1.What impact did the events of 9/11 have on your sense of security/vulnerability? The events of September 11th brought a harsh reality to light. I remember sitting home thinking this wasn’t real and when I finally did catch on and see this was really happening I was overcome with fear. I wasn’t sure if we as a nation were safe or what would happen next. I kept saying to myself “How they can say they are here to protect us and this happens?” 2. Doyou agree or disagree with the U.S. response to
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I was 13 when 9/11 happened‚ I was going to work with my mom‚ I was bored so I decided to look at the window and I saw a plane coming towards us. Before I knew it there was smoke‚ fires‚ and people screaming all over the place. I couldn’t find my mom and I couldn’t breathe‚ and also I could not find a way out. I broke open a door and came into another room with people trapped because the stairs were blocked by debris‚ I thought to myself and said “Everyone go out the window” we did‚ luckily everyone
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After the 2001 September 11th attacks‚ the Bush administration needed a secure place to keep its enemies captured in the “war on terror”. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had already established “black sites”‚ or secret detention centres‚ all over the world. However‚ the Bush administration needed a location outside of international law so they could keep detainees indefinitely while interrogating them without legal intervention. They also needed a location that would not become a target for
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Andrew Hrywna Mrs. Stasiv English 12 October 1 2010 Barak Obama Speech Analysis On November 3rd 2008‚ President Barack Obama addressed the people of Virginia. This was the night before the ballots would be cast for the 43 President of the United States of America. He expressed to the nation that his experience was incomparable and like no other. Obama is known to use three main manipulative devices in his speeches. His effective use of Anaphora‚ Anecdotes‚ mixed in with his own personal
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Alfred Green In his speech‚ Alfred M. Green helped to unite the Union by using various rhetorical devices to help express his three arguments about why African Americans should be allowed to enlist in the Union army. In these arguments‚ Green points out that dwelling on the discrepancies and mistakes of the leaders of the past is not going to help the black community in the future and that they must fight to improve their status in society. Green also comments that African Americans should try to
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Mostly everyone knows about 9/11 and it goes down as one of the scariest days in U.S history. I can say myself that 9/11 has impacted me in so many ways to make me the person I am today. You may be wondering what I mean but surely enough by the end of my college essay‚ you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. Since that day my life has been changed in so many ways. My Muslim background is very important to me and I take pride in it but people also have a different opinion on this religion. My
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Propaganda 911 An exploration of propaganda in Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore unleashes a barrage of propagandistic techniques in his movie‚ Fahrenheit 9/11. Moore uses card-stacking‚ omission‚ manipulation‚ insinuation‚ and virtually throws everything but the kitchen sink at President Bush. Although at times‚ it feels as if the kitchen sink is on its way. Moore uses these techniques to push his theme: George Bush + war = Bad; Michael Moore + Democrats = Good
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prosperity was beginning to disintegrate. America was in a downward spiral towards corruption‚ poverty‚ chaos‚ and financial instability. Barack Obama delivers an empowering inauguration speech‚ in 2008‚ bringing forth that Americans need to unify in order to return America to its rightful and bestowed place. In his speech‚ Obama utilizes an assuring tone to emphasize unity and the restoration of America also; he alludes to historical instances to convey a sense of legacy within the American people. Barack
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laws and regulations regarding labor. Children are put to work in harsh conditions‚ conditions often deemed difficult even for adults‚ and are forced to work ridiculous hours. Florence Kelley gave a speech at the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22‚ 1905. In her speech‚ Kelley uses repetition‚ pathos‚ imagery‚ logos‚ and carefully placed diction to express how child labor is morally wrong and inhumane. In her opening paragraphs‚ Kelley uses an antistrophe to emphasize
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September 11‚ 2001‚ was a tragic day in the U.S. that no one will ever forget. The 9/11 terrorist attack caused 3‚000 deaths of innocent people. People’s mothers‚ fathers‚ siblings‚ and children were killed or injured causing a worldwide tragedy. Children grew up without parents never knowing who they were or having a vague memory of them‚ due to the fact that they lost them in the attack. Imagine not being able to ever talk to your parent again. Not being able to call them when you are sad‚ proud
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