Center. The crash left a giant burning hole in the building by the 80th floor of the 110 story building. Hundreds of people instantly died‚ while hundreds were still trapped on upper floors. 18 minutes later‚ a second plane hit near the 60th floor of the south tower. This crash caused debris to rain all over people and buildings nearby. People instantly knew America was under attack. At 9:45 a.m. a third American Airlines plane crashed directly into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Less than 15 minutes
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It was the date of September 11‚ 2001‚ a plane had struck the Twin Towers at 8:36 am‚ devastating thousands of people. Meanwhile‚ in New York Firefighter Jessie‚ was getting up and saying goodbye to his wife. "Goodbye Samantha‚ I love you‚" says Jessie. Jessie’s daughter Bailey ran out of her room to give her dad a big hug and kiss goodbye. "Goodbye daddy I hope you have a good day at work‚ I love you‚" Bailey squealed. " Love you too‚" says Jessie. "Jessie why do you have to leave so
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project I do it diligently. Whether the due date is tomorrow or next week‚ I always make sure to get my homework done as soon as possible. That way I can have more time to do some of my... ahem* other interests... "But did you go straight to bed right after or did you play around with you tablet again?" Mom asked suspiciously. "Yeah‚ I did..." I answered sheepishly trying to avert my gaze. Mom always has that tendency to read my mind whenever I look at her in the eyes. Or probably that she could see
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America After September 11‚ 2001 Ninika Washington SSC 102 Dr. B. Diamond September 8‚ 2012 A View of Life After September 11‚ 2001 Different phenomenons occur on a daily basis around the universe and people are impacted in various ways. As one observe American History preceding the Civil Right Era‚ one can compare the mentally of people that were raised in that time to the persons who were raised in the late 1970’s and so on. On September 11‚ 2001‚
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Despite the series of events leading to 9/11 President George Bush implies that the citizens of America have formed in unity after the unexpected attacks. He begins his speech by stating that the “American flag flies again…” which in turn‚ create a feeling of peace and tranquility after the 9/11 attacks. He suggest that Americans will keep persevering through tough and difficult times and become an even stronger nation. He goes on to say that “the men and women of our Air Force have delivered a message
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passenger jets were hijacked then crashed‚ killing nearly 3‚000 persons. The attack was carried out by four separate teams of terrorists from the Middle East‚ all operating from inside the U.S. Each team had boarded an early-morning flight‚ posing as passengers‚ then forcibly commandeered the aircraft. Two fully-fueled jumbo jets‚ American Airlines Flight 11 carrying 92 persons and United Airlines Flight 175 carrying 65 persons‚ had departed Boston for Los Angeles. Both jets were diverted by the hijackers
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James S Feliz September 11‚ 2001: Why Is America a Target? America was a target of terrorism on September 11‚ 2001‚ and will continue to be a target of terrorism because it bears a significant degree of responsibility for generating the political‚ religious‚ and economic causes of terrorism. As a global superpower and the dominant economic power in the world‚ the United States has pursued policies which have embittered millions of people throughout the Middle East and the Third World
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Another form of discrimination faced by older adults lies in the LGBT community. As estimated by‚ (Fredriksen-Goldsen‚ Kim‚ Shiu‚ Goldsen & Emlet‚ 2015) “2.4% of adults aged 50 and older identify as lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ or transgender.” This accounts for more than 2.4 million older adults‚ in the United States. In comparison to heterosexuals of the same age‚ lesbian‚ gay male and bisexual older adults are more likely to experience mental distress. Due to their life course and different historical
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America has a history of misleading the common people to gain public support. Whether rallying its citizens to fight the Nazis in Germany or to fight communism in Korea‚ the United States has‚ for the most part‚ been considered righteous. But the United States and more importantly the people that govern it‚ have had ulterior motives. The most prominent example was in the early 2000s on the tragic day of September 11. 9/11 was one of the most infamous incidents ever which unified the nation behind
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September 11‚ 2001 is a day woven in the fabric and collective memory of the American people. Now‚ instead of two towers there are two pools and instead of a financial center there is a massive memorial museum dedicated to the destruction of that day. Dealing with tragedy-- especially on a large scale -- is always contentious. On the topic of such memorial museums‚ Paul Williams‚ in his piece‚ “Memorial museums and the objectification of suffering” highlighted the complexities and issues that
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