"Imagine a ruin so strange it must never have happened." Well to imagine a ruin so strange means that it must look extremely different than any other places and to have something look extremely different then something drastic must have taken place there. I myself have not encountered anything in my life that is so strange it must have never happened but I have heard about things like this in school.
In school we learned about atoms and also had a mini lesson on atomic bombs. In class we learned about how they can destroy so much and how deadly they are. The picture above is of the aftermath of an atomic bomb. In this picture you can see how everything that used to be there is wiped out. I think this used to be a either a city or the suburbs but now it is just a pile of rubble and will take years to build back up again. In an atomic bomb there is so much heat that it burns everything it touches to nothing and then also to make matters worse the chemicals associated with it also give people cancer after being exposed to it.
When I was younger I would always ask my dad if Hawaii would be safe if a bomb was dropped in California. I can still remember how paranoid I used to be about bombs and the destruction they could cause. I used to day dream about ways to escape the bomb and its chemicals. I had crazy ideas like making a big concrete block and sitting in there for years until it was safe to come outside. Man was I a crazy little kid. I am just very blessed that our nation doesn’t have to worry about being attacked by something as deadly as that so we don’t have a, “ruin so strange it must never have happened.”
6 comments:
Why do you say at the end, "our nation doesn't have to worry about being attacked by something as deadly as that..."? How are we protected completely?
I'm wondering the same thing as James. Is America complete safe? Many would argue that with the emergence of N. Korea and Iran as nuclear powers, that the threat of an attack is more imminent.
Like how James and Kam said, so you feel safe? I mean if a war did break up I think I'd be scared where we are is a prime spot to attack.
“I had crazy ideas like making a big concrete block and sitting in there for years until it was safe to come outside.”
Brosiff if you were in a concrete box wouldn’t you die of starvation or of thurst?
I like that you admit you have never experienced something like this in your life and then talk about your personal experience of learning about bombs in school because it is a great specific example. The story from being a kid is also personal.
How could you integrate the quote more so it doesn't seem like it just dropped out of the sky and into your paper?
You said when you were younger you use to think of ways to protect yourself from an attack like that. Do you still wonder today what kind of ways you can help and protect yourself from such an attack?
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