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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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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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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and they both end up in horrible situations in two very important cities in the United States. Lana is in Los Angeles volunteering at a Christian homeless shelter and Paul who is a Vietnam veteran tries to prevent Los Angeles from attacks just like 9/11. He suspects everyone who is of Arabic origin. They meet each other when a Pakistani gets brutally murdered. The best part of the movie is the well-assembled scenes‚ they are very dynamic‚ and that makes it that the two storylines come together so
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"Fahrenheit 9/11" is a chilling documentary made by Michael Moore that gives us a glimpse of what went on behind the World Trade Center attacks. This documentary is very well made‚ it sets the right tone for each scene and Moore is good at making his point. For example‚ in the opening scene‚ Condoleezza and other cabinet members are shown primping prior to being on TV. This shows the fact that they are more concerned about their exterior image and act‚ not necessarily concerned with doing the right
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George. H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush was born on July 6th 1946‚ in Milton‚ Massachusetts. He was born into a wealthy family. Bush’s family was politically active. As a student‚ Bush went to a boarding school in Andover‚ Massachusetts‚ called Phillips Academy. This school is where he met his wife Barbara Pierce. He was 17 and Barbara was 16. When he turned 18 he enlisted in the Navy. Bush fought in WWII and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He had a near death experience when his
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George Bush vs. John Kerry For the 2004 presidential election‚ Republican president George W. Bush is attempting to defend his post and reassure the American people that his political choices are the best for our country. His opponent‚ Democratic senator John Kerry believes that his political ideas will be better for a changing America. Four main topics debated on by the candidates are: Homeland Security‚ Civil Rights‚ Education (no child left behind)‚ and the Economy. The two candidates have
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Abdullah Nanabawa 802 social studies 9/11/14 The Importance Of Culture There are various diverse cultures in the world. These cultures have different customs that make them more diverse from each other. Cultures are guidelines that guide the people that follow that culture. My culture is Indian. India’s food‚ money‚ and holidays differ from place to place in the country. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world when it comes to culture and religion
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Barbara Bush’s Commencement Speech Barbara Bush has a very good ethos as a writer. Throughout her speech she utilizes that‚ along with much pathos to help bring across her message: that today a new world is forming‚ and the students of Wellesley College are the future of society‚ so find where you think you fit in to society‚ not where others say you have to go. In her speech‚ Barbara Bush discusses how she went to the People’s Republic of China‚ which is where the future of society will be
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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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