September 11‚ 2001. A day no American will ever forget. It was a day that this nation realized that we as Americans are not invincible. We can be hurt. Planes flew into both the north and south towers of the world trade center. The towers collapsed killing thousands of people. This event has been not only terrifying‚ but it has also been insightful. In my English IV class‚ we read multiple articles that were published after 9/11. These articles gave us insight by looking into the historical significance
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September 11‚ 2001 was the most tragic event ever to happen in history. Killing thousands of people as well as destroying the World Trade Center‚ this event will forever be remembered. As I was watching the National Geographic Channel they played a documentary called Inside 9/11. The documentary reminded me of the event and caused remembrances of that terrible day like it was yesterday. The visual effect and historical background causes one to remember the importance of history; as well as the
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and one that most will likely never forget. The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York in September of 2001 spawned other‚ smaller terrorist events. While most paled in comparison to the desolation of the Twin Towers‚ these other attacks presented great harm and risk and sparked a new fear in the American people. One such event was the spread of anthrax through the United States Postal Service. Just weeks after the World Trade Center attacks‚ a man in Florida was hospitalized and diagnosed
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Travis Nichols U.S. History 1896 – Present Aaron Weinstein 9-11 & the Effects on America The events that took place on September 11th 2001 changed the way things worked in America. On that day Islamic extremist high jacked four U.S. airplanes with the intent of crashing them into the twin towers‚ the Pentagon and the White House. Two of the planes did indeed crash into the twin towers in New York City and another was used to hit the pentagon. The passengers on the last plane however‚ fought
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As we all know‚ on September 11‚ 2001 Muslim terrorists attacked the United Stated. They hijacked 4 airplanes in mid-flight. The first 2 planes flew right into 2 skyscrapers at the World Trade Center in New York City. Obviously‚ the buildings caught fire and collapsed. The third plane demolished part of the Pentagon (the US military headquarters) in Arlington‚ Virginia. The final plane crashed in Shanks Ville‚ Pennsylvania. Both articles agreed that exactly 19 terrorists hijacked the 4 planes; and
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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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11‚ 9‚ 4‚ and 2‚996. These four numbers have painted a grim vivid image of a dark day in this country’s history. On the 11th of September in 2001‚ four planes crashed into three distinct locations across the US; the Pentagon‚ a field in Pennsylvania‚ and the World Trade Center otherwise known as the Twin Towers. The dreadful day is marked in calendars and remembered in schools everywhere. No matter the background‚ the race‚ or the gender‚ many gather to grieve and recall the events of that fateful
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One Day Changes Everything 9/11/01 has shaped America into what it is today. The terrible tragedy that has made Americans realize how wonderful of a country that we are living into day. Some may disagree and say that the government is going down hill‚ and that the people in office are going to ruin this country‚ but they have nothing to complain about because the are allowed to speak their mind in the US‚ unlike in many other countries. America is blessed to have so many freedoms to be able to be
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previous 25 years‚ the United States has experienced violent attacks targeting civilians. On February 26‚ 1993‚ a bomb detonated in the parking lot of the Vista Hotel in 2 World Trade Center. Six people were killed and nearly 1‚000 more injured. The suspects responsible claimed to belong to a radical Islamic sect. On April 19‚ 1995‚ anti-government anarchist Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The attack killed 168 people and injured 700. McVeigh cited the government’s
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On September 11 2001‚ the world trade Centre in Manhattan‚ new York. They were hit by two planes. Most people I know know where they were when they first heard about the collapsing of the world trade Centre. That moment is something that changed the course of the 12st century. On that day 3‚000 lives were lost and hundreds injured. People working in the towers‚ people passengers on the flights and emergency services. Before such an event took place it didn’t even cross anyone’s mind that such things
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