1. Hiroshima
By John Hersey

2. The first atomic bomb used in war was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, The A Bomb Dome, the former Trade Promotion Hall, is one of the few buildings near the epicenter of the blast still standing from that time. (Contemporary pictures by Mike Coles.)

3. In 1945, Hiroshima was a Japanese army base and an important port with a population of about 350,000. The atomic bomb, which generated a powerful blast wind, destroyed buildings within a 1.5-mile radius.

4. About a third of Hiroshima's population was killed within a week of the bombing. Many more have since died through radiation sickness.

5. Between 2,000 and 6,500 children are believed to have been orphaned by the atomic bomb, although the exact number may never be known.

6. US military planners argued that the atomic bomb, carried over Hiroshima by the plane the Enola Gay, was the best way to end the war.

7. This burden lies with Hiroshima's elderly
This burden lies with Hiroshima's elderly. More than 85,000 of modern Hiroshima's inhabitants are survivors of the bomb.

8. As Hiroshima, a busy modern city, changes and develops, the challenge is to keep the memories of the atomic bombing alive.

9. The Peace Memorial Park near the A Bomb Dome has a number of different monuments and statues. In front is the Memorial Cenotaph with its Flame of Peace, which will burn for as long as there are nuclear weapons.

10. Now, Hiroshima is an important industrial city with a population of 1
Now, Hiroshima is an important industrial city with a population of 1.1 million.

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVofmV37dcc (all about the book… 2:20)
(The dropping of Little Boy, 24 hours after Hiroshima – 39)

12. RUDIMENTARY MUTATIONS ATROPHIES ABERRATIONS
Vocabulary (Chapter 5) Directions: For each word below, please write a definition, create and construct a picture that demonstrates your understanding.
RUDIMENTARY MUTATIONS ATROPHIES ABERRATIONS