of energy. By taking advantage of that energy, it has mechanical arms that...

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... when having a baby is out of the question. The women of Japan have a mindset of becoming a housewife and potentially working from home, but even then they cannot seem to find a husband or man that is financially stable, and able to "afford" a housewife. T. B. from The Economist notes that, "Women shun marriage and children because Japan's old-fashioned corporate culture, together with a ... dire shortage of childcare, would force them to give up their careers." The government will not fund for child daycares to help ... women not loose a potentially really well paying job. Daycare coul...

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... Italia having formed a partnership aiming a car terminal hub at Gioia Tauro, capable of handling 500,000 vehicle units and serving Mediterranean and Black Sea areas [Seatrade 2002]. When we think about the car and vehicle trade market, we have to take into consideration the vessels being operated for the market and their features. Cars, as cargo are high volume, low density, high value [Stopford, Maritime Economics]. These affect ... times in port [Seatrade 1998]. As mentioned previously, the fact that the car carrying unit of the total fleet increasing while the number of vessels stayi...

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... fireball of white light. This fireball was a hundred times brighter than the sun and was 250 feet in diameter. The fireball sucked up millions of tons of dust and debris and formed a mushroom cloud that rained radioactive material on the city. The smoke cloud was visible as much as 160 miles at sea and hung over the city for at least four hours. Eighty percent of all buildings ... . This atom bomb was named "Fat Man." It was more powerful than the one dropped in Hiroshima. A bomber named Bock's Car dropped "Fat Man-. New York Times reporter, William L. Laurence rode in an observation pl...

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... army with five thousand suicide aircrafts used kamikaze warfare and fought literally to the death. Without using the atomic bomb, Stimson argues, over 5,000,000 American men would have been needed to carry out the alternative plan of strategic sea and air blockading and then the invading of Kyushu and Honshu. This alternate operation was estimated to last until the year 1946 and result in over a million American casualties. Additionally, large ... losses would be seen among the Allies as well as the Japanese that would be much larger than even our casualties. Stimson ... ...

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... the Second World War. The end of the Pacific War in 1945, should have economically and psychologically spelled doom for Japan. "By the end of the Pacific War the volume of Japan's industrial production was less than thirty per cent of her output in 1936. Tokyo was literally three quarters flattened. The Japanese Navy was at the bottom of the sea and so was most of the merchant marine" (Yoshihara, 1939).The ... Japanese had no exports, no foreign trade, and inflation destroyed all of Japan's private savings. The total estimate of damage caused by the Pacific War to the Japanese General We...

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... potential. Admiral William D. Leahy suggested, "The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the successful bombing with conventional weapons" (Long, 441). Further proving that the use of the atomic bombs, in the two cities was completely unnecessary and most definitely avoidable. The political side behind Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs were egotistical and reckless, and all for his desire to be re ... -elected as president. Knowing full well the United States' standing on being humanitarian, Truman decided to dr...

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... deaths. Although Truman said this, there were people who saw the dropping of the bombs as unnecessary. "It is my opinion that the use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the successful bombing with conventional weapons" (Admiral William D.Leahy). Despite ... the oppositions, most Americans still saw the dropping of the bombs as a victorious act by Truman. The United States had started the developing the bombs in 1939, ...

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... natural disasters. In the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the aftereffects were far-reaching. The breaking of the nuclear reactors in Fukushima after the 9.0 earthquake caused levels of radiation to enter the waters surrounding Japan. Consequently, "for the first time, scientists have detected radioactivity in fish that have migrated into California waters from the ocean off Japan, where radiation contaminated the sea after explosions tore through the Fukushima nuclear reactors" ... ; (Periman). The fact that a natural ... ...

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... Asia between the north Pacific and the Sea of Japan. The Japanese population was estimated at over 127 millions (WPR, 2014). Most of Japanese reside in urban area. Japan is a constitutional monarchy governed under the constitution of 1947 by a Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, and his cabinet. It declares that the emperor is the symbol of the state but that sovereignty rests with the people. The bicameral parliament is called the Diet and is represented ... of the upper House ... ...

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... crucial, (2) American aircraft carriers there should be the primary targets, (3) U.S. aircraft there must be destroyed to prevent aerial opposition, (4) all Japanese aircraft carriers available should be used, (5) all types of bombing should be used in the attack, (6) a strong fighter element should be included in the attack for air cover for the fleet, (7) refueling at sea would be necessary, and (8) a daylight attack promised best results, especially in ... the sunrise hours. Many of Japan's Navy General Staff was in opposition to Yamamoto's plan, but they continued ... ...

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... -cigar shaped body, and the Plutonium bomb, named "Fat Man" for its large 10, 800 pound egg shaped body.3 The modification of B-29 bombers that could carry the bomb, as well as the training for pilots that may have been involved on this mission, was to take place at Tinian, located in the Marianas Group of islands in the South Pacific. 29-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Tibbets was ... chosen to assemble and command the operations at ... Tinian. By August 6, 1945, everything was ready for the Hiroshima mission. The B-29 was readied for bombing, and Colonel Tibbets had painted and named the ...

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... assumption is simply wrong. According to a publication by the Better Business Bureau, many of those who are homeless are victims of situations "out of their control," such as losing a job, or an unexpected divorce (qtd.in Kraljic 43). One example Kraljic gives is, "a 63-year-old woman forced to retire from her job as a waitress ... previously, alcohol is a struggle for many homeless. Ed told me that he acquired this "really bad habit" when he was serving for the U.S. Navy in Japan. He told me that he and his friends would drink until they, "literally had to carry each other home." Ed expl...

