Terrorism can be described as any act of violence intended to cause death or serious bodily harm in order to intimidate the population or to compel a government and international agencies from doing something. To the United States‚ the most horrific terrorist attack to happen occurred on September 11th 2001 when terrorists hijacked four planes and crashed them into the twin towers and the pentagon. It not only resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians‚ but it would change American
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The attacks of September 11th‚ 2001 were one of the most devastating events that happened in U.S history. An Islamic terrorist organization‚ Al Qaeda‚ headed by a expelled Saudi nationalist Osama bin Laden‚ directed four airplanes to deliberately crash into New York City’s World Trade Center ‚the Pentagon outside Washington‚ DC ‚ and in rural Pennsylvania causing the death of over three thousand innocent civilians and injuring over six thousand. Osama Bin Laden stated that the attack was in response
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Paper 1 September 11‚ 2001 was one of the most tragic days in U.S. history. The attacks on the World Trade Center were absolutely hanis to say the least. The attacks took many people by surprise‚ including myself. That day made a tremendous impact on our country that still exist today and will probably last a very long time. Terrorism has been around for a many years; however‚ the terrorist attacks of 9-11 changed the United States forever. The terrorists’ attacks of 9-11 did not have much of
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millions. On September 11‚ 2001‚ 4 hijacked planes crashed. 2 planes bursted through the twin towers‚ causing them to fall after some time. At first‚ people believed that it was a accident. After the second plane hit the south tower‚ they knew something was going on. The third plane crashed into the pentagon‚ and the fourth was aiming for the capitol
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On September 11‚ 2001‚ Americans woke up literally and figuratively to the realities of terrorism. To many‚ a terrorist attack was something that they only saw on the evening news. Never did anyone think of the deep impact that it would cause. Since the 9/11 attacks‚ things have changed. Prior to 9/11 did you even know that a Homeland Security Advisory System existed and that they were color coded?! Would you ever believe that strip searches would be a possibility when you boarded a flight to
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Terror Attacks Of September 11th “What separates us from the animals‚ what separates us from the chaos‚ is our ability to mourn people we’ve never met.” - David Levithan. Just under fourteen years ago we were attacked on our own soil for the first time since December 7‚ 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Although I wasn’t old enough to remember this day I feel like I was one of the millions of Americans to witness the terror attacks on September 11‚ 2001. September 11th was a horrific
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On September 11‚ 2001 there was a terrible attack in United States in New York City and the Washington‚ D. C.‚ which was launched by the Islamic terrorist group called al- Qaeda. On that Tuesday morning al-Qaeda hijacked four planes which were crashed into the World Trade Center North Tower‚ South Tower and the pentagon. The first attack was taken place at 8:46 am in World Trade Center North Tower by American Airlines Flight 11 and the second attack was taken place at 9:03 am in South tower by
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Pennsylvania‚ another hit the Pentagon right outside of Washington DC. While the other two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. This was a day that would go down in American history as one of the worst terrorist attacks to happen on American soil. This attack will be the one that will always be remembered and never forgotten. The Islamic terrorists were from Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations‚ under Osama Bin Laden’s control. “These terrorists were retaliating
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“Modern terrorism involves the heartless killing of children throwing stones at tanks‚ deaths of pregnant women at security roadblocks‚ suicide bombings carried out in buses and discotheques‚ the terrorizing of luminous cities at night with bombing sorties‚ and the incineration of worshippers at mosques.” . Since the attacks on the twin towers on September 11‚ many people fear Islamic terrorism‚ but Islamic terrorist organizations did not just begin with the 9/11 attacks. Different terrorist organizations
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The events surrounding the September 11 attacks on the United States of America have often been shrouded in a cloud of controversy and mystery‚ with no one individual seemingly able to apprehend the “true” details of the terror attack. Many proposed theories have been brought forth‚ the most widely accepted being that of co-ordinated attacks by terrorist organisation “Al-Qaeda”. “9/11”‚ as the event is commonly known‚ is simply one of many global terrorism attacks that have seemingly consumed the contemporary
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