2012 Tragedy to Triumph There has been no greater‚ more unforgettable tragedy in America’s modern history than what took place on September 11‚ 2001. It was a horrifying day that ended 2‚996 lives: 2‚977 victims and 19 hijackers‚ but eventually created a new beginning of change for the better of the nation (The 9/11 Commission Report). A decade after the 9/11 attacks reshaped several facets of life in America. Life and travel in America has changed significantly over the past decade (Shanty). As an
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The US after 9/11 September 9th‚ 2001 was described as a sunny and cloudless day. It was a completely normal day for citizens in New York until American Airlines Flight 11 and Flight 175 disturbingly flew straight into The Twin Towers. This came as a big shock to the whole world‚ pictures and videos people saw through hundreds of different news channels‚ looked more like a movie scene than reality. In total there were four planes were hijacked by the Islamic extremist group known as Al-Qaeda‚ two
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During and after World War II‚ the Cold War‚ and the Gulf War‚ Hollywood portrayed villains as the current cultural fear and official enemy of the United States. This trend changed after the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001. Since the attacks on the World Trade Center‚ Hollywood has often refused to use Muslims as villains‚ even though Muslim terrorists became the United States’ cultural enemy due to their responsibility for the attacks. This can best be explained by Americans’ change in
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Many Muslims throughout the world were affected by the attack against the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11th‚ 2001. Although the United States and other countries of the West were obviously affected nationally‚ how did these 9/11 attacks affect Muslims individually‚ especially those living in the United States and other countries in the West? The United States has been called many things‚ such as the "Melting Pot"‚ the "Land of Opportunity"‚ and the "Golden Mountain". The United
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really as safe as we think it is post 9/11? Some would say 9/11 is one of the most tragic events to ever happen to this country‚ and many would agree. Looking at how things have changed in this country to prevent events like these from happening again makes it obvious to realize that this country will do whatever it takes to make the people safer. The question is are we actually safer? and are the liberties that we sacrifice worth the security that we gain? After reading through numerous articles and
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action has a consequence. As you can see this event was minor and just affected him directly. On the other hand‚ some events are catastrophic and can change millions of lives worldwide; like the attacks to the RMS Lusitania by Germans or the attacks of 9/11. As you read‚ we are going to recall those events‚ explore the opinions and thoughts of witnesses and survivors‚ as well as compare their similarities and differences. We will also compare the psychology effects on the population; not only the people
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Homeland security After 9/11 Department of homeland security Who are they? DHS was established to consolidate efforts of all of the domestic agencies in securing American borders and infrastructure. It possesses functions reaching far beyond what previous domestic security agencies used to have. The need for a new efficient apparatus to manage domestic security was realized very quickly: on 9/11 2001 no one was prepared for the type of attacks launched against the United States of America
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Muslims‚ Hated and Discriminated. Discrimination has been going on for a long time now against specific people such as African Americans during and before the civil rights movement or . The word discrimination means the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things‚ especially on the grounds of race‚ age‚ or sex. There has been discrimination against Muslims in America. The start of discrimination against Muslims has been influenced by the events following 9/11. The
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terrorist groups post-9/11. Focusing on the phrase used by the former Secretary of State Colin Powell‚ I would like to first focus on the way the US government described the fight against al Qaeda and the actions they took in response and my reaction‚ followed by my thoughts on the fight against terrorist groups in Afghanistan and in general. Like others before him‚ Howard argues that former Secretary of State Powell committed a grave mistake when he stated that the US is “at war” post 9/11. On this accord
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and did. After I lost a very close friend‚ I realized‚ you never know what anyone is going through. Now I am a lot more cautious about what I say to people. The first few months of my senior year in high school were normal. I participated in all of our school activities‚ like football games‚ class meeting‚ senior activities; you name it I was there. Anyone who walks in to the building can just sense the happy vibe‚ no matter what happens outside of the building‚ whether you have had a bad morning
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