9/11 was a defining moment for terrorism in the 20th century. As a result‚ it seems that many of our government’s decisions regarding security are driven out of fear‚ which is exactly what terrorists want. Look at the evidence: airport security has intensified‚ deportations increased and governments are spying on their citizens. Other actions taken by western nations follow the Bush Doctrine of taking the fight to them and risk antagonizing themselves in the perspectives of these terrorist organizations
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Argument “We might have accomplished something if we have been able to treat the terrorist attacks of 9/11 in a way similar to how we treat the damage on the nation’s highways-by implementing practices and requirements that are directly related to results (as in the case of speed limit‚ safety belts‚ and the like‚ which took decades to accomplish in the cause of auto safety)-rather than by throwing the nation into a near panic and using the resulting fears to justify expensive but not
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September 11 2001 Narrative8:30 AM. I am in a meeting with Alliance Consulting CEO ’s in Building 1 World Trade Center. We are all discussing booming businesses in the NYC region‚ getting very excited about a little computer chip processing company that has been getting very high marks on their last quota. All of a sudden‚ there is a loud whipping sound and the building begins shaking. Just a blink later and my hearing is gone‚ and I am lying on the ground trying to understand why the only color
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The Effects of 9/11 Attacks Research Paper Jamie Linthecome Contemporary History SUMA10 - Sec D Instructor: Marek Mckenna 8/22/2010 The Effects of 9/11 Attacks America and its people pride themselves on the fact that it’s politically ran government has provided them with a great deal of security. That sense of pride was permanently changed with the events that occurred on September 11‚ 2001. The effects of 9/11 attacks are significant because it brought about national and international
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(ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT) 9/11 Truth (By Kevin Ryanh) “Evidence for Informed Trading on the attacks of September 11th” 9/11 in context. 26 Nov. 2010. <http://www.911truth.org/> This site provided basic information about the 9/11 attack and provides a radio link to tune in and hear what the media is not telling us and more people that are stepping up with testimonies and evidence of that day. The government exhausted investigation that the 9/11 commision report was shared with
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ESSAY – What impacts did 9/11 have on America? September 11‚ 2001‚ also known as 9/11‚ was the day that changed America‚ and made the world stand still. It was the most extreme attack that America had ever witnessed‚ far surpassing any other attempted terrorist attack. There were great impacts following 9/11‚ including the effects on the psychology of the American public and their perceptions of the world and other races. There was a significant impact on the economy. The government expended massive
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is the 9/11 when the two twin towers collapsed. When this happens was in September 11th‚2001 at 8:21am. Where all of this took place was in new york. The people that was there was 19 militants‚ over 400+ hundred firefighters and people who worked in the twin towers. There was over 200 firefighter that died in the 9/11. The 9/11 happened to drive the U.S from muslim land and to expel westerner/americans. My two media sources are alike by the they both gave me important facts on the 9/11 devastation
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September 11‚ 2001. A day no American will ever forget. It was a day that this nation realized that we as Americans are not invincible. We can be hurt. Planes flew into both the north and south towers of the world trade center. The towers collapsed killing thousands of people. This event has been not only terrifying‚ but it has also been insightful. In my English IV class‚ we read multiple articles that were published after 9/11. These articles gave us insight by looking into the historical significance
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aanslagen van 11 september 2001. Dit onderwerp vonden we zeer interessant‚ vooral omdat niet helemaal zeker was wat de gevolgen van de aanslagen nou daadwerkelijk waren. We hebben ons met dit onderwerp wel in de vingers gesneden‚ het was namelijk niet gemakkelijk om uit te vogelen wat de gevolgen daadwerkelijk waren. Nadat we éindelijk wisten hoe we van start moesten gaan‚ ging het maken van dit werkstuk vlekkeloos. 2. Inleiding Het was een normale dinsdagochtend‚ de ochtend van 11 september 2001
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11. I always knew that it was an extremely sensitive topic to discuss. Every year at school‚ all my teachers would talk about how terrible and traumatizing that day was‚ how firefighters from the five boroughs were brave enough to go to the World Trade Center‚ and all of those kinds of comments. I practically have it memorized like a tape recorder. I get it. 9/11 destroyed our nation’s sense of immortality. I almost felt guilty that I didn’t feel as bad as all those people who lived through it. I
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