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I was surprised when the ten year old son of Mrs. Nakamura was able to I identify the B-29 “Ten year old Toshio Nakamura heard an airplane overhead. He ran outdoors and identified it with professional eye as a b-29.”(64) he was able to see it with "professional eye" which shows how the children growing up at this time are so accustomed to the war that is happening constantly around them. They probably had heard adults saying it was a matter of time before the bombers came for Hiroshima. It almost seems like the children fit in with the adults because they can identify the B-29.

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I was realized when reading that the Japanese people, had to distrust foreigners because of what America did to them. For example, the japanese people didn't trust Father Kleinsorge even though he was on their side. It makes the people of Japan not open to new things and scared if something new lies before them.

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I wondered why the boat that passed by told everyone that they would come back with medical help, and then they just left the people there to die and never actually brought any help to them. Did they lie on purpose just to make it seem like the government was helping, did they deem them a lost cause, or did they just not have the staff and materials to help them after all?

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i was shocked when i read about how the beta particles from the gamma rays during the explosion can go as deep as the bone marrow in a person. making particles in a human body radioactive. it made me wonder how a man made product can be so destructive and it also made me wonder why any sane human would want to do this to any other person or organism inhabiting the earth. even if those people have the chance of putting you at risk.

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I was shocked to see how Miss Sasaki got treated during her treatment for her injured leg. The doctors kept transferring her to different places and just having her get lost in the crowd with this terrible leg is unfair to her as she needed all the help she could get. The doctors were doing this out of greed and did not care about Miss Sasaki and how she was feeling.  Having this situation be dealt this way is just making things worse for her and the state of the country.

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I was very surprised when Mrs. Nakamura's hair continued to fall out,  meanwhile she had no idea because all she thought was that it was a normal bomb. It made me think more and more into detail about how these people had no idea that it was an atomic bomb and that Mr. Tanimoto's skin was completely peeling off like a banana peel. I was pleased to read that these people who were in pain kept fighting to help others around them due to the understanding they were all in the same shock of pain. I also wonder what these people would do if there were no doctors or hospitals left to help?

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I was shocked by how fast the people's hair was falling out and their skin as well. I wonder if this can be a result of the radiation or from the blast. Also I was surprised by how the affect of the bombed changed peoples perspectives and personalities and gave them the opportunity to help others after the blast. An example of this is when Tanimoto was helping people out of the water. What also surprised me was that the drop of the bomb just made the people of Japan love their country more because they would rather die with their country rather than watch their country die. One f the characters in the book States “Japan is dying, if their was a real air raid here in Hiroshima I want to die with my country” (Heresy 56).

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At first, I was shocked when I read that the Secretary of the Diocese, Mr. Fukai, had walked back into the flames of an air raid on Hiroshima that happened just before the dropping of the atomic bomb. Before he ran back into the fire, he said, "Japan is dying, If there is a real air raid here in Hiroshima, I want to die with our country. Once I re-read what he said, though, I realized that what he did made sense. The inclusion of this shows just how nationalist the Japanese military personnel and government officials are.

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Something that really shocked me was how everyone was hurt in some kind of way. It makes me think how one single bomb made such an impact on every single person. The chapter was very visual and the injuries were shocking. I had no idea that there was so many different ways this hurt people, and the injuries are endless. "The eyebrows of some were burned off and skin hung from their faces and hands." This quote demonstrates how unimaginable it is to even think about what it was like for the people who were affected

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I was shocked about the fact that after the bomb was dropped why their was so many negative affects that people could still suffer from. For example days after the bomb was dropped people could suffer from the radiation poisoning in two different stages of getting Diarrhea, fevers and hair falling out and many other negative experiences due to radiation poisoning. "Its first symptom was falling hair. Diarrhea and fever, which in some cases went as high as 106, came next"(Hersey 76). I wonder if people were educated enough to know what was happening to them especially because a bomb like this had never been dropped. Is their any cures to radiation poising at this point in time?

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A scene from the novel that was very shocking was when Father Kleinsorge's cut was becoming worse. With this injury, he still tries his best to go through mass. I wondered if the mass is one of the only things that gives the people hope to live the explosion. I believe that Father Kleinsorge goes through the mass as a selfless act to give hope to those that are injured or dying.

