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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Significant or not it affects some or all. For America 9/11 was the biggest tragedy to occur since Pearl Harbor‚ and has changed the course of our nation and for the future. 9/11 being the largest death poll on American soil since the civil war had a great impact on the country. It takes a great force to change the course of a powerful nation and 9/11 had that power to leave the country in shock and change the future for America. Learning about 9/11 brings respect to those who died and respect to the
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11 Quincy Nissley English 015‚ Section 014 EXAMPLE ESSAY February 20‚ 2013 Effects of the Tumbling Towers A major turning point in the country’s recent history was the unfortunate events that occurred in New York and Washington on September 11th‚ 2001. The terrorist attacks have sparked many changes in the lives and morale of citizens in the United States of America. This paper has examined how the attacks contributed to different factors‚ such as the new airport security‚ the naivety of
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The air was filled with smoke; slowly I made my way through the enormous building. Not knowing where to go. But feeling the building rumble and shake in my fear of claustrophobia. I remember hearing “GET DOWN! RUN!” That was the dreadful day of 9/11 September 9th 2001 “I have to go to work” As I told Michael (my son). Our apartment wasn’t much; we still had a rent problem. But since I’ve got accepted to my new job at the World Trade Center‚ I don’t think we’ll be having too many problems
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On September 11‚ 2001‚ a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City took the lives of many people around the world. Countries across the sea declared the terrorist strike an attack on the world. The United States was not the only country that was impacted from the events that occurred. More than 12% of the deaths were foreign nationals‚ not an American citizen (Broady‚ Dr. Christel). Some of America’s closest ties lost citizens in the attack: 67 victims from Britain and 16 from United
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An event that sent the United States into emotional and economical distress‚ the attacks on the World Trade Centers on September 11‚ 2001 opened the eyes of Americans to the threat of terrorism. As the world watched‚ three planes were flown into each of the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon. The unexpected attack stunned americans everywhere and sent them into a feeling of confusion and want for those responsible to be punished. After investigation‚ it was discovered that those responsible
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change. This report is also intended to educate employees on the seriousness of sexual harassment and give different ideas as to how to search passengers. Fire. Destruction. Horror. These are a few of the understated words that describe the tragedy of 9/11. On September 11th‚ 2001‚ terrorists hijacked planes‚ then crashed into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon‚ causing thousands of innocent lives to come to an unexpected end. “Haunting
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Cullen Irons Athanasakkis Writing 2 Censored in America: Post 9/11 Censorship and the Bush Administration Censorship is not a new concept and is probably as old as the beginnings of communication itself. Governments have always kept information from the public‚ often in the interest of national security. Censorship has also been used to silence opposition to the government. In the past it seemed that this was common practice in other countries; usually non-democratic countries
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9/11 Conspiracy Theorists Marcus Downey College Composition (ENG 111) 02/01/08 As with all events in history‚ there will be at least one‚ sometimes several‚ naysayers in the crowd and the events of September 11th 2001 are no exception. The United States Government presented the facts to the world but some just couldn’t grasp it. The incident raised questions in everyone’s mind‚ specifically how could this happen? President Bush was quick to state that Osama bin Laden and his ultra radical Islamist
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On September 11‚ 2001 one of the most tragic events in history of mankind occurred. On this day‚ four airplanes were hijacked; coordinated by an Islamic terrorist group known as the Al-Qaeda. This was a very alarming event‚ as America is known to be the most secure country in the world. This external group had hijacked four planes on US territory‚ which depicted how “secure” America truly was‚ it was only after this event were the strict airport security guidelines put into place. The magnitude
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