New York ruled that the National Security Agency’s collection of American phone records in bulk is illegal. Specifically‚ they ruled that the practice did not fall under the scope of the USA Patriot Act‚ which allows wire tapping of individuals to detect and prevent terrorism. What is the USA Patriot Act? The USA Patriot Act is a 10-letter acronym for uniting and strengthening America by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism act of 2001. It was passed by Congress
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The Impact 9/11 Had on America The events that took place on September 11th 2001 showed America that we need to expect the unexpected and prepare for the future. On this day‚ 19 terrorists from a group called al-Qaeda hijacked 4 commercial passenger planes. Two of them were crashed into the Twin Towers of New York City’s World Trade Center. The third plane was crashed into The Pentagon in Arlington‚ Virginia. The fourth plane they say was intended to be crashed into the White House itself‚ but
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II 26 February 2012 Rhetorical Essay of George W. Bush’s Speech‚ 9/11 Address to the Nation I read and watched George W. Bush’s “9/11 Address to the Nation” and found the speech to be ineffective. The President’s speech started off and ended efficiently with it’s appeal to pathos‚ however‚ it’s lack in logos overshadowed this and made the speech unsuccessful. This essay will examine the President’s use of rhetorical appeals and how they made his speech a failure. The president’s speech started
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Chapter 9- Thinking and Language: 9.1- what is Cognition‚ and what are the functions of concepts: Cognition refers to all the mental activities acknowledged with thinking‚ knowing‚ remembering‚ and communication. We form most concepts about prototypes or best examples of a category. 9.2- what cognitive strategies assist our problem solving‚ and what obstacles hinder it? An algorithm is a methodical‚ logical rule or procedure that guarantees a solution to the problem. A heuristic is a
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How Technology Has Changed Soccer for the Better Think about sports today‚ technology has drastically changed sports in many ways. Specifically in soccer it has changed different areas of the beautiful game but for the better. New technology has allowed soccer to grow and flourish in the United states. It has increased the interest through how fans watch games‚ social media‚ and even phone apps that allow fans to stay connected to their teams. Since soccer hasn’t been very prominent in the United
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How did the priorities of the FBI have to be reoriented with regards to issues of national security and terrorism? As a result of the vicious attacks‚ on that day‚ the FBI role in fighting against terrorism have changed drastically. They are now able to search telephone records‚ emails‚ etc. without a court order. The FBI has a new focus. Post 911 they have reorganized technology‚ investigations‚ operations etc. They have become more proactive in fighting against terrorism. It is no easy task
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One Day Changes Everything 9/11/01 has shaped America into what it is today. The terrible tragedy that has made Americans realize how wonderful of a country that we are living into day. Some may disagree and say that the government is going down hill‚ and that the people in office are going to ruin this country‚ but they have nothing to complain about because the are allowed to speak their mind in the US‚ unlike in many other countries. America is blessed to have so many freedoms to be able to be
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"The Political Impact of 9/11: The Post War Notion of Race Change" After September 11‚ 2001‚ the world as its citizens knew it would never be the same‚ especially the United States. The September 11‚ 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11) consisted of a series of coordinated suicide attacks on the United States of America allegedly by al-Qaeda‚ which is an international alliance of Islamic militant terrorist organization founded in nineteen eighty-eight. On that morning‚ nineteen terrorists believed
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The BSA‚ or Bank Secrecy Act is comprised of six parts; The Patriot Act‚ MITR‚ CTR‚ MIP‚ SAR‚ and OFAC. The use of all of these in tandem makes it easy to catch fraud‚ money laundering‚ Terrorist funding‚ Criminal organizations and more. The six parts each play their parts in this‚ with some being smaller and less complicated but no less important. The USA PATRIOT act is a big one‚ and very broad. However this was on purpose so that way it can encompass all types of transactions with very few loopholes
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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 to take his belt off‚ Then the buzzer went off. The security guards took him into another room to check him and his bags.When he was checked clear he went on. He was so lucky because his flight was delayed 30 minutes. So he did not have to rush to his gate to try to make
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