tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53655712719898994972024-03-20T02:48:14.822-07:00The Nuclear Effect on American SocietyRachel Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302268706073016793noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365571271989899497.post-87662630480683555972012-12-01T18:45:00.000-08:002012-12-01T18:45:02.207-08:00"Dr.Seuss Goes to War"
After reading Dr. Seuss’ “The Butter Battle Book” I had a lot of questions;Seuss’ stance on war, the intention of the book, etc. While researching Dr. Seuss’ background I concluded that the book’s message was intended to extend further than just an educational children’s book about war; there was a deeper message behind “The Butter Battle Book”. Initially upon reading the book I realized it differed from other educational material we had seen in class that intended to teach children about nuclear war; i.e. “Duck and Cover”. Dr. Seuss’ book extended beyond purely educational material, he had a creative way of discreetly inserting his opinion of nuclear war into the book. I initially interpreted the book as a quasi-mockery of the triviality of nuclear war. The way he made a book chronicling the issues of the Cold War as a battle over which side of the bread should be buttered, the competitive battle over who can create the more, silly-named, destructive weapon, and the resulting, almost comedic, uncertain ending of “Who’s going to drop it? Will you…? Or Will he…?” that came about after the whole ordeal. After researching further into Dr. Seuss’ stance on war, my perspective of the book was somewhat altered. Now, it is apparent to me that if anything, the book wasn’t intended as a mockery of the Cold War itself, but rather of the cowardice and idleness of Americans against these foreign terrorists.
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It appears that Dr. Seuss was the author of a string of political cartoons calling for action against foreign threats to the U.S.; such as, the Nazis and the Japanese. He also illustrated a number of cartoons reprimanding the American “gutless” man. I’ve included some of these illustrations below:
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So, as I had suspected, “The Butter Battle Book” could definitely be interpreted to speak to a further cause than just for the education of children about nuclear war. And the message the book is portraying is something along the lines of “get up, and fight!”. In consideration of some of Dr. Seuss' books and political cartoons, he did indeed, "go to war". Rachel Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302268706073016793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365571271989899497.post-5093624895720185262012-11-20T12:19:00.002-08:002012-11-20T12:19:43.792-08:00'Thirteen Days' Reconsidered
‘Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis’ is an intimate look into the decision making process that President Kennedy was faced with during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The book is written by Robert Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy’s brother and U.S. Attorney General from 1961-1964, so it offers an in depth look into private conversations and thoughts JFK shared as well as information he obtained as U.S. Attorney General during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Overall, the book shines a positive light on JFK’s administration and handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, although it does offer the sentiment that peace during the crisis was not easily attained. It is commonly understood that during the ‘Thirteen Days’ dubbed as the Cuban Missile Crisis the U.S. came to the brink of war with the Soviets. This October, 2012, was the 50 year anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Many journalists used this as a time to reflect on the decisions made during the crisis. One article I came across on the <a href="http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2012_10/Reconsidering-the-Perilous-Cuban-Missile-Crisis-50-Years-Later">Arms Control Association</a> website raises the question of whether the Cuban Missile “Crisis” was in fact even a legitimate crisis to begin with, and in further consideration, was any action even necessary?
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First, Bernstein, the author of the article <a href="http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2012_10/Reconsidering-the-Perilous-Cuban-Missile-Crisis-50-Years-Later">“Reconsidering the Perilous Cuban Missile Crisis 50 Years Later”</a>, makes the point that McNamara, President Kennedy, and National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy all acknowledged the missiles as a political threat, not a military one. Next, he points out that had it been a military threat, the U.S. outnumbered the Soviet Union with nuclear missiles 4-to-1. With the immense amount of nuclear capability of the U.S. over the Soviets, they weren’t even to be considered a military threat. Especially since Krushchev made that emotional plea to JFK about the danger of a nuclear arms race—right? “The United States should not be concerned about missiles in Cuba; they would never be used to attack the United States and were there for defensive purposes only. We want…not to destroy your country…but, to compete peacefully, not by military means” (Kennedy, 67).
