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A 5 page research paper that analyzes the New York Times on August 7, 1945. The write argues that a newspaper is a rather like a time capsule. It captures a day in history, reflecting many aspects of society at that particular time and place -- its priorities, concerns, and values, as well as current events. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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-- its priorities, concerns, and values, as well as current events. The following analysis looks at Tuesday, August 7, 1945 as it was reflected in the New York Times. In
a 60-pt. banner headline, the front page of the New York Times on Aug. 7, 1945 announced that an atomic bomb, equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT, had been dropped
on Japan. This momentous event dominated the front page and the news coverage in general. However, other war news is also covered, such as a huge strike against Japans Toyokawa
Naval Arsenal. Over and over throughout the coverage of the atomic bomb and the attack on Hiroshima, the blast is expressed in terms of conventional warfare. In other words, the
power of the new bomb is expressed in terms more familiar to Times readers, such as "more power than 20,000 tons of TNT" or "a destructive force equal to the
load of 2000 B-29s" or "more than 2000 times the blast power of what previously was the worlds most devastating bomb" (Shalett 1). As this suggests, this development
is so new to the public, as well as to the scientists and politicians, that -- literally -- no one yet comprehends the full implications of this development, or the
dangers inherent in the use of nuclear energy. In an inside article, there is an attempt to explain, in a rudimentary way, the science behind the atom bomb. The writer
states that "For years, scientists have known that this heat (the suns heat) could not come from ordinary fires like any known on the earths face" (Blakeslee 2). The article
goes on to detail something of how fission works, explaining that this process releases energy in the form of "heat, light and other rays, like X-rays" (Blakeslee 2). However, the
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