Blog 4

LoriLee Davis

His 102-W1

April 12, 2012

Blog 4

Blog 4: Truman, Openheimer and Einsten's management of atomic power.

            According to Bellis, Einstein was for the developing of a nuclear weapon. He didn't help make the weapon, but he did write President Roosevelt.  In the letter he told Roosevelt  that the United states should start preparing to make a atomic bomb because Germany already had the materials to do so.

            According to, " A Study of the Atomic Bomb and World War II," Germany was on the verge of creating a nuclear weapon. They had discovered a way to divide the uranium atom. At the time, Hitler was running Germany. America fear that Hitler may gain control a powerful nuclear weapon. And thus, a race for America to be number one the arms race began. The article goes on to say that unbeknownst to America, Germany decided not to make a nuclear weapon because it would cost them so much financially. Under the Presidency of Roosevelt, America continued to work on developing a atomic bomb. This project be known as the "Manhattan Project."

            According to Neill, The scientist, Robert Oppenheimer, was put in charge of the Manhattan Project. This project was designed to create a atomic bomb. After the bombing of Japan, Oppenheimer felt bad is quotes as saying, " Mr. President, I feel I have blood on my hands." After words, he was strongly against the creation of the hydrogen bomb. This is likely due to the guilt he felt and the devastation the atomic bomb caused. In any case, after his objections, he was accused of supporting the ideas of communism. This lead to Oppenheimer losing his position in the Atomic Energy Commission.

            President Truman agreed to the using of the atomic bomb. According to Dietrich, the dropping of the bomb was justified for several reasons. For starters, the Japanese was being relentless in the war. They need to stop the war soon. He choice to demonstrate the power of the bombs in a populated city. To choice to invade Japan instead of bombing them would likely case more deaths in the long run. The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were already to be firebombed, so they seemed like the best target to launch an atomic bomb. Dietrich lastly says that, the use of the bomb caused state of deterrence, meaning other countries were afraid of going against the united states because of its nuclear weapons.

            The use of nuclear weapons has caused other issues following the Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They played a role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. This incident was resolved once the Soviets and America came to an agreement. This agreement was that America would remove its missiles from Turkey and Greece in exchange for the soviets removing theirs from Cuba.

            I don't think that the use of the atomic bomb was really needed and I'm ashamed that we had to use it. The effects of the bombing effected Japan long after the bomb was dropped. And the bomb caused great suffering to its people. I agree that the war needed to be stopped, but Japan wasn't far from surrendering anyway. I think we could have found another way to end the war without resorting to search inhumane measures.

Works Cited

Bellis, Mary. "History of the Atomic Bomb & The Manhattan Project." About.com Inventors. The New York Times Company, 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/atomic_bomb.htm>.

Dietrich, Bill. "Pro and Con on Dropping the Bomb." The Seattle Times. Seattle Times Company, 1995. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/special/trinity/supplement/procon.html>.

Neill, Laura J. "J. Robert Oppenheimer." Dartmouth College. Trustees of Dartmouth College, 29 Feb. 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/digital/collections/oppenheimer/>.

"A Study of the Atomic Bomb and World War II." Wings Over Kansas. Chance Communications, Inc., 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.wingsoverkansas.com/history/article.asp?id=855>.

           

Charles Darwin in history

LoriLee Davis

His 102-w1

            Charles Darwin was a very famous man. According to Dennis O'Neil, Darwin came up with many different theory's. Some of these are, "adaptive radiation" and "natural selection." Darwin was also famous for his book. "On the Origin of the Species."

            O'Neil explains that Darwin's idea of "adaptive radiation" was the theory that during evolution, those of the same species will evolve into different versions depending on their environment. Darwin also helped to create the idea of natural selection.  Essentially, this is the idea of that only the strongest of the species survive.

            O'Neil also says that Darwin was also famous for his work called "On the Origin of the Species."  This book angered many Christians because it suggested that human beings evolved instead of being made by God. Some scientists accepted his theory after they looked at bones of prehistoric people. They found that the bones looked different that what the human skeleton currently looked like. This convinced many scientist to accept Darwin's theory.

            According to Gillaspy, Darwin also wrote "The Descent of Man" and "Emotions in Animals and Humans." "The Descent of Man" deals with how humans supposed evolved.  In Emotions in Animals and Humans," the theory's it provides create the functionalism approach. This is used in psychology. Darwin also proposed the idea that's animals adapted to their environment.