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This brings me to the next criticism that Bernstein presents in his article, the criticism of the Kennedy administration for neglecting to attempt a secret diplomacy with the Soviets. This criticism bothers me the most of all because it seems to me that neutral communication was attempted throughout the entire crisis and it most always resulted in lies from the Soviets until they were to the point of being threatened into telling the truth. Ultimately, the Soviets, through display of their own behavior, were not to be trusted. The Soviet Union tried to deny that any missiles existed in Cuba at all until the U.S. presented photographic evidence. It is rather pointless to make an attempt at a secret diplomacy with a nation whom has already proved to be elusive when it comes to any truths of which are backed by concrete evidence, much less the truths of their intentions.
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Overall, I think the principal of the mission was fulfilled—keeping the peace not only in the United States but in all nations involved. In Kennedy’s speech at <a href="http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Ready-Reference/JFK-Speeches/Commencement-Address-at-American-University-June-10-1963.aspx">American University in June 1963</a> he proclaimed his intentions during the Cuban Missile Crisis, “I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, and the kind that enables men and nations to grow, and to hope, and build a better life for their children—not merely peace for Americans, but peace for all men and women”. So, you can look back and criticize the President’s methods of handling the Cuban Missile Crisis, and I invite that—a difference of opinions is monumental to true understanding, as Kennedy would agree, but I believe that overall the Cuban Missile Crisis was truly one of the President’s ‘finest hours’ as I’m sure many would accept as being our historical truth.
Rachel Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302268706073016793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365571271989899497.post-62878700444473265432012-11-11T19:11:00.000-08:002012-11-11T19:11:59.368-08:00The Orange Fog of War<br>
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The above quote is from the film “Fog of War” which we viewed in class. The above pictures are the effects of a toxic chemical used in Vietnam called Agent Orange. ‘Be Prepared to Reexamine Your Reasoning’ is right…
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Agent Orange was a toxic chemical used in Vietnam by the U.S. to remove leaves from the trees in order to eliminate foliage for the Viet Cong to hide amongst. The chemical was sprayed aerially all over South Vietnam. Just as the chemical itself trickled down through the trees, so did the negative side effects onto those who came into contact with it. The Vietnamese were not the only ones affected by the chemical—any U.S. Veterans who came into contact with the chemical chanced being affected as well. As we now know, the effects of the chemical did not stop at just affecting those who came into direct contact with it, but it would also affect the unborn children of those afflicted with the chemical poisoning.
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In pursuing my interest to fully understand the dangers of this toxic war mechanism I came across an article in the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/agent-oranges-health-effects-continued-long-after-the-vietnam-wars-end/2012/08/09/484d03cc-e243-11e1-ae7f-d2a13e249eb2_blog.html">Washington Post</a> from this past summer (2012) discussing the continued discovery of negative health effects caused by the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War. To this present time, victims of Agent Orange are still being revealed. The irresponsible use of a weapon of war has continued to breed negative effects on people generations removed from the Vietnam War. Agent Orange’s effects are continuing to be displayed not only on the people of Vietnam, but also on American citizens. The affects of the chemical are atrocious to begin with and the fact that there are people still being affected generations later makes the decision to use Agent Orange highly regrettable. Although I’m sure I didn’t have to bring that reality to attention—the pictures speak for themselves.
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The Vietnamese are still affected worse than Americans because it wasn’t until five years ago that they sealed off some areas where high concentrations of Agent Orange were still found in the soil and water. Until these areas were sealed off the Vietnamese were still living, eating, drinking, and breathing in areas highly contaminated with the toxic chemical. According to the <a href="http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/agent_orange.htm">Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a>, as many as five million Vietnamese citizens have been affected by Agent Orange. Although, we cannot be certain of the exact number because Agent Orange can cause birth defects to children born of those exposed for generations to come. The year 2007 was the first direct involvement of the U.S. to help eliminate Agent Orange from areas in Vietnam, but hopefully while “reexamining our reasoning” more assistance may be provided.
