The attacks on the United States on September 11‚ 2001 were the direct result of the failure of US agencies‚ ranging from the White House to airport security‚ to recognize vulnerabilities present in the various symptoms. The reason why these vulnerabilities were not acknowledged and repaired is that these various agencies were trapped in a cognitive dissonance cycle of thinking. After the Cold War‚ terrorism was seen as a regional problem (9/11 Commission‚ 92). The majority of terrorist groups
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shock was caused around the globe. A 3rd plane was used by the terrorists and caused further damage‚ which lead to a partial collapse in the Western side of the Pentagon. In total the 9/11 attacks caused 2‚900 innocent deaths and around $10 billion in damage charges. Many countries after the attacks strengthened their anti-terrorism security‚ in order to prevent a similar attack from happening on their shores. The chaos created by the attacks
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ESSAY – What impacts did 9/11 have on America? September 11‚ 2001‚ also known as 9/11‚ was the day that changed America‚ and made the world stand still. It was the most extreme attack that America had ever witnessed‚ far surpassing any other attempted terrorist attack. There were great impacts following 9/11‚ including the effects on the psychology of the American public and their perceptions of the world and other races. There was a significant impact on the economy. The government expended massive
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change American policy for decades to come. In the aftermath of 9/11‚ the United States started a policy of a global war on terror(GWOT) which would end up costing an unimaginable amount of money and hundreds of thousands of deaths. In this paper‚ I will review four
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On September 11‚ 2001 our country was struck by a series of devastating‚ and remember able terrorist attacks. Many remember seeing devastating images and video‚ of some of our beloved country’s most prized landmarks being destroyed and crashed into by hijacked commercial airlines. Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda took away lives‚ security‚ and pride from our country that day‚ and things have never been the same since. This brings up a very controversial issue that has been addressed by a college student
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An Act of Weakness The date of September 11‚ 2001‚ is one of the most traumatic events in United States history. In New York City‚ 19 extremists of the Islamic al-Qaeda group committed an act of terrorism that we can never recover from. They flew planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center‚ one into the Pentagon‚ and one crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. These actions have cost a countless number of lives‚ 2‚996 lives to be exact. The profoundly weak terrorists only had one intention
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Hook: On average 3 to 5 days after 9/11 there was 44% of the adult US population experienced substantial stress. Bridge: People might even say that 9/11 was one of the worst events in history that caused serious problems for people like‚ depression‚ Post traumatic stress disorder‚ or the suicide rate in America. After 9/11 people most likely felt like they were on an emotional rollercoaster. Thesis: September 11‚ 2001 was a day that millions of Americans could never forget. Point: A 12 year-year-old
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Reflection about 9/11 In what way(s) did growing up in the aftermath of September 11th‚ 2001 effect the culture of the world in which you live? The things that happened back in September 11th‚ 13 years ago‚ changed the world that we live in so many ways. Not only started a war between USA and Al-Qaeda‚ it opened the doors to a world that us‚ as kids/teenagers‚ would have never seen or even knew that existed. Wars seemed like things that only happened in the past or in movies‚ but now we grew up
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Significant or not it affects some or all. For America 9/11 was the biggest tragedy to occur since Pearl Harbor‚ and has changed the course of our nation and for the future. 9/11 being the largest death poll on American soil since the civil war had a great impact on the country. It takes a great force to change the course of a powerful nation and 9/11 had that power to leave the country in shock and change the future for America. Learning about 9/11 brings respect to those who died and respect to the
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11 Quincy Nissley English 015‚ Section 014 EXAMPLE ESSAY February 20‚ 2013 Effects of the Tumbling Towers A major turning point in the country’s recent history was the unfortunate events that occurred in New York and Washington on September 11th‚ 2001. The terrorist attacks have sparked many changes in the lives and morale of citizens in the United States of America. This paper has examined how the attacks contributed to different factors‚ such as the new airport security‚ the naivety of
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