Napalm

use of napalm Napalm has been one of the most controversial and destructive war weapons that has been used in modern times, with little international political restriction, although the use of napalm is morally wrong in many people 's minds. The use of this weapon dates back to World War ll, with its development in a highly classified lab at Harvard University. Napalm saw its first widespread use in the burning of Japanese cities during the end of the war in the Pacific. This chemical was rather a multifunctional weapon, with it being able to be dropped from air, or used on the ground by tanks and flamethrower troops. Napalm is basically a flammable liquid that is most often restricted to warfare use. It is a mixture of a chemical gelling agent and a petroleum based fuel. Napalm was first an incendiary device used to burn down building, later it was primarily used as an anti-personnel weapon, as it sticks to skin and causes severe burns when on…

Fuel to the Fire: A Comparison Between the Use of Napalm in Vietnam to Terrorism Terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. In the world today, Isis is the largest and most prominent example of terrorism. A big part of how Isis intimidates is by creating high-production quality that display their ruthlessness with violence as well as their resources at hand (BBC). Also Isis has a clear political aim that involves “enforcing their view of conservative…

Lawson vividly recreates the experience of life in the outback in and throughout his texts, which provides different perspectives on how we might view it. These descriptions give the responder a clear and descriptive insight into the hardships of the landscape and the strength and determination of its people resulting in renewed perspectives on the world. These distinctively vivid images are created through figurative and linguistic devices, and are most evident in Lawson’s texts "The Drover's…

“Song of Napalm” is a free-verse poem of forty-five lines divided into five stanzas. The opening stanza presents an imagery scene of a pasture after a storm and is told in the past tense. Wiegl opens his poem with a ‘dedication’ to his wife and the first vivid description of a rain storm that had suddenly "stopped pounding". To be clear, the use of "We" seems to direct us to think this scene places him and his wife watching horses in a nearby pasture. Staring through a screen door onto the…

pictures painted many centuries ago by a skillful hand. How far can this theory lead us? Can it be applied to literature Heffernan hasn’t had the opportunity to consider, such as more modern works that consider different kinds of struggles? For example, could the above framework for ekphrasis be stretched to an image not meant to be fascinating out of beauty but rather compelling out of horror? Could ekphrasis serve as a way to master or deal with atrocity and be able to move on? Furthermore,…

Above is an iconic photograph, depicting children in flight from a napalm bombing. This photograph was taken in the Trang Bang District in 1973, and was photographed by Huynh Cong Ut, professionally known as Nick Ut. Nick Ut was employed by the associated Press (AP) and through his professional abilities, has gained a high level of fame. Additionally, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography, the world press photo of the year award, and the world press photo award for spot news, all…

Another reason the American strategy has failed in Vietnam is the use of napalm bombs and Agent Orange. During the war between 1965-1972, U.S troops used a substance known as napalm. It’s a jelly-like substance that would stick and burn anything up to ten minutes used in flamethrowers or bombs. The effect of napalm is on human is unbearable and create the most painful and death for people. This tactic is usually used in the jungle or bushes where Vietcong are hidden. According to “Howard Zinn a…

Napalm, Agent Orange, communism, and death: the Vietnam War can be difficult to understand. However, American involvement in the Vietnam War was not justified because it did not fulfill the requirements of jus ad bellum. The United States did not have just cause or the right intent to fight yet they still sent millions of soldiers over in an effort to win. Our reasoning was not clear, war was not formally declared by congress, and there were no extraneous circumstances that would cause us to…

Society helps explain and develop specific areas of art into what many peoples see art as in their perspectives. However, it can be said that art too helps explain society based on the concept that art is representing what goes on within a society. Therefore, the art works chosen to represent society during different centuries are the photograph of the Vietnamese Girl Kim Phuc Running after Napalm Attack by Nick Ut on June 8 1972 and the painting of The Execution of Maximilian by Edouard Manet…

Napalm was formulated by mixing naphthenic and palmitic acids with gasoline and was quickly considered as one of the most successful weapons. 388,000 tons of napalm was dropped in Vietnam during 1963 -1973 period. The wounds caused by napalm were too deep to heal. When contacting human, napalm immediately clung to the skin and melt off the flesh. The only way to put it out is to smother it as trying to wipe it off only spread it around and expanding the burnt area. Napalm gradually became a…