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In March of 1963 a one of a kind fallout shelter was
constructed in the Roosevelt neighborhood in Seattle. The shelter was the first
and only constructed on public property, built underneath Interstate 5. The
fallout shelter was actually constructed as part of the highway, using the 4 ½ feet
of backfill and 429 tons of sand piled on top of the thick concrete and steel
structure not only to protect against the effects of radiation, but also to
support the public roadway. Since this particular fallout shelter is an
apparatus of public construction and use, it was a $67,000 project funded solely
by the federal government—no wonder conservatives were not for the construction
of fallout shelters, if for no other reasons considered, by the extent of the
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shelter was constructed as a “prototype community” fallout shelter that could
protect and sustain up to 200 people for 2 weeks in the event of a nuclear
attack. Nowadays, as you come upon the entrance of the shelter, once known as the "door to survival", all you'll find is graffiti and overgrown brush. As fear of nuclear attack diminished, so did the importance of this, once admired, one of a kind shelter. </div>
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<span class="noformat">Becker, Paula. "State of Washington breaks ground
for a fallout shelter under the Seattle Freeway (Interstate 5) in
Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood on May 15, 1962." HistoryLink.org- the
Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History. Last modified
August 9, 2010. Accessed October 12, 2012.
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=3705.</span><br />
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<span class="noformat"><span class="noformat"><span class="noformat">"A Cold War-era fallout shelter exists under I-5
in Seattle - KCPQ." Q13FOX.com - KCPQ. Last modified June 26, 2011.
Accessed October 12, 2012.
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-cold-warera-fallout-shelter-exists-under-i5-in-seattle-20110626,0,3734081.story.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span class="noformat"><span class="noformat"><span class="noformat"><span class="noformat">"A peek inside the Green Lake fallout shelter –
My Green Lake | Seattle's Green Lake Blog." My Green Lake | Seattle's
Green Lake Blog. Last modified May 12, 2010. Accessed October 12, 2012.
http://www.mygreenlake.com/2010/05/inside-the-green-lake-fallout-shelter/.</span></span> </span> </span></div>
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Rachel Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302268706073016793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365571271989899497.post-46705873081069055932012-10-07T14:36:00.002-07:002012-10-07T14:38:44.510-07:00The 'Silent Generation'<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The sexual revolution is most often associated with
the free-loving era of the 1960s, but according to historical findings
the sexual revolution actually began as early as the 1940s and 50s. U.S. Census
Bureau statistics provide evidence showing that the frequency of premarital
pregnancies and single motherhood was on a rapid incline between the 1940s and
1960s; increasing from 7.1 to 21.6 newborns to every 1,000 unwed women during
that time. This generation of people was deemed the ‘silent generation’,
because sexual activity was on a rapid incline, but no one was talking about
it. No one was talking about much of anything substantial taking place in
society, actually. Americans were falling into a moral gray area with regards
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">University of Florida historian, <a href="http://news.ufl.edu/2004/11/29/sexual-revolution/">Alan Petigny</a>, put
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“After
15 years of Depression and war, there was also a desire on the part of
Americans to live in the moment and enjoy life, and they were accordingly less
likely to defer to traditional restraints on their behavior.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The idea of silence and secrecy that had begun with
the construction of the a-bomb during the Manhattan Project developed further
into a State of National Security, which in turn, had an effect on American
Culture to the extent that individuals were displaying the magnitude of moral
changes in their personal lives. With regards to the Manhattan Project and the
State of National Security, in its entirety, the level of silence and secrecy
can be explained by the moral ambiguity of the a-bomb project. This same logic
can be applied to the rapid increase in unwed and single mothers, during the
same time frame. American citizens were falling victim to the corruption of the
country as a whole, resulting in a mass moral digression. American ideals
appeared to be ones of hope, optimism, and unity in the face of atomic warfare
during the 1940s and 50s, but realistically the public was becoming consumed by
ideas of fatalism, silence, secrecy, ambiguity, and moral downfall. The sexual
revolution had begun in the 1940s and 50s during the, properly termed, ‘silent
generation’, but it is more often attributed to the 1960s because this is the
time when the pressure of decades of silence finally erupted into a steadfast,
vocal, and active revolutionary movement. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Rachel Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302268706073016793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365571271989899497.post-35427925954225051612012-09-23T12:41:00.002-07:002012-09-23T12:43:29.371-07:00Atomic Popular Culture in Las Vegas<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After our last class discussion I left intrigued
about the effects of the nuclear age on American popular culture. I was
specifically interested in the propaganda and marketing strategies of the
nuclear age. In class we listened to “Atomic Cocktail” by The Slim Gaillard
Quartette (1946) and “You Hit Me Baby like an Atomic Bomb” by Fay Simmons
(1954). We also discussed the invention of the “atomic cocktail” by bartenders
and the origin of the bikini, coming from the Bikini Isle atomic bomb testing. All
of the previously referenced popular culture pieces that originated from use of
the atomic bomb are positive reflections on the weapon of mass destruction.
