Kevin Sandstrom 12/11/07 ES2B Schaffer Research Essay Final Draft January 20th 2001. George W. Bush is sworn into the presidential office and our nation is sworn into a state of crisis and debt. Bush is a menace. He has thrown us headfirst into a war for another country when we have our own countries wars to worry about. Hurricane Katrina victims are still homeless and suffering. Our jails abuse prisoners. People who are just thought to be terrorists are thrown into detainment camps. NSA has
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Western world have been constantly fighting against prejudice. After September 11‚ media interest in Islam increased‚ where Islam was usually portrayed in a negative way. Before 9/11‚ many Muslims lived the normal‚ everyday life. However‚ the attack has changed lives of many people that belonged to the Muslim community‚ where they were the victims of guilt. Unfortunately‚ many Americans were introduced to Islam‚ after the 9/11 attack‚ thus even till today‚ Islam is associated with terrorism. For the past
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11‚ 9‚ 4‚ and 2‚996. These four numbers have painted a grim vivid image of a dark day in this country’s history. On the 11th of September in 2001‚ four planes crashed into three distinct locations across the US; the Pentagon‚ a field in Pennsylvania‚ and the World Trade Center otherwise known as the Twin Towers. The dreadful day is marked in calendars and remembered in schools everywhere. No matter the background‚ the race‚ or the gender‚ many gather to grieve and recall the events of that fateful
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The terrorist attacks on the world trade centre and the pentagon on the 11 September 2001 were a totally new phenomenon that changed the world. Critically evaluate this claim Ever since the attack of 9/11 in which two of America’s most famous landmarks (world trade centre and pentagon had been destroyed‚ the world has been on edge. Till then the terrorism was sought to be phenomenon where little is known . However this event changed the course of the history and the way the western civilization
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“There are no words” These were the words that were spoken on live TV in front of the entire nation on September 11‚ 2001. The exact moment those words were said is marked the second that America changed forever. Prior to 9/11 Americans thought they were untouchable. That there was no way the things they watched on Fox New and CNN every night could ever happen in their backyard. But when the North Tower collapsed at 10:28 am after the South Tower‚ Pentagon‚ and Flight 93 crashed America realized
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On September 11‚ 2001‚ nineteen men from an Islamic terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes‚ and flown them into the World Trade Center in New York City‚ one into the Pentagon and the other crashed into a field in Shanksville‚ Pennsylvania. A total of 2‚977 perished as a result of the attack. (“September 11‚ 2001: Background and Timeline of the Attacks”) President George Bush addressed the nation‚ “America was targeted for attack
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September 11th‚ 2001. My mom lets me sit in her designated chair at the dining table. I am excited with this newfound power. She talks but I do not 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
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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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9/11…A Turning Point There have been many turning points in American history; however none have had the same effects as September 11‚ 2001‚ and many people relate the day to the country’s loss of innocence. As a result of 9/11 many civil liberties were taken away‚ security was heightened‚ and there have been numerous effects on Americans. Although the attack happened on American soil‚ it can really be characterized as an attack on civilization itself‚ because people from more than 80 nationalities
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