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mre · Senior Member

Assignment #19: Atom Bomb Mock Trial

Jessica! · Veteran Member

Hmmmm I think I want to be a witness =]

Walter · Veteran Member

i think i would like to be a defense attorney

Zachary W. · Veteran Member

I'd be a better defense attorney than Walter

piracine · Veteran Member

Witness; Civilian

-- Edited by piracine at 12:51, 2009-02-11

Tyler W. · Veteran Member

prosecuter

G. Larsen · Veteran Member

I'll be a witness, whichever side needs one.

R. Krupa · Veteran Member

Gen. George C Marshall Jr.--I Call him

-- Edited by R. Krupa at 13:39, 2009-02-11

mre · Senior Member

Again, some of the people you may want to consider are:

President Harry Truman (on trial, being prosecuted)
President Franklin Roosevelt (testimony from the past)

Sec of War Henry Stimson

Scientist, J. Robert Oppenheimer

General Douglas MacArthur
Scientist, Leo Szilard
Scientist, Albert Einstein
Chief of Staff, General George Marshall
Japanese Foreign Minister, Shigenori Togo
Japanese Emperor Hirohito
General Lesley Groves, in charge of Manhatten Project
Pilots on the Enola Gay, dropping the bomb
Civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki who were survivors http://www.inicom.com/hibakusha/,

Walter · Veteran Member

I call General Douglas McArthur

is it possible to use people not on the list such as General George S. Patton??

-- Edited by Walter at 14:03, 2009-02-11

Zachary W. · Veteran Member

Sec of War Henry Stimson

Jessica! · Veteran Member

I call being the Emperor of Japan!

Tyler W. · Veteran Member

Scientist, J. Robert Oppenheimer

joel the not so brave · Veteran Member

I'll be a witness, no preference really

James · Senior Member

What roles(witness, etc) are still open?

mfloyd24 · Veteran Member

nobody seems to want to be part of the jury, so i guess i'll do that!

piracine · Veteran Member

I call Hiroko Fukada, survivor/ civilian
Does the prosecutor or the defense want a survivor??

-- Edited by piracine at 14:07, 2009-02-13

joel the not so brave · Veteran Member

I shall be Akihiro Takahashi. Witness.

G. Larsen · Veteran Member

I'll be President Truman.

Pam, I think the prosecutor would want the survivors, since they could add their personal accounts of the horrors they faced to make it seem like I made an awful decision.

piracine · Veteran Member

okay, thanks Greg

James · Senior Member

I need to know which side I'm going to be a witness for.

Zachary W. · Veteran Member

James wrote:

I need to know which side I'm going to be a witness for.

The defense could use a witness, a soldier in the Pacific Theatre or something of that sort.

James · Senior Member

Zachary W. wrote:

James wrote:

I need to know which side I'm going to be a witness for.

The defense could use a witness, a soldier in the Pacific Theatre or something of that sort.

Ok, that's what I'll do. I'll figure out exactly who at a later date when I'm less lazy.

piracine · Veteran Member

So who really looked at the rubric. Because this is just the witness piece to get an A

Witnesses who want an A as a grade will prepare everything for two different characters. They will also act out both of these during the trial. Witnesses conduct research on their characters, including full details about themselves and their situation. They have an excellent understanding of the events, people and issues of the war.
Witnesses also do a great job of acting out their specific roles while being questioned and cross examined by the lawyers. They also appear in the dress of their roles. Witnesses submit their affidavits to the judge containing all their information, their positions on the issues (explained fully) and their trial interviews (transcripts) with their lawyers. Witnesses also submit their research on their role in a three page typed report.

G. Larsen · Veteran Member

Pam, I read it. I probably should have brought it up like you did to make sure everyone knew, sorry all. I don't have it in me to adequately research and fill two roles, but if anyone does, power to them.

piracine · Veteran Member

Thats okay Greg. I know I don;t have the power to do two roles or act so I think I'm switching to jury.
Though it seems like i'm just running from the work. Lol, lazy me.

James · Senior Member

Anyone know where I can find a soldier who fought in the Pacific theater?

James · Senior Member

I'm Going to be General Leslie Groves for one of my characters.

My second character will be Paul Tibbits, pilot of the Enola Gay.

-- Edited by James at 22:15, 2009-02-20

Zachary W. · Veteran Member

James wrote:

I'm Going to be General Leslie Groves for one of my characters.

My second character will be Paul Tibbits, pilot of the Enola Gay.

-- Edited by James at 22:15, 2009-02-20

James, the defense would greatly appreciate it if instead of being Paul Tibbits, you were Glenn Frazier, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and 3 years as a POW. Frazier is one of the people interviewed in The War. http://www.pbs.org/thewar/detail_5171.htm

James · Senior Member

Two Things:
One. If you had gotten to me earlier Zack, I would've done Glenn Frazier, however, as things stand I don't have the drive to re do the research and work I already put into Tibbets. Sorry.
Two. What goes in the affadavit? I have no clue how to go about writing/making it.

James · Senior Member

Ok, I figured out affadavits, but I need to know what the defense's case is exactly to make mine.

joel the not so brave · Veteran Member

Would Julius Robert Oppenheimer be a good prosecution witness?

mre · Senior Member

joel the not so brave wrote:

Would Julius Robert Oppenheimer be a good prosecution witness?

Yes and no. Oppenhemer was directly involved in the Interim Committee which sanctioned military contro of the bomb. He did not have problems with the bomb being dropped on Hiroshima. He just wanted to make sure it would work. It was only after the war,by 1949 and 1950 that he opposed the building of the hydrogen bomb. See this: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/fulltext.php?fulltextid=7

joel the not so brave · Veteran Member

mre wrote:

joel the not so brave wrote:

Would Julius Robert Oppenheimer be a good prosecution witness?

Yes and no. Oppenhemer was directly involved in the Interim Committee which sanctioned military contro of the bomb. He did not have problems with the bomb being dropped on Hiroshima. He just wanted to make sure it would work. It was only after the war,by 1949 and 1950 that he opposed the building of the hydrogen bomb. See this: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/fulltext.php?fulltextid=7

Oh, okay. Thanks.

Walter · Veteran Member

i am also taking on the role of Alf R. Larson who is a survivor of the Bataan March.

http://www.bataansurvivor.com/index.php

-- Edited by Walter at 20:26, 2009-02-23

joel the not so brave · Veteran Member

By the way, I decided to do James Franck for the prosecution witness stand.