Because this subject hits close to home for me‚ though being only three‚ my close family friend lost her husband to the events that occurred on 9/11. She and her husband were very close to my family and I‚ being more like aunt and uncle than friends. Till this day we still look back at pictures and remember him for the courageous man he was. For me this article just mad me have that heavy feeling
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Have you used your cell phone today? How about the internet? Without the years of 1970-present we would not have these everyday items. In the past 45 years‚ Americans have experienced hardship as well as prosperity. For example‚ Americans experienced 9/11 which made Americans question their own security. In addition‚ Americans also faced the Watergate scandal‚ which caused them to question corruptibility of the government (“new voices‚ new Frontiers…."1277-1289). An important group of people living
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remember the events of 9/11 like they were yesterday. The enormous‚ burning building collapsing to the ashy ground‚ people desperate to stop the plane that was being flown at 600 miles per hour‚ the impact of when the plane collided with the building‚ the screams and cries for help‚ along with my fellow passengers calling their loved ones to say they’re not going to make it. Yes‚ I said my fellow passengers. My name Lauren Kriewitz‚ and I am a survivor of the treacherous 9/11 attack. My flight was
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Post-9/11 Islamophobia Islamophobia denotes prejudice against‚ hatred for‚ or irrational fear of Muslims. Such fear and hostility leads to discriminations against Muslims‚ exclusion of Muslims from mainstream political or social process‚ stereotyping‚ the presumption of guilt by association‚ and most frequently‚ hate crimes. In post 9/11 America‚ Islamophobia has resulted in the general and unquestioned acceptance that Islam does not share common values with other major faiths‚ that Islam is
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REVIEW QUESTIONS Chapter 9: Organizing the body of the speech. 1. Why is important that speeches be organized clearly and coherently? If you organized clearly and coherently your speeches the listeners can follow the progression of ideas in your speech from the beginning to the end. 2. How many main points will your speeches usually contain? Why is important to limit the number of main points in your speeches? Your speeches should contain no more than two to five main points because the
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Reflection about 9/11 In what way(s) did growing up in the aftermath of September 11th‚ 2001 effect the culture of the world in which you live? The things that happened back in September 11th‚ 13 years ago‚ changed the world that we live in so many ways. Not only started a war between USA and Al-Qaeda‚ it opened the doors to a world that us‚ as kids/teenagers‚ would have never seen or even knew that existed. Wars seemed like things that only happened in the past or in movies‚ but now we grew up
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The problem that surrounds my topic is that the group Isis on September 11‚2000 on 9/11 they caused an emotional and stressful time to America. That time was so stressful and emotional because people dying from planes that Isis has high jacket. They destroyed two buildings with people on it that later on the building came down causing problems and chaos. What will cause the next World War is if Afghanistan attacks again to America with violence like bombing places or if they threaten America with
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As soon as I asked my dad about the 9-11-2001 tragic event‚ he has recollected his memory of this day. He told me that he and my mom were traveling in a suburban train to attend Mother Mary’s novena at the famous Mahim church in Bombay (Present Mumbai) on that day. He had a habit of reading a local daily called “Mid-Day” while traveling in local trains to get rid of the noisy and boring commute. That day‚ on 9-11-2001 too he bought this daily. He was terrified by seeing the pictures and breaking
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understand what was going on.” For most people I know‚ that seems to be the case. Since we were too young to understand what was going on at the time‚ I believe that is what makes it so important for us to learn and study what happened on September 11‚ just as it is with any other event in American history. The next person that I interviewed my mom‚ who is one generation older than me. She can remember what took place that day much more clearly than I. “I had just taken you to school. I came home
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For this exercise I took around ninety photos over the course of an hour and a half‚ attempting to portray some of the happenings and elements at the 9/11 Memorial. Out of all these photos I took‚ I chose these four because they display how expansive the memorial is‚ in terms of meaning and significance. Some of my other photos are interesting and portray many of the elements I am interested in‚ such as people touching the memorial‚ however‚ these few stuck out and seemed unique from the rest.
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