Because this subject hits close to home for me‚ though being only three‚ my close family friend lost her husband to the events that occurred on 9/11. She and her husband were very close to my family and I‚ being more like aunt and uncle than friends. Till this day we still look back at pictures and remember him for the courageous man he was. For me this article just mad me have that heavy feeling
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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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this: 2900 fatalities and a limitless figure on those traumatized. Over a decade later the wounds inflicted by 9/11 remain raw. It is perhaps one of the most controversial‚ revolutionary and conspiracy ridden events in human history. AL Qaeda is defined as a broad-based militant Islamist organization‚ and is considered to be- by the majority of society- the primary culprit of the 9/11 terror attacks. By inspecting Al Qaedas’ philosophy at its roots‚ its writings‚ and development‚ we can conclude
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remember the events of 9/11 like they were yesterday. The enormous‚ burning building collapsing to the ashy ground‚ people desperate to stop the plane that was being flown at 600 miles per hour‚ the impact of when the plane collided with the building‚ the screams and cries for help‚ along with my fellow passengers calling their loved ones to say they’re not going to make it. Yes‚ I said my fellow passengers. My name Lauren Kriewitz‚ and I am a survivor of the treacherous 9/11 attack. My flight was
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Post-9/11 Islamophobia Islamophobia denotes prejudice against‚ hatred for‚ or irrational fear of Muslims. Such fear and hostility leads to discriminations against Muslims‚ exclusion of Muslims from mainstream political or social process‚ stereotyping‚ the presumption of guilt by association‚ and most frequently‚ hate crimes. In post 9/11 America‚ Islamophobia has resulted in the general and unquestioned acceptance that Islam does not share common values with other major faiths‚ that Islam is
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Western world have been constantly fighting against prejudice. After September 11‚ media interest in Islam increased‚ where Islam was usually portrayed in a negative way. Before 9/11‚ many Muslims lived the normal‚ everyday life. However‚ the attack has changed lives of many people that belonged to the Muslim community‚ where they were the victims of guilt. Unfortunately‚ many Americans were introduced to Islam‚ after the 9/11 attack‚ thus even till today‚ Islam is associated with terrorism. For the past
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As soon as I asked my dad about the 9-11-2001 tragic event‚ he has recollected his memory of this day. He told me that he and my mom were traveling in a suburban train to attend Mother Mary’s novena at the famous Mahim church in Bombay (Present Mumbai) on that day. He had a habit of reading a local daily called “Mid-Day” while traveling in local trains to get rid of the noisy and boring commute. That day‚ on 9-11-2001 too he bought this daily. He was terrified by seeing the pictures and breaking
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understand what was going on.” For most people I know‚ that seems to be the case. Since we were too young to understand what was going on at the time‚ I believe that is what makes it so important for us to learn and study what happened on September 11‚ just as it is with any other event in American history. The next person that I interviewed my mom‚ who is one generation older than me. She can remember what took place that day much more clearly than I. “I had just taken you to school. I came home
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For this exercise I took around ninety photos over the course of an hour and a half‚ attempting to portray some of the happenings and elements at the 9/11 Memorial. Out of all these photos I took‚ I chose these four because they display how expansive the memorial is‚ in terms of meaning and significance. Some of my other photos are interesting and portray many of the elements I am interested in‚ such as people touching the memorial‚ however‚ these few stuck out and seemed unique from the rest.
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The official account of 9-11 does not give a sound explanation of where any extremely hot material in the WTC collapse piles could have come from‚ nor does it give a sound explanation for the unusually persistent heat at Ground Zero. Numerous misleading and misinforming statements are disseminated to conceal this dilemma of the official account. In Part I several sources are compiled relating to the exceptionally high temperatures‚ and/or to the persistent heat at Ground Zero. Most of these
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