workers followed their usual morning routine. Many worked in the skyline-defining twin towers of the World Trade Center. In Washington‚ meanwhile‚ employees of the Department of Defense were at their desks in a section of the Pentagon. On this September 11 morning‚ four planes were scheduled to leave American airports within twelve minutes of each other. Aboard each of those planes were terrorists who were part of a coordinated plan to kill innocent people. Had the weather b8een bad‚ or the flights delayed
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Since the beginning of the 21st century‚ western countries have suffered a number of terror attacks by Islamic extremists. For example‚ the World Trade Center attack in America on September 11‚ 2001 called 9.11 and the Paris terror attacks on November 13‚ 2015 called 11.13 are the two biggest terror attacks which can be thought of. 9.11 is the most famous terror attack in the world carried out by Islamic extremist group al-Queda. They did suicide attacks on several important buildings in United States
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events that shaped the U.S.. I believe that one of the most significant events in U.S. History is 9/11‚ which largely influenced our society because it caused us to go to war with Afghanistan for 11 years‚ huge economy impacts‚ and the U.S. no longer feels invulnerable because of it. I have reason to think the biggest impact of 9/11 was that it caused the U.S. to go to war with Afghanistan for 11 years and the war is still going on. Because of this we have lost over 6‚000 soldiers and still counting
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Abdullah Nanabawa 802 social studies 9/11/14 The Importance Of Culture There are various diverse cultures in the world. These cultures have different customs that make them more diverse from each other. Cultures are guidelines that guide the people that follow that culture. My culture is Indian. India’s food‚ money‚ and holidays differ from place to place in the country. India is one of the most diverse countries in the world when it comes to culture and religion
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Oscar Wilde once said “always expect the unexpected.” When 9/11 happened‚ many people died because they weren’t prepared for the worst to happen. The planes crashed near the upper 3rd of the towers and the crash spanned about 10 floors leaving many living people above and below the crash site that could have been saved using certain tactics to evacuate. If everyone prepared completely for a terrorist attack on the twin towers‚ the fire dept. And police dept. Would have had a plan to evacuate
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The Importance of Remembering 9/11 A secretary calmly goes about her business‚ when all of a sudden‚ a shadow falls over the room‚ and someone screams‚ “It’s an airliner! It’s going to hit the tower!” That day‚ all America realized that this great nation is not invincible. The events of that day have not faded from the minds of Americans‚ for there has not been attack of this magnitude on American soil since Pearl Harbor. We will never forget the innocent people who died. The tragedy should never
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The September 11 Generation There has been much talk about how the events of September 11 changed everything. I don’t think they changed the central urgency and relevance of what each one of us does with our life.. I think we’re all being pressured by history. How many people have lost their jobs or are re-evaluating their work and lives? Those of us who are concerned about the issues of diversity‚ coexistence‚ reconciliation‚ conflict prevention‚ understanding and tolerance
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The terrorist attacks on the world trade centre and the pentagon on the 11 September 2001 were a totally new phenomenon that changed the world. Critically evaluate this claim Ever since the attack of 9/11 in which two of America’s most famous landmarks (world trade centre and pentagon had been destroyed‚ the world has been on edge. Till then the terrorism was sought to be phenomenon where little is known . However this event changed the course of the history and the way the western civilization
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Chapter 9- Thinking and Language: 9.1- what is Cognition‚ and what are the functions of concepts: Cognition refers to all the mental activities acknowledged with thinking‚ knowing‚ remembering‚ and communication. We form most concepts about prototypes or best examples of a category. 9.2- what cognitive strategies assist our problem solving‚ and what obstacles hinder it? An algorithm is a methodical‚ logical rule or procedure that guarantees a solution to the problem. A heuristic is a
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lives were taken from us‚ including 125 men and women serving here at the Pentagon. Thirteen years of moments they would have shared with us. Thirteen years of memories they would have made.” 9/11 was not just terrible for the people involved and their families‚ but for everyone in the United States. 9/11 was the day when a group called al-Qaeda made a plan to bomb multiple buildings in the New York area because they felt that the Christian-Jewish alliance was trying to destroy Islam. The group
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