Jacqueline Moore C. Stephen Coleman Jr.‚ Instructor English 299‚ Section A November 16‚ 2010 The Twin Towers Collapse New York was always known for the Twin Towers‚ also called the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center building’s‚ were two building’s in New York City that were almost identical to each other. This is why they were known as the Twin Towers. In New York the World Trade Center brought together different government agencies‚ and gave businesses the opportunity to conduct
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but then‚ upon further inspection‚ it became something more meaningful. The sight before her eyes was of a crowd of people craning to see what was left of the World Trade Centers. That day the speaker feels that something is missing‚ not just the buildings themselves‚ but the atmosphere around the site was absence (158) and loss. She was standing by an older man and his son and she overheard the old man say to his son‚ “’I watched those towers being built. I saw this place when they weren’t there”’
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I remember staring up the side of the building in awe that anything could be so tall. It was like a movie. Growing up in a small town in West Virginia‚ the tallest structures available to gawk at were trees. This was a whole new level. New York City. The city where dreams were made and destroyed. The capital of the world. From that moment on I was hooked. I loved the food‚ I loved the sights‚ I loved the people‚ and I loved the rush I felt as soon as I walked out the door. I was mesmerized by the
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later than her usual morning routine. Inside On 78th floor of World Trade Center‚ DiChiara switched to the second elevator which leaded her 101th floor where her office is located. At 8;46 am‚ when the elevator doors closed‚ Flight 11 plowed into the building. The impact of the plane crash made the elevator bounced up and down like a ball. DiChiara and her co-worker Bell crowched down to small opening space of the elevator door to escape from the fire. When she emerged from the narrow escape‚ she realized
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Ancient city-states and empires both had numerous cultural and economic benefits due to their structure of not only development‚ but also social classes‚ religion‚ and trade accompanied by fiscal responsibilities. These benefits differed between the two formations of civilizations in many ways‚ but complemented by similarities‚ resembled each other in additional ways. With the advancement and development of city-states to empires‚ culture and economics changed drastically. The social classes of
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pages. 2) All the Firefighters who were there during that horrific attack‚ each related back to the local government. Firefighter’s can work for any government. There are federal‚ state and local firefighters. The federal government for example‚ employs firefighters in national parks as do some states in state parks. Also every firefighter risks their lives to help save others.
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Will Jimeno BY: THOMAS WRIGHT 102 MINUTES MEMORIAL PROJECT Who was Will Jimeno Jimeno was a Port Authority police officer who worked in the terminals in New York. Jimeno wanted to be a police officer for his whole life and really loved his country and his job. He had been working for the police department for 9 months when this tragedy happened. Jimeno had a great family and it was just starting as he had a baby on the way What did Jimeno Do Jimeno was a true worker as he did
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The Walker • In the book‚ there is a character who is mentioned by the name "The Walker’. The Walker is based on a real person who did walk between the twin towers whose name is Philippe Petit. • In the story‚ he strangely won’t confess to the death of Corrigan who is one of the main characters in the book. Throughout the book‚ his real name is not mentioned. • He grabs the attention of many people when he started to walk the tightrope Corrigan • Corrigan is one of the main characters in the
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"Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw‚ walang iba kundi ikaw. Salamat sa liwanag mo‚ muling magkakakulay ang pasko. Dahil ikaw Bro‚ ang star ng pasko." this song by Kapamilya Artists was the first song I heard when I entered the gate of World Trade Center. World Trade Center was located at Pasay City. You can see big sound systems outside the center that gave a wonderful sound. So what’s with the World Trade Center? Why did I go there? Those questions will be answered by next lines of this story. I am wearing
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Peter Gi English 93 Heroes Inflation What are heroes? more specifically what is an hero to you? In the article Hero Inflation written by Nicholas Thompson‚ he describes and tells those in America that the word hero today isn’t what it used to be. Traditionally‚ in the past hero was looked up as doing a heroic act‚ not required of them to do so. That the word itself‚ and what people describe it to be today is lowered‚ that we “cheapen the word in some ways‚ the exploits of people who have
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