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I was surprised to hear about how all different researchers were already looking at the destruction of the bomb and studying how it was created.  Japan scientist had already learned lots of details about the amount of destruction it can cause.  This shows how the idea of atomic weapons are shaping the world into a nuclear age with countries already trying to develop their own weapons.  A part of the 4 chapter talks about how Japan are already putting details in books which other countries can get their hands on and make their own bombs.

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I was shocked when i read that Dr. Sasaki was taking care of all the people who died by putting them into envelopes for their loved ones. It was interesting to see how they still took care of people, so that they could be with their families even after death . I wonder what happened to those envelopes of people? Did their families find them? What did they do to the ones that no one came for?

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I was shocked and surprised that everyone trusted one another, like when Mr. Tanimoto gave all of the people laying by the river water and every one of them took it. Also, Ms. Sasiki took help from two random strangers to carry her from place to place. I found it sort of interesting, that in the face of death and war, the city stayed together as a whole and relied on family, friends, and even strangers. Everyone was being selfless.

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I was surprised to see the effects that the bomb had on the civilians in Hiroshima. Skin would fall off and many had burns throughout their whole body. Pus would ooze out of these burns. “Pus oozed out of her wound, and soon the whole pillow was covered with it" (Hersey 61).

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I was shocked that almost a month later there were still major events happening such as the  typhoon which did so much damage as it swept away bridges and foundations of buildings. Additionally it drowned many people and investigators and anyone near the water. I wonder how such a big thing could happen so much later and how powerful the effects of the bomb would have had to have been. I wonder how much fear there was even after the bomb of all the disasters that could happen next.

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A scene that stood out to me is when a group of teenagers were about to die and started singing the national anthem. This was a symbol of the pride that they had for their country even after they lost the war. The quote, “They could not move a bit under such a heavy fence and then smoke entered into even a crack and choked their breath" came before this which I found shocking as they were struggling to survive yet still devoted to this country. This year, we have learned about the national pride the people of China had, but only because they were scared of being killed. This moment changed my mind about the main idea of patriotism as in my opinion, it is not that important. However, their devotion to their country gave them a moment of peace in a time of such struggle.

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From the meeting today, I learned that so much can happen, even after an atomic bomb is dropped. I thought that when it was dropped, everything blew up, some people died, some were injured, and that was it. What I didn't know was that there can be rain, floods, fires, radiation, etc. While I was reading, I was surprised at how many people only thought about themselves and helped themselves, while some risked their lives to save others under the rubble and from fires and floods. Especially Tanimoto, Kleinsorge, and Fujii who did everything they could to help as many people they could. They showed true companionship and loyalty to people they don't even know.

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I learned that the bomb that dropped was actually an atomic bomb and they were getting all the symptoms of the bomb but still didn't know what it was. I also noticed that all the characters have such different personalities so some are selfless and some are completely selfish. I wonder why as people got closer to the bomb it was getting hotter and I still am unsure why the bomb was called a silent one. Does that have to do with it being an atomic bomb?

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I was shocked after reading that months after the bomb was dropped people were getting very sick. For example, Father Kleinsorge lost over 2,000 white blood cells and reached over a 103 fever. After he went to the doctor his white blood cell count rose up to 8,000. This made me wonder if the medicine the doctors were using were effective, or just given out to make it seem as if they knew what illnesses they were dealing with.

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I found it very upsetting that many of the people who had radiation poisoning just had to deal with it. Many of these people didn't have the money to go to a doctor so they just had to suffer, and some of them died. Luckily, Myeko and Mrs. Nakamura improved from resting, but I can't imagine having to deal with radiation poison with out any help.

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I was surprised about the how there was shadows of people from the extremely bright light from the bomb. I searched online pictures of bomb shadows from hiroshima and I saw people on a ladder, people sweeping the streets, someone jump roping , they saw one person on a bridge whipping their horse, (page 73) .  How is this even possible? I know that light can create a shadow, but then paste it onto a surface? Does the atomic radiation and the light combine to make like a dust or gas that went onto the surface?

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I thought about the kids that had been in Hiroshima and everything that they saw. They saw more horrible things in one day then most people see in one lifetime. I wonder how they handled that all their life and how they are handling it today. Do they constantly think about it, everything that they've been through? Or do they just do their best to block out all the horrible things that they've seen?

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I was shocked when I read that Reverend Tanimoto was helping people out of the river and their skin was coming off of their hands "like gloves." It made me wonder what the bomb did to them physically that made this happen to their bodies. Is this what happens as a result of radiation poisoning or something else?