Shouldn't I know the peom before answering?
Just asking;)
I'll take a stab at this:
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service launched a surprise attack on the United States, Pearl Harbor, on December 7th, 1941. As of up until that moment, the United States had refused to get involved in the affairs that were already going on with Japan and China any further, but the Japanese launched an attack on pearl harbor in hopes of keeping the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with their military plans and actions against the United Kingdoms, the Netherlands, and the U.S.A.
The attack was a success, as all eight of the US Navy ships were damaged, and four even sunk. The attack came as a complete shock to the U.S.A., though once that ended, the president quickly decided it was time to go to war. "<span>The Japanese also sank or damaged three </span>cruisers<span>, three </span>destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship,[nb 5]<span> and one </span>minelayer<span>. One hundred eighty-eight U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded."</span>
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While some people play basketball professionally, millions play basketball for fun.
I think they want you to write your own weather report. Here is one example :
In the first half of the week there will be lots of precipitation as a result of multiple upper-level disturbances and a moist front coming in from the Gulf of Mexico so we will be expecting rain and thunderstorm from eastern Texas into the Southeast
1 to 3 inches of rainfall are expected to fall in areas of Northern Louisiana to parts of Tennessee, Kentucky and the Ohio through Wednesday.
Through Tuesday, Two low-pressure systems will bring a chance of rain and snow in parts of the West. These two systems will also be colder. Snow will probably fall at lower elevations.
By midweek, an upper-level ridge of high pressure is building into the West, causing dry conditions to much of California into next week
The sentence that reflects the theme of magic in this excerpt is: "The withered tree at once burst into full bloom".
