3:26 pm News one 2. Air Defense Was Told To “Stand Down” In the event that a airplane were to be hijacked‚ the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)‚ is prepared to send out fighter jets which can debilitate or shoot down an airplane. On 9/11/01‚ NORAD generals said they learned of the hijackings in time to scramble fighter jets. Some skeptics believe NORAD commanded defense systems to “Stand-down”‚ because of their lack of presence during the attacks. 3. Planes Didn’t Make Twin Towers
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The attacks of 9/11 on America’s twin towers did not only affect the United states but shook the core of the world. Countries all over the world were affected directly and indirectly and people still remembered it as the terrible criminal act. Aguayo (2009) states that “in this post September 11 (9/11) climate of the “War on Terror”‚ Hollywood political-thriller films carry a new cultural currency” (p.1). It left an indelible impression in the hearts and minds of the millions of people inhabiting the
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E.Torres Critical Thinking Perspectives of 9/11 There is a lot of speculation on who was truly behind what happened on September 11‚ 2001. On this date one of America’s greatest tragedies occurred. About three thousand people were killed‚ with a total of six thousand injured. Four planes were hijacked; two of them struck the Twin towers in New York city‚ one stuck the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia just outside Washington D.C.‚ and a fourth one crashed in Pennsylvania‚ the intended destination
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events that shaped the U.S.. I believe that one of the most significant events in U.S. History is 9/11‚ which largely influenced our society because it caused us to go to war with Afghanistan for 11 years‚ huge economy impacts‚ and the U.S. no longer feels invulnerable because of it. I have reason to think the biggest impact of 9/11 was that it caused the U.S. to go to war with Afghanistan for 11 years and the war is still going on. Because of this we have lost over 6‚000 soldiers and still counting
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STYLE-9/11 CITED PAGES * Ray Griffin‚ D. (2006‚ 5). The 9/11 Truth Movement - 911truth.org. 9/11: The Myth and the Reality - 911truth.org. Retrieved March 1‚ 2013‚ from http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20060405112622982 * Stanley‚ S. (2001‚ ). TruthOrFiction.com-Is that forwarded email Truth or Fiction? Research into stories‚ scams‚ hoaxes‚ myths‚ and urban legends on the Internet. Search Results. Retrieved March 1‚ 2013‚ from http://www.truthorfiction.com/google-result.htm?q=9%2F11
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day of September 11‚ 2001 the World Trade center was attacked by the Al Qaeda terror network. They hijacked our own commercial air-liners and flew straight into the towers. It was not till May 1st of 2011 that we finally brought the head of the attack to justice. It was TEN whole years later for us to locate him and bring him down. He slaughtered 2‚792 people just in New York City. Americans from all over the country gave over 2.2 billion dollars to help charities set up for 9/11. The country still
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Reaction Paper 1: 9-11 Errors Abstract September 11‚ 2001 was a very historic day. Not only did it affect the United States of America it affected everyone around the world. I want to discuss some of the things that helped the terrorist complete their attacks. In my opinion‚ no one specifically is to blame for the attacks‚ but there were certain elements that contributed to the event. 9-11 Errors It has been well known that the U.S. Government likes
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Arias American History Mr. Perri June 14th‚ 2013 9/11: Conspiracy September 11‚2001 is a date that all Americans and people all around the world will remember for the rest of their lives. No one could have ever thought something so tragic and twisted could happen to a country like the United States of America. Many think that the events that occurred on this day were acts of terrorism‚ while others think that it was a big conspiracy. After this event took place‚ terrorism became the primary
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President Bush took responsibility for 9/11‚ even though he didn’t have anything to really do to cause it. He took responsibility and he came to the conclusion that we must go to war. They didn’t only attack our home soil‚ but killed thousands of innocent people. They were defenseless and unaware of what was happening. Either until after the plane(s) hit the towers or just before (when you saw the plane‚ planes‚ about to hit the towers)
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discriminated against in the workplace. Generations of women have sacrificed for woman today to have the opportunity to be able to have a voice on what they want to do in life. In the workforce‚ women make up 47% of the United States workforce (“Women’s Bureau (WB) - Quick Facts on Women in the Labor Force in 2010"). This is almost half but yet they are paid less than men. Men are often bound to receive a promotion‚ transfer‚ and compensation before women. The broader problems of obvious discrimination against
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