HEROES - HOW THEY INFLUENCE OUR LIVES WHAT IS A HERO? A hero is someone of moral excellence who is looked up to and admired by others Heroes mean different things to different people but TRUE heroes have one extraordinary thing in common - a firm sense of right and wrong‚ good values and morals and the strength of character to live by that. True heroes are heroic in both their personal and public lives and are the people who will be remembered for their positive influence in the lives of
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On September 11‚ 19 people from from the Islamic extremist group‚ Al-Qaeda‚ hijacked four planes and did the unthinkable. They flew two planes‚ one for each tower‚ into each World Trade Center. These attacks caused a lot of death and destruction. On a beautiful Tuesday morning‚ the city of New York was woken up by one plane striking the north tower of the World Trade Center‚ near the 80th floor trapping hundreds of people on the above floors. It left a gaping hole in the side instantly killing
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Should we admire heroes but not celebrities ? Arthur Ashe in Worth Repeating once said ‚ " Heroes have the urge to serve others at whatever cost . So these people can easily acquire respect . Celebrities are other group of people who can be easily known by people . Many people believe celebrities are not as good as heroes ‚ because there are so many different kinds of celebrities and some of them are known for their bad behaviors . In my opinion ‚ those notorious people are not real celebrities
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I’m not sure if most of you know‚ but firefighters are among the lowest paid safety personnel in the United States. Tonight I am going to briefly explain why firefighters pay should increase not only because of the effort they put into being the best but the effort they put in to being ready for the worst. Fire fighters are clearly not paid enough if they are even paid at all‚ only a mere 10% of U.S firefighters are paid the other 90% is completely volunteer. Through all of their courageous
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CHANGES TO U.S. INTELLIGENCE AFTER THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11‚ 2001 September 26‚ 2013 The events on September 11‚ 2001 caused the intelligence community and the United States Government to realize their failures and dramatically reassess their operating procedures. This undertaking included increased communication and joint operations between different branches of the defense department and the intelligence community‚ an investigation by Congress into the performance of the
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Is the U.S really as safe as we think it is post 9/11? Some would say 9/11 is one of the most tragic events to ever happen to this country‚ and many would agree. Looking at how things have changed in this country to prevent events like these from happening again makes it obvious to realize that this country will do whatever it takes to make the people safer. The question is are we actually safer? and are the liberties that we sacrifice worth the security that we gain? After reading through numerous
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Firefighting: Dangerous but Rewarding Spencer Rackley Eng 111-Sec 43H Stanley Ivy Tech Community College 9/21/2007 Introduction Becoming interested in a career sounds easy‚ but in reality it is an extremely hard task to find the right career path. A career in firefighting jumped out at me when I realized I wanted to requirements from my job. First would be that I would not work in an office. The second is that my profession would make a difference in people’s lives. After bouncing
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2011. How do Muslims feel about their religion following the effects of 9/11? Has there been any change to the way Muslims feel they have been portrayed in the media following 9/11 until now. f) The disaster agent – an intentional‚ human conceived attack – most certainly determined the response and backlash that follow the events1. g) The main differences in the studies is that one focused more on the effects 9/11 had on Muslim people while the other focused on the effects of all ethnicities
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activity was self explanatory. Many students participated in this activity and enjoyed it because it allowed them to express themselves about a topic that they live through but truly didn’t understand because of how young they were at the time. When 9/11 occurred I was only three years old and I didn’t realize what was going on. All I knew is something was not right that day as i saw all the adults around me put on the news and stood in shock of what they were seeing on the television. Many people
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September 9‚ 2001 is a blood-curdling and mournful day in American history‚ especially for New Yorkers. September 9th was the day Al-Qeada attacked American civilians by hijacking 4 airplanes. Two of the airplanes crashed into the twin towers‚ one crashed into the side of the pentagon‚ and the last one crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. On this dreadful day thousands of Americans lost their lives. My mother and stepfather have completely different experiences during 9/11 however‚ that day did
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