On September 11‚ 2001‚ terrorists hijacked public airplanes and flew them into the twin towers in lower Manhattan‚ New York. After the first building fell‚ the entire city’s population was in chaotic distress. Authorities had shut down all modes of transportation including bridges and all subways. For the first time in over a hundred years‚ transportation by boat was the only way in or out of Manhattan. The Coastguard knew they needed a more organized method of evacuating civilians‚ so they decided
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Horrifying events happened on September 11‚ 2001. Families were separated‚ friendships killed‚ and tears were shed like rivers through the ground. On September 11‚ 2001‚ the 9/11 attack hit the united states; killing 2‚996 people‚ and injuring 6‚000 others. 19- terrorists who came from the extremist group Al- Qaeda‚ hijacked and additionally crashed 4 airplanes into American territory. Two of these planes went through the World Trade Center (Twin Towers)‚ causing them to completely collapse. 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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the media. Douglas Kellner proves this in his work called‚ “9/11‚ spectacles of terror‚ and media manipulation(Kellner).” In this piece Kellner shows how both the Jihadist and the Bush Administration manipulated the media to portray their enemy. The Jihadist used social media and the internet to recruit and gain support they did this by portraying the western world as terrible sinful people. The Bush administration used the events of 9/11 unite the country against terrorist with the use of the global
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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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Border Security in a Post 9/11 World The United States of America is a country founded on Judeo-Christian morals and ethics and is comprised of unique individuals who have led the world in innovation and ingenuity. The liberties and freedoms that America is founded on have enabled people to develop some of the world’s most technological advances. The capitalistic system has created the opportunity for great personal wealth‚ and has given millions of people opportunities that otherwise would not
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but a conspiracy can be a reality and the attacks on Septemeber 11‚ 2001 have been analyzed as well as investigated. There is evidence from that day to support that a conspiracy had occurred. Making it a possibility. A
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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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