attack on Pearl Harbor and the attack on 9/11 share similarities and differences. 75 years ago on December 7th‚ 1941‚ a surprise attack by the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor in Hawaii(Rosenburg 1). 50 years later‚ on September 11th 2001‚ an attack by Al-Qaeda hit New York City(Jensen 1). These two acts were very similar in their effect on the country‚ their number of casualties and warning signs‚ but had different perpetrators and rescue efforts. Pearl Harbor and 9/11 had a very similar number of casualties
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What prompted the terrorist attacks of 9/11? Has the united states response to these attacks made our country safer? On September 11‚ 2001 a group of terrorist called Al-Qaeda hijacked 4 airliners and made a devastating attack against the United States. One plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ and the other plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington‚ D.C. Close to 3‚000 people died in the World Trade
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Anonymous Hackers: Internet Heroes or Villains We live in the time of the World Wide Web and it brings the biggest changes ever. The effects from this powerful invention‚ the Internet‚ has made the world flat and the opportunities huge. Every big change can have an affect on people‚ it could be positive or negative. In early 2002‚ researchers evaluated the presence and role of hackers and their role in technological innovations. “A decade ago‚ people in the tech field were angry that hackers had
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Compare and contrast 9/11 - 7/12 The September 11 events the attacks on Pearl Harbor were two of the biggest attacks in American’s history that caused many damages not only to the United States but all over the world. In many ways‚ the 2 attacks got some similarities and also differences. There’s no doubt that both attacks came as a complete surprise to most people. They resulted in a spirit of American unity. A common enemy was identified as foreigners. A national government galvanized
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The day I realized that Bush did 9/11 About 10 years ago I had an epiphany and realized the things which for so many years had been heralded as fact are indeed untrue. Chief amongst these being that Bush was responsible for 9/11. See it became abundantly clear to me that jet fuel could not melt steel beams. As I realized the error in my ways I looked up “just how does jet fuel melt steel beams?”. And to my surprise I found no information on how it occurs only that it simply doesn’t. There is
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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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September 11‚ 2001‚ a date still fresh in the mind of most American citizens. At least to those old enough to remember hearing the news and turning on their television to see the events that occurred in New York City‚ Washington D.C.‚ and Pennsylvania. Four planes were hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists and crashed into the World Trade Center‚ Pentagon‚ and a field in Pennsylvania. The nation was shaken. Nearly everyone remembers where they were‚ who they were with‚ and what they were doing. September
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On September 11‚ 2001 at 8:46 am‚ a plane hit the twin towers in New York City; thus‚ causing an event that would kill 2‚977 Americans. That first plane started the devastation of 9/11 and will forever mark a national tragedy. On 09/11/2001 four planes in three different locations were hijacked by terrorists and were used to attack America. At first this was looked at as a possible accident until the second plane crashed‚ it was clear in that moment that this was not an accident. President George
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that have impacted the people and the government. One event has had more impacted on me then the other events. That event is the 9/11 attack on the United States. This event was one of the first major acts of terrorism in the United States killing over 3‚000 people. The terrorists hijacked four airplanes and crashed two of them into the World Trade Center towers. After 9/11‚ the United States declared war on terrorism and the goal of capturing Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and putting them to justice
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Peter Gi English 93 Heroes Inflation What are heroes? more specifically what is an hero to you? In the article Hero Inflation written by Nicholas Thompson‚ he describes and tells those in America that the word hero today isn’t what it used to be. Traditionally‚ in the past hero was looked up as doing a heroic act‚ not required of them to do so. That the word itself‚ and what people describe it to be today is lowered‚ that we “cheapen the word in some ways‚ the exploits of people who have
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