Change after Tragedy Jamie Gonzalez ENC1102-12 On September 11‚ 2001‚ everything changed for the US. 19 men who hijacked airplanes to carry out the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were Arabs from Muslim countries. The terrorists belonged to a group referred to as al-Qaeda. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington‚ D.C.‚ and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
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Cultura Norte-Americana 2 2014/2015 Dr.ª Isabel Caldeira Aluno: Diana de Pinho Ferreira Main causes and effects of surveillance after the 9/11: On September 11‚ 2001‚ nineteen Al-Qaeda terrorist hijacked four commercial U.S jetliners‚ deliberately crashing two of the planes into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center and a third plane into the Pentagon. After learning of the other attacks‚ passengers and crew members on the fourth plane attempted to commandeer control‚ and the plane
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9/11 was one of the biggest terrorist attacks in US history. The attack killed "Nearly 3‚000 people from all over the world died in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon" (CBBC Newsround). It was planned by a man named Osama bin Laden. He was the founder of Al- Qaeda ‚ which was one of many terrorist groups in the world. Him and his followers planned to hijacked use a plane and crash the following places . The twin towers‚ World Trade Center‚ Pentagon‚ and some place in California
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over time‚ and could the 9/11/01 attacks have been avoided? Were US intelligence and counterterrorist (CT) assets well organized to avoid the 9/11/01 attacks? To what degree was the Clinton administration’s CT strategy a product of faulty presidential thinking -- or faulty intelligence? How did the 9/11 Commission recommend the US adapt its strategy to react to the 9/11/01 attacks? How did the 9/11 Commission recommend the US restructure its organizations after the 9/11/01 attacks? How can the
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The premise for the first argument is that relative to the death toll on 9/11‚ the panic level showed by American following the events was irrational. The conclusion is that to that extent Americans gave the terrorist exactly what they wanted: to spread fear. 1. The author provides examples of other situations that happened in 2001‚ an earth quake that killed almost 20‚000 people and statistics of how many people die yearly in car crashes‚ as examples of Americans milder reactions as support to
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9/11/01 was a day that changed both America and the world drastically. Security all around the world was heightened‚ people began to fear flying‚ and a war resulting in many casualties was started‚ all based on that one day. Ever since 9/11‚ airport‚ and many important building’s security has become a hassle for all. Passengers must go through great lengths of security‚ which includes the checking of all carry-on bags‚ removal of shoes and metal objects‚ and passing through a high-tech body scanner
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went ahead and used a boat in Yemen against the U.S. warship. So you have a car‚ you have a truck‚ you have a boat. Why wouldn’t you expect a plane to be added?” (“9/11 Intelligence Failures Report”‚ 2002). This emphasizes how important it is to be creative‚ think outside of the box and be proactive when it comes to homeland security. 9/11 was not an inevitable event. If the correct policies and thinking were in place the entire situation could have been thwarted in its early stages. Assuming an
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Malik Hall Professor Suitor February 12‚ 2015 Memory I can recall on several occasions where I have experienced a clear episodic memory. One experience was in 2001 when I was five years old. It was the day of 9/11 and I remember being in my kindergarten classroom. I remember the teachers on their cell phone with a paniclook on their face; they were talking about towers. A few minutes went by and my mom checked me out of school and I was so scared because I did not know what was going on
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Ten years ago no one had heard of Islamophobia‚ today the fear spreads like cancer. A phobia widespread‚ filled with mayhem‚ poisonous rhetoric‚ and cruelty . 9/11 was the catalyst for a new wave of Islamophobia. People seem to forget that Muslims were also victims on that day. Terrorists did not spare those who’s religion they claimed their own.Cultural and religious acceptance was put on the back burner. There has always been the need for an enemy‚ otherwise the good guys wouldn’t see any publicity
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In the novel “1984” the writer George Orwell uses rhetorical devices to build the main character’s role. Orwell throughout the novel uses multiple devices to develop Winston’s character. Although on pages 30 and 31‚ Orwell uses two rhetorical devices to develop Winston’s character‚ oxymoron and symbolism. “War is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength.” (Page 30) This is an oxymoron because those phrases make use of contradictory words. If you switch the phrases around‚ you will still be
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