September 11‚ 2001 was the most tragic event ever to happen in history. Killing thousands of people as well as destroying the World Trade Center‚ this event will forever be remembered. As I was watching the National Geographic Channel they played a documentary called Inside 9/11. The documentary reminded me of the event and caused remembrances of that terrible day like it was yesterday. The visual effect and historical background causes one to remember the importance of history; as well as the
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September 11‚ 2001 Lexcia Negron 7995 History Pearblossom Private School February 17‚ 2014 Abstract The 9/11 terrorist attack in the United States has become one of the most known disasters in history. Because of the horrible tragedies that happened on September 11‚ 2001‚ America has had some effects from it. From getting stopped more than usual in the airport‚ to having an Immigration system and also having an Act that allows the government to intrude in people’s lives. Security protocols
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September 11th‚ 2001. My mom lets me sit in her designated chair at the dining table. I am excited with this newfound power. She talks but I do not understand what she is saying. She tells me things might change and to go wash my hands before dinner. I exit‚ but listen in on her conversation with my dad‚ a sneaky practice I do all the time. Dad: You think you won’t get much work now? Mom: (in a firm‚ tone) Ned‚ it destroyed the industry. In March‚ my mom was laid off from her position as an office
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The 9/11 incident is an event involving four plane crashes in a single day and the targets were the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. It was a very tragic event and it affected the thoughts of people‚ especially who were close relatives and acquaintances that were killed in the incident. It immediately changed the history of the United States. Since the first plane crash on the World Trade Center (WTC)‚ it was already known that America was under attack. This was believed to be the
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Of Your Own Choosing Represent History & Memory In Unique & Evocative Ways History consists of what is known‚ remembered and recorded about the past in as objective a way as possible. Memory can be a fragmented yet still valid perspective on the past which enables History to fill in the gaps. The concepts of History & Memory are featured in the texts‚ ’The Queen’‚ a film directed by Stephen Frears‚ ’Kurt Cobain’s Suicide Letter’ and the documentary ’Fahrenheit 9/11’ by Michael Moore in a unique and
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An Act of Weakness The date of September 11‚ 2001‚ is one of the most traumatic events in United States history. In New York City‚ 19 extremists of the Islamic al-Qaeda group committed an act of terrorism that we can never recover from. They flew planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center‚ one into the Pentagon‚ and one crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. These actions have cost a countless number of lives‚ 2‚996 lives to be exact. The profoundly weak terrorists only had one intention
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Sarah Lily Tulloch December 3‚ 2014 The National September 11 Memorial and Museum Reflection The National September 11 Memorial and Museum located on Greenwich Street‚ lower Manhattan‚ displays and remembers the many lives lost as well as the events on September 11‚ 2001. This field based learning trip to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum was especially interesting since this historic event happened during my existence. On September 11‚ 2001‚ I was five years and in St. Andrew‚ Jamaica‚ therefore far
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An American Tragedy Twelve years ago‚ on September 11th‚ one of this most tragic events in American history took place. For most‚ they remember it as if it was yesterday. And for the rest of us‚ we were too young to understand or remember exactly took place on this horrifying day. The first person I interviewed was someone not much older than me. Although Tanner was so young when the attacks took place‚ he still understands exactly what events took place on that day‚ “I was only in the first
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the commemoration brought back painful memories. While for many of the families the area surrounding the WTC site remain a place of solitude‚ the recent changes to the area had some at unease and others not. In March‚ the World Trade Center transit hub opened to the public‚ in August a a shopping complex was
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witness the terror attacks on September 11‚ 2001. September 11th was a horrific event in United States history and has left a permanent mark on our country to this day. On September 11‚ 2001‚ at 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning‚ an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20‚000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into
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