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    September 11‚ 2001 changed America forever. The 9/11 cases challenged the government power and its relation to individual rights during times of war. Al-Qaeda‚ a terrorist organization funded by Osama bin Laden targeted the American government in a series of deadly attacks on 9/11 that killed over 3000 people and injured scores of others. The United States declared an act of war against Terrorism and soon was heavily involved in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Similar to the Korematsu v. U.S. (1944) Supreme

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    planning and controlling

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    perform several major functions or activities. These functions enable managers to create a positive work environment and  to provide the opportunities and incentives. The key  management functions include  -Planning -Organizing -Directing  -Controlling. Each of these functions are critical to the success of any manager and organizations. The primary function of the four is PLANNING. Planning is the process of analyzing the situation‚ determining the goals/ objectives that will be pursued

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    There were many problems that needed to be fixed in the airline security department before 9/11. People were able to get dangerous weapons past the security machines and onboard the plane because our airline security was not as tight as it is now. Our airports did not have machines that uncovered explosives hidden in our baggage or even our clothing before and criminals took advantage of that. For example‚ Richard Reid had attempted to bring explosives onto a plane in his shoes. Fortunately‚ he was

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    Irrational Exuberance

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    I.INTRODUCTION: Irrational exuberance means wishful thinking on the part of investors that blinds us to the truth of our situation (definition based on the book of Yale professor Robert Shiller) or can be simply understood as the overvalue/undervalue of the market because of irrational thoughts. The word irrational and exuberance themselves are not new‚ but they are first combined and used by Mr. Alan Greenspan- former Federal Reserve Board Chairman in his comments on December 5th‚ 1996. What

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    matter of days that is disastrous and appalling to other characters. In real life‚ on September 11‚ 2001‚ when the World Trade Center was maliciously attacked‚ it caused heartbreak and pain to occur in everyone around the nation and the world. 2‚997 fell victim to the terrorist group. These two tragedies involved people who felt angry‚ fearful‚ and pitiful towards the deaths of whom they loved dearly. After the dust and debris settled‚ many who were at the scene became furious with what had just occurred

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    people that govern it‚ have had ulterior motives. The most prominent example was in the early 2000s on the tragic day of September 11. 9/11 was one of the most infamous incidents ever which unified the nation behind our president‚ George Bush. He used fear and anger tactics to provoke mainstream media into blindly supporting an invalid war against and invisible enemy. After 9/11 America wanted revenge and it was widely believed that the terrorist attacks were

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    September 11‚ 2001‚ also known as the attacks of 9/11. The 9/11 attacks were not the first attacks of the 21st century; in 2000‚ the bombing of the USS Cole occurred. A couple of events that led up to the 9/11 attacks include the bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut‚ Lebanon in 1983 and the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. The magnitude of this attack was felt around the world. Al-Queda’s attack on America this time was successful on multiple levels. The fear American’s

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    How 9/11 Changed America

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    These were the words that were spoken on live TV in front of the entire nation on September 11‚ 2001. The exact moment those words were said is marked the second that America changed forever. Prior to 9/11 Americans thought they were untouchable. That there was no way the things they watched on Fox New and CNN every night could ever happen in their backyard. But when the North Tower collapsed at 10:28 am after the South Tower‚ Pentagon‚ and Flight 93 crashed America realized that they weren’t as safe

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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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    building and it was about to collapse. I heard a piercing scream and gasped as I saw a man fall past me out of one of the holes in the wall‚ where the bathroom used to be. I turned away too traumatized to look at the horrifying scene. My heart filled with fear and distress. I grabbed my co-worker’s arm and we ran together for the staircase. We ran down nearly fifteen flights of stairs in a few minutes before we had to stop to catch our breath. Smoke filled the narrow passage of the staircase; I could barely

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