E.Torres Critical Thinking Perspectives of 9/11 There is a lot of speculation on who was truly behind what happened on September 11‚ 2001. On this date one of America’s greatest tragedies occurred. About three thousand people were killed‚ with a total of six thousand injured. Four planes were hijacked; two of them struck the Twin towers in New York city‚ one stuck the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia just outside Washington D.C.‚ and a fourth one crashed in Pennsylvania‚ the intended destination
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day of September 11‚ 2001 the World Trade center was attacked by the Al Qaeda terror network. They hijacked our own commercial air-liners and flew straight into the towers. It was not till May 1st of 2011 that we finally brought the head of the attack to justice. It was TEN whole years later for us to locate him and bring him down. He slaughtered 2‚792 people just in New York City. Americans from all over the country gave over 2.2 billion dollars to help charities set up for 9/11. The country still
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Philippines. Founded in February 26‚ 1941‚ Philippine Airlines made Asia’s oldest carriers and oldest operating under its current name. The airline’s first flight was made on March 15‚ 1941 with a single Beech Model 18 NPC-54 aircraft‚ which started its daily services between Manila and Baguio‚ later to expand with larger aircraft such as the DC-3 and Vickers Viscount. Today‚ despite the numerous challenges faced‚ the Philippine Airline Industry still survives with more than 50 destinations within
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INTRODUCTION An airline is an organization providing aviation services to passengers and/or cargo. It owns or leases airlines with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for reasons of mutual benefit The scale and scope of airline companies ranges from those with a single airplane carrying mail or cargo‚ through full-service international airlines operating many hundreds of airplanes in various types. Airline services can be categorized as being
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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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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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Never in my life had I seen a woman quite as beautiful as her. I woke up on the morning of September 11‚ 2001 and looked at my wife still sleeping next to me. I took a moment to revel in her beauty‚ and think about what it would be like to be a father. Irene was eight months pregnant with a little boy. I had no doubts that she would be an outstanding mother‚ but i doubted myself. I’m a firefighter‚ I’m never home. What if I wasn’t the best dad? So many things rushed my mind‚ but I pushed them aside
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Industry Overview The airline industry is a large and growing industry. In the past years‚ air travel has been growing by 6% a year and scheduled airlines carried more than 1 billion passengers in 2008. The airline industry involves large capital requirements. For example‚ the requirements for aircraft‚ close monitor by the government regulations‚ competition from other tourist transport and the requirement to have high level of expertise to operate and manage. In the airline industry‚ aircraft manufacturer
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interests rather than international opportunities for peace and reconciliation‚” the fear and anxiety in American life was revealed (Lancet‚ par. 2). The aftermath of 9/11 created many doubts and fears within all of the people in America. As it is stated in the article‚ “Torture‚ War‚ and the Culture of Fear After 9/11”‚ by Charles Strozier‚ “it filled us with fear and profoundly altered cultural and political understandings”(Strozier par. 1). People were baffled and confused‚ wondering how
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morning of September 11‚ 2001‚ the United States became a nation transformed” (“The 9/11 Commission Report Executive Summary” 6). This day will forever be a part of the American way of live from here on out. It was a day of tragedy and surprise‚ but was it something we could have avoided? “The 9/11 Commission Report” talks about the events leading up to this tragic event‚ how the government could of avoided such devastation‚ who was the man behind it all‚ the events on the 9/11‚ and the general problems
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