Coincidence?—I think not. Through use of American popular culture, the atomic
bomb was glorified using propaganda and marketing strategies in order to
eliminate the widespread fear amongst Americans and encourage pride in the
invention and use of the new weapon—<i>our </i>“original
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One of the places where propaganda and marketing was
most widely used is Las Vegas. In Las Vegas atomic popular culture ran rampant.
Atomic popular culture can be recognized in the creation of the ‘Atomic Hairdo’,
‘Atomic Cocktail’, and ‘Atomic View Motel’. ‘Atomic’ became a positive connotation,
and the marketing industry ran with it. With nuclear testing in New Mexico
visible by Las Vegas residents, the city became a major influence in atomic
popular culture. This was the beginning of the “sacralisation of commercialism”
(<a href="http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zzSo7a-Q5_YC&oi=fnd&pg=PA87&dq=atomic+cocktail+1950s&ots=MnPJ0owSGx&sig=LzbZ2Dw-KYAgT81tauNTEzcdCIA#v=onepage&q&f=false">Brown</a>, 1998). Las Vegas was a “crass, banal, decadent, sinful, mind-numbing”
illusion of reality (<i>id</i>). The golden desert bred an illusion that American
citizens fed into. Atomic popular culture was embraced, even celebrated. Las
Vegas became the “temple town of the American Dream”…”the city that stands on
the edge of the desert, the end of the world” (<i>id</i>). The hype around atomic
popular culture in Las Vegas helped suppress the eminent fear of Americans by
exalting the nuclear age as a time of innovation and celebration. The atomic
age produced the mogul of popular culture propaganda in Las Vegas—the basis of
the city’s prosperity today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Atomic bomb test - mushroom cloud with Fremont Street Casinos in foreground. April 18, 1953 (</span><a href="http://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/databases/index.php?coll=photocoll&recid=157" style="border: none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Las Vegas News Bureau Coll # 0049</a><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">, Photo # 0414)</span></span>
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A girl showing off her "atomic hairdo" with a photo of the atomic blast that inspired it. The mushroom cloud-shaped-do is described in the caption as, "an old fashion and something dangerously new". (<a href="http://conelrad.blogspot.com/2010/09/atomic-hairdos.html">http://conelrad.blogspot.com/2010/09/atomic-hairdos.html</a>)</div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Referenced: <span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; text-indent: -48px;">Brown, S. (1998). </span><i style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; text-indent: -48px;">Marketing apocalypse: Eschatology, escapology and the illusion of the end</i><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px; text-indent: -48px;">. (New ed., pp. 87-101). Routledge. Retrieved from <a href="http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zzSo7a-Q5_YC&oi=fnd&pg=PA87&dq=atomic%20cocktail%201950s&ots=MnPJ0owSG&xsig=LzbZ2Dw-KYAgT81tauNTEzcdCIA">http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zzSo7a-Q5_YC&oi=fnd&pg=PA87&dq=atomic cocktail 1950s&ots=MnPJ0owSG&xsig=LzbZ2Dw-KYAgT81tauNTEzcdCIA</a></span></span></div>
Rachel Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302268706073016793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365571271989899497.post-73230773937134057912012-09-16T12:01:00.003-07:002012-09-16T12:01:43.536-07:00Nationally Secured, Secrecy...?<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The permanent association of National Security with
a high level of secrecy, discussed by Garry Wills in the book <i>Bomb Power, </i>enticed me to take deep consideration
of the effects of executive secrecy on American Democracy. In the United States
we elect officials to represent us through the Democratic Process. It is our
responsibility to choose the candidate who we feel would best represent our
views in their presidency. The process then seems to be lost in the delegation
of responsibility as an American presidential candidate to reveal ones true
intentions and policy to the citizens. This high level of secrecy which has
been accepted as a part of American Culture is what allows this perversion of
politics to exist. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://chuckcurrie.blogs.com/chuck_currie/2010/02/a-review-of-bomb-power-the-modern-presidency-and-the-national-security-state.html">http://chuckcurrie.blogs.com/chuck_currie/2010/02/a-review-of-bomb-power-the-modern-presidency-and-the-national-security-state.html</a>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How can Americans be expected to elect officials to
represent them when we are kept in the dark on the most important issues?
