the 9/11 attacks. The death toll at the World Trade Center included 60 police officers and 343 firefighters‚ 87 passengers aboard American Flight 11‚ 60 on United Flight 175‚ and over 2‚000 occupants and neighbors of the WTC. The death toll at the Pentagon included 125 people from the Pentagon and 64 passengers on American Flight 77. And 44 people lost their lives on United Flight 93. Many 9/11 survivors and many 9/11 victim family members have expressed significant criticism of the 9/11 Commission
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The World Trade Center Site qualifies as a sacred place‚ quite depressingly‚ as Guilford would categorize: a category 9 sacred place‚ one of “burial or massacre” (Leonard and McClure‚ 321). As everyone well knows the World Trade Center Site was attacked by terrorist who had hijacked planes and crashed them into Towers One and Two on the morning of September 11th 2001. That date will forever be ingrained in America’s history as one of the most destructive attacks on this country. One of the simplest
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On July 21 1969‚ Apollo 11 was the first moon mission where men of Earth explored the Moon’s surface for the first time in history. This mission couldn’t have been such a success if it weren’t for the past missions that encountered great trials and errors along the way‚ like fires and explosions in capsules. After many disastrous events happened in the NASA space program‚ there was one real problem that needed to be faced. NASA was trying to get to the moon and land a lunar mission before the Soviet
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Apollo 11- Turning Point in History Apollo 11 was a turning point not only in American history but also in human history. When Neil Armstrong took that first step on the moon in 1969‚ almost the whole world was sitting behind an old black-and-white TV watching the first step on the moon. Apollo 11 was a turning point in history for many reasons. First‚ putting a man on the moon put ideas that were impossible in to possible. Second‚ the Americans won the space race which made America a world
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contributing factor for the loss of lives in the towers was the unpreparedness of the emergency departments. All the chaos in 9/11 could have been avoided if only people were prepared for these emergencies. Emergency responders came to the scene‚ but they weren’t organised and weren’t working together to save more lives as a result more people died. I The reason why 9/11 even happened was because the U.S security wasn’t prepare for any kind of threat; also the lack of communication between the emergency
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September 11‚ 2001 September 11th was the most tragic event and unforgettable day for Americans. Terrorists seized four commercial U.S. jets and crashed them into American symbols of the military and capitalism and which shook the entire nation. Immediately after the attacks‚ everyone felt spiritual‚ less materialistic‚ and realized that what really matters is loved ones. How have the events of September 11‚ 2001‚ affected me personally? The events that happened on September 11‚ 2001 will always
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Today I interviewed my mother about her experience with September 11‚ 2001 (“9/11”). To me her experience wasn’t as exciting as if she were there‚ but pretty normal for someone who was having a typical day. On 9/11 my mom was driving down Perryville Road‚ passing Menard’s‚ to the doctor’s office where she worked at that time. She was informed about the attacks on the radio. Unfortunately she doesn’t remember what radio station it was. At first my mom thought that they were doing a joke on
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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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Essay Some people say astronauts landed on the moon. Some people say it was a big fat lie. In 1969 a rocket ship from NASA “Apollo 11” supposedly went to the moon‚ took some pictures‚ videos and some pieces of the actual moon. Then the astronauts flew back to Earth. But did they really go to the moon‚ or was it just a big myth. The world may never know.
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9/11 On September 11‚ 2001‚ Islamic terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and used them as bombs to attack the World Trade Centers in New York City‚ the Pentagon in Washington‚ D.C. and the fourth plane‚ meant to be used against the White House‚ crashed in Pennsylvania. Much of this destruction was witnessed live on television throughout the United States and around the world. Many Americans were forced to face for the first time in their lives‚ feelings of insecurity and of being vulnerable
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