The Impact 9/11 Had on America The events that took place on September 11th 2001 showed America that we need to expect the unexpected and prepare for the future. On this day‚ 19 terrorists from a group called al-Qaeda hijacked 4 commercial passenger planes. Two of them were crashed into the Twin Towers of New York City’s World Trade Center. The third plane was crashed into The Pentagon in Arlington‚ Virginia. The fourth plane they say was intended to be crashed into the White House itself‚ but
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On September 11‚ 2001 the unthinkable happened. It all started as an ordinary day‚ but soon matters took a turn for the worse. At the World Trade Center in New York City hijacked planes stroke into the two twin towers. In shock‚ no one at the scene had any idea on how to react or more importantly‚ how to help others stranded in the smoke filled buildings. That day strangers helped strangers escape the wrath of the spreading fire and smoke. However‚ the top half of the buildings were different. There
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On September 11‚ 2001‚ the world changed. It was said to be a beautiful day‚ almost perfect. Then in an instant‚ a plane smashed into one of the Twin Towers. The building instantly lit on fire and the whole city went into a panic. There was debris falling everywhere‚ and even six blocks away from the building‚ you could see dozens of papers raining down from the sky like ashes from a fire. Police officers and firefighters were constantly rushing in and out of the building‚ salvaging every single
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The Other Side of 9/11 Recently America celebrated the anniversary of 9/11: a tragedy that still to this day‚ leaves people speechless. September 11‚ 2001‚ was one of the very rare days that the nation stopped and united together through the horrific event. An event that greatly affected and still affects Americans today. All people of different ages‚ colors‚ backgrounds and stories‚ uniting as one like the unity of stitches in a cloth creating the symbolic red and white stripes with blue and white stars
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hearings and lies that people like to make up. But‚ not all sayings are lies. Some become true. Others fear that immigrants would overthrow the United States government. During the Salem Witch Trails‚ The Red Scare‚ The Crucible‚ The War on Terror‚ and 9/11 are similar due to fear‚ paranoia and being accused because of rumors that people would spread. Some people argue about how much politics have change. Many think that loss of combat should be shared by all parts of society. In The War on Terror the
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Shanksville‚ Pennsylvania. The nation suffered a great loss on September 11th‚ 2001. After these life-taking terrorist attacks memorials were built for the families‚ and friends who lost someone on 09/11/01 and for America to remember and honor all those who died that day during the devastating attacks . The 9/11 attacks influenced America greatly‚ the impact was felt for years after‚ is still felt today‚ and for
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¨The September 11 attacks were precipitated in a large part because Osama bin Laden‚ the leader of the militant Islamic organization al-Qaeda Held native beliefs about the United States in the run-up to the attacks¨(The Plot). A little under 3‚000 people were killed during 9/11. Everyone woke up normally getting ready for work or school‚ no one would have thought this would have been the worst terrorist attack in US history. People were surprised on how they planned all of the attacks and people
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In the readings for the last two weeks we have read about a variety of topics. The main point in the readings for 9/11 was that social work and social theory play a large part in individual’s lives. This is evidenced in Kondrat’s article with several theories being defined that give new insight to us as new social work students (2002). It was a main point that individuals are a product of their environment and will therefore react in ways that are affected by their environment and will in turn affect
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Unfortunately‚ in the post 9/11 era‚ American Muslims have been denied access to this “promised land”-- subjected to derision in these “Glorious” United States of America. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001‚ perspectives on Islam have undergone dramatic changes‚ with 43% of all Americans harboring prejudiced feelings toward Islam. From this‚ the general perception on Islam has turned to unfounded validation of stereotyping and racial profiling (Gallup‚1). On September 11‚ 2001‚ a total of
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It has been 16 years since the 9/11terrorist attacks‚ the original place built a museum. The new World Trade Center has now been rebuilt. “ Before 9/11‚ emergency management focused on natural disaster mitigation and recovery. So training was based on experience and mentorship. However‚ the 9/11incident fundamentally changed the culture of emergency management. The paradigm shift now requires a unified response‚ which in turn required an academic approach to disaster management. September 11th was
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