5 October 2012 “Ground Zero” “Ground zero is a great bowl of light‚ an emptiness that seems weirdly spacious and grand‚ like a vast plaza amid the dense tangle of streets in lower Manhattan” (159). This is the feeling the speaker gets when she sees the World Trade Center site for the first time after the attacks on ground zero. The day on which the speaker went was a cold‚ damp March morning on the corner of Vesey and Church Streets (158). At her first glance‚ ground zero looked like a construction
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The main theme for “Ground Zero” by Suzanne Berne‚ is absence. After New York’s World Trade Center towers became destroyed in 2011‚ Berne felt like she needed to visit what people refer to as “ground zero.” Once she arrived‚ she noticed she was not the only person drawn to the site. Furthermore‚ since she was one of those who saw the disaster from televisions‚ and newspapers‚ she remained determined to find a way to better understand the emptiness she was looking at. She decided to ask people for
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Hadeel Daher Mr.Geigle English 1106 12 September 2014 “Ground Zero” The incident of a terrorist attack that occurred in New York City on the twin towers but also the pentagon was another target that was aimed for‚ only this one happened in Washington D.C. Both of these incidents come hand in hand and are rooted in America’s history‚ due to all of the American families who lost a loved one or a close relative. This impact was very hard to endure for many American hearts. September 11‚ 2001
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TITLE: Zero Ground- Zero: Towards Innovative Vertical Extension TITLE: Zero Ground- Zero: Towards Innovative Vertical Extension 1.0 BACKGROUND A hundred and twenty- five years ago‚ not a single nation was as urban as the world today. European countries are one of the earliest countries which experience the most rapid urban growth especially after the Industrial revolution in 19th century. This event is very influential in the history of town planning whereby it generates the development of
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Finnish holidays are similar to the Western Christian calendar and Protestant traditions. Holidays and traditions are a blend of the thousand-year old Christian presence and vestiges of old Finnish pagan traditions. Notable among these is Juhannus‚ the Finnish Midsummer. A majority of Finns retreat to summer cottages (mökki) on any one of Finland’s numerous lakes. Depending on the region‚ a bonfire at midnight celebrates the summer solstice‚ and in the Åland Islands‚ the Swedish-originated tradition
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Cortia Henry Journal entry 2 ENGL1010-106 9-26-11 “Ground Zero” In the essay “Ground Zero”‚ written by Suzanne Berne‚ the author makes her claim on how the empty site that was once the New York World Trade Center‚ is more visible with the adjusted eye without the tangible existence being physically there. The absence of it is said to be much more potent and looking at “nothing” is in fact “something”. However‚ the eyes of every visiting viewer fixated their undivided attention on the
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In the commentary piece “No Firemen at Ground Zero This 9/11” written by Michael Burke‚ son and brother of firemen‚ is about how the first responders during 9/11 are now being forgotten. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is denying to honor the first responders on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 because there is not enough room to accommodate them. Burke is standing up for those heroes’ honor and memory. Burke utilizes many rhetorical techniques to convey his message including: narration‚ description
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The Picture that United Us All Raising the Flag at Ground Zero is a photograph by Thomas E. Franklin. The photo depicts three firefighters raising an American flag while being surrounded by the rubble of the former World Trade Center in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks that took place in 2001. This picture captured the attention of the American media‚ and became synonymous with uniting the American public and creating a feeling of hope on one of the most tragic days in American
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Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero Rene Bowen Colorado Christian University As I was watching the Frontline Video‚ Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero‚ I was immediately faced with the question about evil. It is hard to imagine how someone could do something so horrific in the name of religion. So many lives were forever changed during the events that transpired on Tuesday morning‚ Sept. 11‚ 2001. As a believer of God‚ I could certainly identify with the feelings of the people who lost
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English 1102 September 13‚ 2010 Mosque near Ground Zero Everyone remembers all the devastation the occurred on September 11th 2001. On that morning‚ 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours‚ destroying nearby buildings and damaging others
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