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... have cost between 250,000 and three million Japanese and American lives and ended the war four months later. Japanese military and civilian casualties were expected. Millions of women, old men, and boys and girls had been trained to resist by such means as attacking with bamboo spears and strapping explosives to their bodies and throwing themselves under advancing tanks. The Japanese cabinet had approved a measure extending the draft to include men ... , who would have died if the fighting had continued, were saved and notice was served to the world that the USA was now an atomic power. ...

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... changing economy. Once benevolent lords were becoming less and less cooperative in doing their part in the old feudal or "moral economy," which demanded loyal hardworking peasants who in return received protection and fairness from their lord. The gradual breakdown of Japan's "moral economy," coupled with Perry's ominous black ships and the looming prospect of falling into the same trap as China had, left Japan ripe ... for change. This change would come to be known as the Meiji Restoration, and effectively led Japan through a rapid modernization procedure and in the end left the countr...

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... (774-835) in 806 on Mt. Koya, both of who went to China and brought the esoteric Buddhist teachings to Japan (Kitagawa J.M. 2005). During the life of Saicho and Kukai both Tendai and Shingon schools were holy places of spreading the Buddhist teachings with deep philosophies and monks faithful to the teachings. For example, Saicho was enchanted by Tendai teachings because it said that these ... of the Japanese, Japanese Buddhism is distant from the fundamental teachings. The establishment of these schools made the teachings more accessible to people from lower social stratum. And while th...

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... been an important part of Human nature since we were Hunter-Gatherers. Teeth, bones, hair etc... were all displayed as trophies from the victory over foes. "An evidence of the wearer's prowess, and not of the prowess of another." (Edward Ross, pg. 96) However, in societies with little social class movement or strict caste systems, we see little change in fashion. In ancient Japan ... new will usually be accepted until its novelty wears off, or until it has been associated with a class of people who are felt to be inferior. "The passion for inequality lies very deep in human nature, and ...

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... atomic bomb against another nation, the United States of America, code named the Manhattan Project (Lewis 1). The atomic bombs were being developed to use against Japan towards the end of World War II.  The United States was completely justified in dropping the bombs on Japan.  President Truman's decision to drop the bombs, "Little Boy" and "Fat Man", on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was because he wanted to ... surrender, a second bomb, "Fat Man", was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 because Japan failed to surrender after the first atomic bomb and it was estimated that 40,000 civilian...

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... American cars are updated less frequently compared to foreign cars. American cars go for a long period of time before updating a car design which is bad because the design gets old and not original after a while, but in the past year American automakers have come out with newer designs, hopefully they will start coming out with new designs every year Lastly, an important thing to ... also is all terrain; it can go off roading without harming the wheels or suspension of the truck. On the other hand, if the Honda Ridgeline went on an off road terrain, the alignment would get messed up, th...

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... . Halsey had no choice but to order the vessel sunk, and the USS Nashville took care of it. Halsey then signaled the Hornet the following message: "Launch planes....To Col. Doolittle and gallant command good luck and God bless you." With this messge received the alarms started ringing on the Hornet and the P.A, announced, "Army pilots, man your planes." The action was about to start and they were still 650 miles from Japan. At ... 0820 hrs, Doolittle took off and exactly one hour later the 16th plane left the pitching deck of the Hornet and followed the rest into history. In its ... ...

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... ownership that results in inefficient car use that in turn creates a situation where a car is no longer optional but a necessity. The increased demand for private car ownership reduces in the proportion of the population that make use of public transport, restricting it to the young and old. With a reduced demand for public transport there will be consequently be a reduced investment into these services having a continuing multiplier ... effect which makes public services inadequate for regular use, reducing the demand for the public service further and increasing the demand for private...

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... ownership that results in inefficient car use that in turn creates a situation where a car is no longer optional but a necessity. The increased demand for private car ownership reduces in the proportion of the population that make use of public transport, restricting it to the young and old. With a reduced demand for public transport there will be consequently be a reduced investment into these services having a continuing multiplier ... effect which makes public services inadequate for regular use, reducing the demand for the public service further and increasing the demand for private...

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... America alone (Wood et al, blog, 2011). However, despite this incredible global success many animators working in Japan suffer horrendous working conditions, ridiculous working hours and often receive an insufficient pay cheque that is far bellow the countries minimum wage. (Meth et al, blog, 2015) Many entry level animators working at small production companies are payed just 120JPY or $1 per frame instead ... of a pay per frame supplement. (Schley et al, blog, 2015) One support group has also been started up and has received the support of some veteran animators. Through the use of cr...

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... learning was embedded in Japanese culture. The preamble of the Fundamental Code of Education, passed in 1872, embodies the optimistic spirit felt by the Japanese about educational modernization: "Learning is the key of success to life, and no man can afford to neglect itHereafterevery man shall, of his own accord, subordinate all other matters to the education of his children."6 The Fundamental Code of Education made education not ... a matter for parental decision, but a child's right. Among the reforms initiated by the Fundamental Code of ... ...

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... has two equally talented workers, one of whom gets up in the dark and runs every day, and the other takes care of two children, getting up in the dark. In that case, the employer regards the runner as a well-disciplined person; however, the one taking care of children is not seen as the same. The employer prefers the runner to the mother. Such an idea related to unprofessionalism makes it difficult ... who want to take paternity leave, it may give him bad results. Nikkei Newspaper reports that sometimes "paternity harassment" happens to men taking flextime working and paternity leave. T...

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