September 11 2001 Narrative8:30 AM. I am in a meeting with Alliance Consulting CEO ’s in Building 1 World Trade Center. We are all discussing booming businesses in the NYC region‚ getting very excited about a little computer chip processing company that has been getting very high marks on their last quota. All of a sudden‚ there is a loud whipping sound and the building begins shaking. Just a blink later and my hearing is gone‚ and I am lying on the ground trying to understand why the only color
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Columbia Sourcebook‚ 264-296 *What civil rights abuses did Muslim Americans suffer after 9/11? There were a sample cases in the book that showed what civil rights abuses did Muslim Americans suffer from after 9/11. The first case that was mentioned in the book was on March 21‚ 2003. A Muslim American family from Palestine origins was victim of property damage when their van was bombed outside their house in Chicago. Another case of civil rights abuses was a woman getting verbally accosted and assaulted
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In her 1905 speech before the National American Woman Suffrage Association‚ social worker Florence Kelley fought for the abolishment of unfair child labor policies with the help of voters and petitions. In this fight‚ she depicts the horrible state of child labor throughout America‚ contrasting the “little white girls … of six or seven years” (29-33) from the women privileged enough to be in her audience‚ and speaks in both questions and exclamations‚ empowering her audience to do what they can about
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It is 8:44 as I tediously begin sorting out my notes and papers of past meetings‚ the clock ticks by. 16 seconds…17 seconds…18 seconds I count in my head. Words begin to float off the paper as I anxiously await my next meeting. 58 seconds… 59 seconds… 8:45 p.m. Tapping my pen on the desk‚ earns a nasty look from the old lady in the next nook‚ but I continue defying‚ shaping a rhythm in my head. 16 seconds…17 seconds…18 seconds. Workers around the room get up creating a commotion. What’s going on
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though on the inside she was half asleep she always looked like a bright sunflower shining through the crowded streets of New York City‚ Times Square. As she struggled to insert the right key to her penthouse‚ she dreamed of an amazing sleep for at least 9 hours‚ but Elizabeth had company tonight and she had to make a delicious dinner. Her family was coming over tonight‚ which was a big deal since they only come once in a blue moon. She spent
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completes collection of data and conducts recommendations. At the time of the target selection phase‚ terrorists examine and research possible targets. The extent of research varies on groups and the target selected. At first‚ there is a risk analysis that includes benefits‚ targets‚ and success measures; confirming the probability and likelihood of the attack. Then the target selections are categorized by hard and soft targets. A hard target is guarded or may have considerable security personnel;
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George Washington Bush Washington was a state of many white settlers and Indians. But George was one of the first black American settlers in what is now called Washington State. Life back then was tough‚ especially for a black man. Many laws would make him move or give up land. Today I am going to tell you all about George Washington Bush. About his background‚ adult life‚ and why he is important to Washington State. George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania around 1778.
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There are many conspiracies behind the infamous terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11‚ 2001. Conspiracies involving the collapse of the Twin Towers and the attack on The Pentagon has been talked about ever since‚ including the most famous conspiracy of whether or not President George W. Bush planned the September 11 attacks. Another prominent conspiracy is that the collapse of the Twin Towers and the 7 World Trade Center were the result of a controlled destruction than a structural failure
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century is no different. The historical event that has changed my opinion and outlook were the attacks that occurred on that dreadful morning of September 11‚ 2001‚ also known as the attacks of 9/11. The 9/11 attacks were not the first attacks of the 21st century; in 2000‚ the bombing of the USS Cole occurred. A couple of events that led up to the 9/11 attacks include the bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut‚ Lebanon in 1983 and the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. The
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This week included much activity with meetings‚ rain and the storm that never happened. Monday began with a Right on Crime communications meeting. It was interesting to sit through and hear what all was going on throughout the RoC organization. Then I went back to my desk to try and finish out the TPPF communications project I had been working on since Thursday. After lunch‚ I was informed about another weekly meeting with RoC‚ the policy call was also informative and I learned about what some of
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