Process Paper
To get an idea for my NHD project, I watched History Channel’s series, 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed American History. I was really interested in Einstein’s Letters to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that led to the U.S. developing the atomic bomb. After a few weeks of research, I began to realize that Einstein’s letters may have persuaded the president that the U.S. needed to develop an atomic bomb before Germany had a chance to, but it was actually President Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan that changed history.
My class took two field trips to Albertsons Library at Boise State University to conduct research. I started to work with a partner until I realized I wouldn’t learn as much in a partnership as I would solo. While doing this research at BSU, I was trying to find general material on the atomic bomb and Einstein’s letters. I wasn’t focusing yet on Truman and his decision to drop the atomic bomb. I searched databases for articles and scanned documents and books. Later, I took an additional trip to Albertsons library to find information about Truman’s decision and the effects of it. Once I finished gathering all the information I could find, I began sifting through it and started building up my website.
Choosing between doing a paper, a website, a documentary, an exhibit, or a performance was easy. I knew I wanted to do a website. A website is more interactive than a research paper and it is in a 21st century style. As the digital age progresses, I think that it’s good to be in sync with the technology, so we don’t fall behind later on. I’m awful at acting and don’t really want to act, and the exhibit’s word limit is too small and it would hard to condense such and immense topic into 500 words. The documentary was my second choice, and I might do that next year instead of a website. A documentary also uses 21st century skills.
Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a turning point in history. It resulted in strained U.S.-Soviet relations. The Cold War and nuclear arms race, which lasted 45 years, was triggered by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The Soviets and Americans raced to gain superiority, to become the greatest superpower. Both countries stockpiled thousands of nuclear weapons. The world was a scarier place after we entered the Nuclear Age. The Cold War caused a lot of mistrust and suspicions. This mistrust almost led to full-blown nuclear war multiple times, most notably during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Truman’s decision to bomb Hiroshima was a turning point or trigger that caused this decades-long conflict.
Total word count: 1,197 words
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My class took two field trips to Albertsons Library at Boise State University to conduct research. I started to work with a partner until I realized I wouldn’t learn as much in a partnership as I would solo. While doing this research at BSU, I was trying to find general material on the atomic bomb and Einstein’s letters. I wasn’t focusing yet on Truman and his decision to drop the atomic bomb. I searched databases for articles and scanned documents and books. Later, I took an additional trip to Albertsons library to find information about Truman’s decision and the effects of it. Once I finished gathering all the information I could find, I began sifting through it and started building up my website.
Choosing between doing a paper, a website, a documentary, an exhibit, or a performance was easy. I knew I wanted to do a website. A website is more interactive than a research paper and it is in a 21st century style. As the digital age progresses, I think that it’s good to be in sync with the technology, so we don’t fall behind later on. I’m awful at acting and don’t really want to act, and the exhibit’s word limit is too small and it would hard to condense such and immense topic into 500 words. The documentary was my second choice, and I might do that next year instead of a website. A documentary also uses 21st century skills.
Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a turning point in history. It resulted in strained U.S.-Soviet relations. The Cold War and nuclear arms race, which lasted 45 years, was triggered by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The Soviets and Americans raced to gain superiority, to become the greatest superpower. Both countries stockpiled thousands of nuclear weapons. The world was a scarier place after we entered the Nuclear Age. The Cold War caused a lot of mistrust and suspicions. This mistrust almost led to full-blown nuclear war multiple times, most notably during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Truman’s decision to bomb Hiroshima was a turning point or trigger that caused this decades-long conflict.
Total word count: 1,197 words
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