Unsung Heroes At 8:46 A.M. on September 11th 2001‚ flight 11 hit the North Tower in New York City. The plane hit between the 93rd and the 99th floor killing over 1‚300 people instantaneously. Unfortunately‚ there was still a struggle for those under the initial point of impact; on the 88th floor Frank DeMartini and Pablo Ortiz‚ both just your average Port Authority workers‚ decided‚ without even thinking about their own lives‚ to gather and locate the remaining survivors on their floor. As they
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our country forever. After the tragedy of September 11th America became a more unified country. Thousands of people gather every few weekends to honor and respect those who have fallen. “On the
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Since the beginning of the 21st century‚ western countries have suffered a number of terror attacks by Islamic extremists. For example‚ the World Trade Center attack in America on September 11‚ 2001 called 9.11 and the Paris terror attacks on November 13‚ 2015 called 11.13 are the two biggest terror attacks which can be thought of. 9.11 is the most famous terror attack in the world carried out by Islamic extremist group al-Queda. They did suicide attacks on several important buildings in United States
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understand what she is saying. She tells me things might change and to go wash my hands before dinner. I exit‚ but listen in on her conversation with my dad‚ a sneaky practice I do all the time. Dad: You think you won’t get much work now? Mom: (in a firm‚ tone) Ned‚ it destroyed the industry. In March‚ my mom was laid off from her position as an office manager of a travel agency. The agency closed its doors shortly after September 11th‚ 2001 as a result of the dramatic decline in business. I did not
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Oscar Wilde once said “always expect the unexpected.” When 9/11 happened‚ many people died because they weren’t prepared for the worst to happen. The planes crashed near the upper 3rd of the towers and the crash spanned about 10 floors leaving many living people above and below the crash site that could have been saved using certain tactics to evacuate. If everyone prepared completely for a terrorist attack on the twin towers‚ the fire dept. And police dept. Would have had a plan to evacuate
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When reading the essay Controlling Irrational Fears After 9/11‚ the first argument to catch my eye was directed around the strong reaction to the number of deaths‚ 2800‚ on 9/11. Americans immediately began to react to the catastrophe of that day. The supposed reason behind this reaction is the number of deaths in the single day when not so much as one bullet was discharged to cause one of the deaths. The author of the essay used two premises to prove the conclusion that the number of deaths was
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Comparison and Contrast Vivian D. Simon University of Phoenix Comparison and Contrast This paper will examine two romantic comedies from the years 1995 and 2005. The first film is The American President starring Michael Douglas (Andy Sheppard) and Annette Bening (Sydney Ellen Wade). The second film is Hitch starring Will Smith (Alex Hitchens)‚ Eva Mendes (Sara Milas)‚ Kevin James (Albert Brennaman). Both of these films are very entertaining and funny. This paper will attempt to list
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topics‚ in that they are two stories of cultures‚ but written from different perspectives of their cultures. Momaday is from the Kiowas tribe of the plains of Oklahoma‚ and Mason from a farm in Mayfield‚ Kentucky. Both exhibit some comparisons‚ but mostly contrasts throughout their writing. Momaday’s American Indian heritage dates back to the 1880’s when his grandmother was born‚ where Mason’s dairy farm heritage takes place starting when she was born in 1940. I found both to be stories of
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I’m like a child looking off in the horizon I’m like an ambulance that’s turning on the sirens Oh I’m still alive I’m like a soldier coming home for the first time I dodged a bullet and I walked across a landmine Oh I’m still alive Am I bleeding? Am I bleeding from the storm? Just shine a light into the wreckage So far away‚ away ’Cause I’m still breathing ’Cause I’m still breathing on my own My head’s above the rain and roses Making my way away ’Cause I’m still breathing ’Cause I’m still breathing
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Muhammad Hakeem a man who lived with his brothers and his mother‚ Muhammad’s father left him when he was 4 so he really didn’t know what his father looked like.One day Muhammad went to the airport trying to go to Israel to visit his family. His flight was at 5:30. He was running late because of the traffic on the highway. He finally got to valet parking and ran into the airport trying to check in as fast as he can. He checked in and gave them his luggage. He was going to security‚ then he forgot
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