Daniel Patrick Moynihan offers one explanation in his book <i>Secrecy: The American Experience</i>, that “policy is often disabled by
the withholding of information from knowledgeable critics” in order to benefit
the country in the long-term. In reference to Garry Wills book, in Chapter 2 “The
Oppie Machine” is recounted. “The Oppie Machine” offers a perfect example of
Moynihan’s idea of keeping knowledgeable critics in the dark. Teller and
Strauss worked to strip Oppenheimer of his security clearance to discredit him
in order to continue with their plans for the hydrogen bomb because he was in
opposition to the creation of the “intrinsically immoral” weapon. If a
long-term cause is justifiable, I don’t think that it should ever be necessary
to go to great lengths in order to prevent someone in opposition from having
further knowledge of the cause. Secrecy is not what this country was built upon
in the constitution and it is not what it should subsist on in modern society. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Rachel Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302268706073016793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5365571271989899497.post-26546160644353692282012-09-08T13:07:00.002-07:002012-09-08T13:07:52.713-07:00Social Reality of the Nuclear Age <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Upon viewing <i>A
Child is Crying </i>and hearing that infamous line, “you created me!”, I began
to ponder on the U.S. Government’s involvement in trying to recreate children
like the little girl in the film. Lily, the child in the film, is a prodigy in
math and science and due to her exceptional abilities is considered a “national
resource” by the government. In her evaluation it is decided by the congressman
and army official that she should be stripped from her family and kept in the
laboratory to benefit the nation with her exceptional scientific knowledge. She
is essentially robbed of her innocence as a child to act as a resource to U.S.
National Security. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By the end of the film Lily is returned to a “regular”,
child-like state by use of an antidote that leaves her in shambles, crying with
all the men surrounding her forced to view the shattering of her innocence,
which they have produced. In the words of the scientist, “all we can do now is stand
in the dark and gloom and watch a little child cry”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The theme of nuclear warfare robbing U.S. citizens
of their regularity continues on in the next film, <i>Atomic Attack. </i> When a
nuclear attack is staged on New York City, it is apparent that the “regular” is
also disturbed. The eldest child in the house, Barbara, has to assume the role
of a mature adult by caring for their boarding guests and her little sister who’s
been effected by radiation. When one of the doctor’s in the film remarks that
Barbara is just a “kid” and is not equipped to deal with such tumultuous
situations her mother replies, “Kids? Not Barbara. Not the way she’s grown up
this past week”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In both films, it is easy to see the shattering of
children’s innocence is a main theme—an agenda of desensitizing, if you will.
This theme is carried on into reality if you look into the history of the
nuclear age. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">These films both prompted me to think of the change
in the school curriculums when concerning math and science in the nuclear age.
I found a book by <a href="http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=N5owPKLWoR0C&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=educating+math+and+science+in+the+nuclear+age&ots=VT_1OaXRyH&sig=Z274g_kMbyTXsc88ZmsyJrYSKlM#v=onepage&q&f=false">John L. Rudolph</a> which supported my train of thought. The
argument he makes in his book is that the exploitation of education began in
the mid-1950s in order to create a society of scientific elitists. Scientific
knowledge became the “price of survival” in a country which was now empowered
by nuclear weaponry. The life-adjustment curriculum which existed prior to
nuclear warfare was now on a steady decline to give way for a focus on math and
science education. After the events at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and into the Cold
War, ideals such as, social, personal, and vocational needs previously focused
upon in school curriculums were now forgotten and the U.S. Government was
geared towards engineering scientific prodigies such as the child in <i>A Child is Crying </i>in order to fuel this
nuclear nation—scientific expertise was the National Security arsenal. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In short, the science fiction films, <i>A Child is Crying </i>and <i>Atomic Attack</i>, seem not so <i>fictitious</i> when put into the context of the social reality during the nuclear age. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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