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    On December 7th‚1941‚ Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan. On this terrible day‚ over 2‚400 Americans were killed by the bombs that the Japanese dropped. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor for many different reasons. One of the reasons was that the U.S placed an embargo on Japan. The embargo blocked the Japanese from receiving materials such as steel and fuel which were essential items. Another reason is that America did not agree with Japan’s desire to expand in the Pacific. Both entities had their eyes

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    book on widespread conspiracy allegations concerning the events of 9/11/01. That book‚ compiled by the journal POPULAR MECHANICS: Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can’t Stand Up‚ attempts to silence the avalanche of suspicion triggered by attacks that day. You can obtain the essence of those suspicions by consulting the many "Truther" sites on the Web. To a general reader‚ explain what we ought to think about 9/11 in the wake of this confrontation over what actually happened on that

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    E.Torres Critical Thinking Perspectives of 9/11 There is a lot of speculation on who was truly behind what happened on September 11‚ 2001. On this date one of America’s greatest tragedies occurred. About three thousand people were killed‚ with a total of six thousand injured. Four planes were hijacked; two of them struck the Twin towers in New York city‚ one stuck the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia just outside Washington D.C.‚ and a fourth one crashed in Pennsylvania‚ the intended destination

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    day of September 11‚ 2001 the World Trade center was attacked by the Al Qaeda terror network. They hijacked our own commercial air-liners and flew straight into the towers. It was not till May 1st of 2011 that we finally brought the head of the attack to justice. It was TEN whole years later for us to locate him and bring him down. He slaughtered 2‚792 people just in New York City. Americans from all over the country gave over 2.2 billion dollars to help charities set up for 9/11. The country still

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    On September 11‚ 2001‚ terrorists hijacked four passenger planes. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. One plane crashed into the Pentagon building in Arlington‚ VA. The last plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. It was by far the worst terrorist attack on American soil. The New York Times reported that around the time of 8:20 am air traffic controllers reported suspected a hijacking (wanttoknow.info)‚ to their surprise there was a

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    One September 11‚ 2001 Islamic Terrorists hijacked several flights and struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The US was shaken by 9/11. In response to the attacks the US passed laws to protect its people. The Patriot Act was one of the laws or acts that was passed in response to the 9/11 attacks. The goals of the Patriot Act were to strengthen domestic security and increase the powers of law-enforcement agencies to stop terrorism. In addition‚ the US Department of Homeland security created

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    and they both end up in horrible situations in two very important cities in the United States. Lana is in Los Angeles volunteering at a Christian homeless shelter and Paul who is a Vietnam veteran tries to prevent Los Angeles from attacks just like 9/11. He suspects everyone who is of Arabic origin. They meet each other when a Pakistani gets brutally murdered. The best part of the movie is the well-assembled scenes‚ they are very dynamic‚ and that makes it that the two storylines come together so

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    stand out in American history more than Pearl Harbor. It was‚ and still is today‚ one of the most well-known events of World War II‚ and continues to ignite a strong nationalistic pride for the U.S.’s strong defensive comeback after Pearl Harbor. Though Pearl Harbor is renowned as a military feat‚ it can be argued that Japan’s victory actually was a counterproductive‚ strategic disgrace. Carefully examining the preparation and execution of the attack on Pearl Harbor reveals the many flaws within Japan’s

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    Pearl Harbor On a sad day pearl harbor was attacked by the Japanese. Pearl harbor was located in Hawaii‚ december 7 1941(Arizona). The Japanese sent 33 ships and 350 planes and aircrafts. He sent the planes and aircraft north of oahu early in the morning(Pearl Harbor). The mission was to sink 8 battleships that were among 180 vessels anchored in pearl harbor. There was a ship named the Arizona and it was one of the 8 battleships. It was shot down by a 800 kilogram bomb(Arizona). This completely

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    The events of that day still have many of us questioning “Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor”? On that fatal morning of December 7th‚ the Japanese military took the United States Naval base of Pearl Harbor by surprise. Japan knew many service members would be off base and at church since it was a Sunday‚ which would enable an easier attack with so many service members gone. Just before 8 a.m. Japan hit Pearl Harbor with more than 350 imperial Japanese aircraft and submarines. The shocking attack

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