Term 2 Lesson 3

Report on World War II:

  World War 2 was a battle that affected most of the world. It lasted from 1939 to 1945. There were 2 teams in this world war, the Allies and the Axis. It was the most deadliest war in human history, resulting in 40 million to over 70 million innocent people to die.
  Although the actual confirmed starting date of the war was on the 1st of September 1939, however before that date, there were already a numerous amount of small wars. Firstly, there was the invasion of Ethiopia. It was a brief colonial war. It started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. Then there was the Spanish Civil War. This war was generally for Germany, Italy and Spain to test drive their weapons. Then there was the Japanese Invasion of China, then the Soviet Union and finally, Mongolia. The event before the war actually started was the European occupation and agreements.
  On 1st September 1939, Germany and Slovakia attacked Poland. On 3rd September 1939 France and Britain, followed by the countries of the Commonwealth declared war on Germany but provided little support to Poland other than a small French Attack. On 17th September 1939, after signing a pact with Japan, the Soviets also invaded Poland. Though Poland was divided by Germany, the Soviet Union, Lithuania and Slovakia, the Poles didn't surrender and established an underground state and continued to fight outside Poland. In a Romanian operation, some 120,000 Polish troops were evacuated to France, along with much of the Polish Air Force and Poland's Enigma Codebreakers. During this time, Japan launched its first attack against Changsha, a strategically important Chinese city, but was repulsed by late September.

  Following the invasion of Poland and a German - Soviet treaty about governing Lithuania, the Soviet Union forced the Baltic Countries to allow it to station Soviet troops in their countries under pacts of "mutual assistance." Finland rejected territorial demands and was invaded by the Soviet Union in November 1939. The resulting conflict ended in March 1940 with Finnish concessions. France and the United Kingdom, treating the Soviet attack on Finland as tantamount to entering the war on the side of the Germans, responded to the Soviet invasion by supporting the USSR's expulsion from the League of Nations.

  Next, the Axis advances, and soon the war becomes global. After awhile of fighting, the Axis advancement stalls. Due to this stall, the Allies managed to gain momentum and win some crucial fights. The Allies manage to close in and soon, the Axis collapses and the Allies win the war.

~~The End~~

Term 2 Week 4 Assignments.

  With the recent chain of events which has happened in Japan, it is right to say that nuclear energy is dangerous, and in my opinion, it should be banned and not used on earth. The effects of a nuclear crisis are unimaginable. Not only would this generation be scarred permanently, future generations will also be affected as their parents have already been affected by radiation. Although the usage of nuclear energy opens up many oppurtunities for the world, the amount of destruction it brings with it is simply way more than the benefits it provides.
  Secondly, building a nuclear power plant is like gambling. You are gambling your life away for that moment of income. Although the chances of a natural disaster striking a country is significantly lower than the chance of losing in a game of poker, the losses you face are much more than gambling, not only may you lose your life, millions of other innocent lives are going down with you.
  Finally, nuclear power may bring a lot of benefits, but in the wrong hands, it is a weapon of unimaginable destruction. Nuclear bombs have already been invented as a weapon. This weapon, in the hands of terrorists, the amount of destruction from it is simply unimaginable. A guy with a gun may be deadly, but a mad man with a bomb is 10 times worse as his presence will be felt in an area.
  With the above points, I feel that nuclear power is simply too dangerous for us humans to handle. The destructive potential cause by it is simply chaotic, and could end our already imperfect world in a matter of seconds. The chance of it going out of control may be low, but all it takes is one accident, one unlucky day, or one crazed maniac to end our entire civilisation as we know it.

Term 2 Lesson 2: War - A personal Response

  "Ahhhhhhh!' Pain filled the soldiers. It was so painful that it was comparable to childbirth, maybe even worse. Soldiers laid on the floor, groaning in pain. The lucky ones could still move around and feel the pain of their wounds. The unlucky ones, however, were already numb from the pain, without the ability to move their aching muscles, they laid on the floor, awaiting death.

  But the soldiers were all still filled with hope, they were just tired. They hoped that the war would end, and hoped that their country would come out victorious. They worried for their country, they worried for their future, but most importantly, they worried for their families. Their worried wifes and hungry children that were not deformed.

  Gunshots could be heard in the distance. Screams of pain and the sounds of grenades blowing people up. War is a terrible thing. It brings disharmony. It disrupts peace and could leave you in pieces. However, it is inevitable. People are selfish, and this brings war. But is it worth it to disrupt the lives of millions of people just for the benefit of one place? 

  Soldiers laid on the floor, tired from the everlasting fight for freedom and dignity, but still willing to give their all. As the burning ball in the sky sets over the flaming orange sky, the soldiers rest their aching muscles and relentless spirits. They know that the war has no intention of ending, but tomorrow will be a better day. 

~  THE END ~