rates have increased over the last ten years. In this essay I will be talking about the Boston bombing. In the month of April there was a record of over fifteen terrorist attacks including in the United States. On April 15‚ 2013‚ during a marathon in Boston two bombs exploded just meters away from the finishing line. The bomb exploded during the marathon which was held on Boylston Street. During the bombing two people were killed and over two hundred people were injured. Three days later‚ one of
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Multiple Bombs Explode during the Boston Marathon (Apr. 15): Multiple bombs explode near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Two bombs go off around 2:50 in the afternoon as runners finish the race. At least three people are killed. One is an eight year old boy. More than 170 people are injured. Another explosion happens during the afternoon at the JFK Library‚ but officials confirm that the incident is not connected. Later in the day‚ President Obama says from the White House briefing room‚
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Boston Bombings- Creating & Presenting Practise SAC Imaginative writing- a poem or rap revealing the story of a survivor of a terrorist act A NIGHTMARE I felt as if I was in a movie Everything was so sudden It was a nightmare Events flashing before my eyes But a blur I couldn’t grasp what was happening Grazing on my knees from falling Blood stained faces Bodies cut and fragmented limbs So much pain I felt nothing My wife My daughters Laughter and memories Slowly fading away Gasping
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Joe DeCerchio I-Search Bobbie & John 29‚ April 2013 The Boston Marathon Bombings The Boston Marathon is an annual race that has been taking place on Patriot’s Day‚ which is the third Monday of April‚ since 1897. The race usually attracts about 20‚000 participants and more than 500‚000 spectators! On April 15‚ 2013 the Boston Marathon was targeted by two radical Islamic brothers‚ Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev. At approximately 2:49 PM on that day‚ two bombs were detonated at the home stretch
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..BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday‚ killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S. A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism. President Barack Obama vowed that those
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evident at the episode of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by numerous cities in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ and attracts more than 500‚000 spectators. The marathon is the world’s oldest marathon dating back to 1897. In the 2013 Boston Marathon‚ two bombs struck near the finish line turning a celebration into devastation. The blasts were about 50-100 yards apart‚ and sparked disorder in Copley Square. The bombing occurred at 2:45 pm‚ almost two hours
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1000125-258445This Land Is Your Land: The Role of Alternative Media in Protecting Democracy 00This Land Is Your Land: The Role of Alternative Media in Protecting Democracy The Boston Marathon Bombing took place not too long ago in the state of Massachusetts‚ April 15th 2013. Imagine just running in a race minding your own business when a blast of metal and shrapnel fills the air with smoke and a massive loud noise sending screams through the air. Across the world on that day we were glued to
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County Cross Country team and qualified for the 2012 Boston Marathon. Unfortunately‚ all marathon participants must be at least 18 years old‚ which forced him to wait a whole season before being able to run in this honorable event. For the next year Noah trained relentlessly‚ determined to succeed in 117th Annual Boston Marathon. Finally‚ on Saturday April 13th‚ after four years of training and anticipation‚ Noah Falck boarded a plane to Boston. “I had butterflies for days before leaving. I had
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experience ‚ making you more aware of aspect of your own culture as well as the new culture . Exercise 2: a. Fill in the blank 1. The marathon has……….the imagination of all over the world 2. The biggest marathon in the nation is the…………marathon 3. On November fifth‚ almost…………….people finished the race. 4. The first women’s marathon was hold in ……in Los Angeles‚ California. b. Chose true (T)‚ false (F) or not given (NG): 5. Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia
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Social Commentary Project: Poems Values ’68 By Spike Milligan The Price is dying ‘Give him air.’ Headlines! Crisis! Kennedy Shot! The assassin captured Too late! Kennedy dies! The telegrams flow And bury the body in- Arlington. Somewhere in Meekong A prince of battle is blown into bloody meat. No headlines No crisis And only One telegram. (Written on the day of Robert Kennedy’s assassination) Explanation: In this poem‚ the speaker discusses how people will
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