            Today,  the work of Darwin is still debated. Personally, I have seen how quickly his work has been dismissed by the religious community. The idea of evolution goes against the teachings of the Christian Church. Other people point out other flaws in his theory's. But regardless of this, his work is still greatly looked at and has been used in the advancement of sciences, education, and psychology. When I was in high school, some of Darwin's theory's are taught to use. However, his  theory's has  yet to fully be proved.

            In conclusion, Darwin helped to created new ideas in evolution such as "adaptive radiation" and "natural selection." He also wrote several books;"On the Origin of the Species," "The Descent of Man," and "Emotions in Animals and Humans." These books helped in the spread of his evolution theory. He helped to create the functionalism approach. Today, his work is used in many fields and is taught as a theory in many schools.

                           

Works Cited

Gillaspy, J. Art. "The Influence of Charles Darwin on Psychology." University of Central Arkansas. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. <http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:i1Qg9EWguDgJ:www.uca.edu/psychology/documents/Gillaspy/9-Darwin_and_Psychology.pptx+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us>.

O'Neil, Dennis. "Darwin and Natural Selection." Palomar College, 9 Feb. 2012. Web. 21 Feb. 2012. <http://anthro.palomar.edu/evolve/evolve_2.htm>.

Blog 1: History of Shoes 1700s and 1800s

Lorilee Davis

Blog 1: History of Shoes 1700s and 1800s

            According to Paul Lacroix, during the 1700 hundreds, men would wear shoes that were polished and made of leather. They typically had a heel on them. Those of nobility had shoes with a red heels. The woman during this time would sometimes wear shoes with thick soles. Normally, they wore stockings with them. By the late 1700s, both men and women in the lower classes would sometimes wears shoes called "sabots." These shoes were made of wood. Others from this class would wear sandals or clogs if they couldn't afford "sabots."

            Larcoix goes on to say that during the rule of Louis XV, there was an increase in trade and this allowed for more shoes to be made. Women were able to get smaller shoes from a shoe maker. These shoes were typically high heeled leather shoes. The women were able to get the shoes in a variety of colors. The buckles were made of gold or steel. Men were able to get their shoes with decretive buckles. Towards the end of the 1700s, shoes without heels gained popularity.

            According to Kristine Byrnes, even in the early 1800s, the heel on shoes had disappeared. For women, their shoes frequently resembled slippers. Their shoes often ended with a point and came in pastel type colors. Later in the century, women basically had only 3 types of shoes to choose from. These were boots, clogs, or slippers. The boots were made to be worn daily. After the sewing machine came to be at around 1850, the boot became more popular. Slippers and clogs were shoes that were worn for special occasions.

            Brynes goes on to say that men's shoes tended to be one color: black. Riding boots became popular. These shoes didn't have much of a heel.  Men also started to wear shoes using laces. Lace up shoes have been used ever since.

             According to the article, "The History of Fashion: 1900 - 1910.",  the style of boots continued into the 1900s. Both and men and women wore them. Normally, men and women would get them a size smaller than their actual shoe size. In fact, some people had one of their smaller toes removed. Doing so allowed for them to wear smaller shoes. Women, for evening, they would wear shoes with a Louis heel. These shoes usually were lace ups. Typically, their even shoes were made of satin

            An article from Tim Lambert, it goes on to say that during this time, shoes were made for a particular foot. Such as a left or right foot. Men typically wore boots like they did in the 1800s. Also like the  later 1800's, their shoes used laces. One type of boot they wore was called the Duke of Wellington. This also marked the the first time that shoes were mass-produced. 

            Lambert said that the shoes in the 20th century that women typically had shoes decorated with beads. But after World War 2, leather was hard to come by. So many resorted to wearing clogs. During the 1950s, women started wearing stiletto heels. Some women wear shoes called mules. Mules were strapless shoes. For the mean, they wore shoes with pointed toes. These shoes were called Winkle Pickers. In the 1970's platform shoes came into popularity. They were worn by both genders.

Workcited:

Byrnes, Kristine. "THE 19TH CENTURY." Head Over Heels. Web. 28 Jan. 2012. <http://www.headoverheelshistory.com/1800.html>.

"The History of Fashion: 1900 - 1910." Buff History. Sugar Inc, 2008. Web. 28 Jan. 2012. <http://buff-history.buzzsugar.com/History-Fashion-1900---1910-1535251>.

Lacroix, Paul. "French Fashions 1700 - 1789." Americanrevolution.org. Web. 27 Jan. 2012. <http://www.americanrevolution.org/clothing/frenchfashion.html>.

Lambert, Tim. "A Brief History of Boots and Shoes." A World History Encyclopedia. Web. 28 Jan. 2012. <http://www.localhistories.org/shoes.html>.