9/11 Disaster On morning of September 11‚ 2001 a disaster occurred in the United States due to the terrorist attacks. Two planes where hijacked and were deliberately crashed into both towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. This disaster killed thousands of innocent people and Emergency management was called in from all over the US that day. This city didn’t have a plan in place for this type of disaster. Emergency Management is meant to make communities safe‚ less susceptible to disasters
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1. Mom‚ where were you when the attacks occurred? (Mom) I was at work at the time the 9/11 attacks were taking place. I will never forget that day and where I was at the time. I don’t think anyone who was old enough to remember it will not know exactly how they heard the news. 2. Mom‚ how did you find out about he attacks? (Mom) I remember walking out of my office to go get a cup of coffee and a co-worker came out of his office. He said‚ “Did you hear a plane just crashed into the twin towers?”
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An Act of Weakness The date of September 11‚ 2001‚ is one of the most traumatic events in United States history. In New York City‚ 19 extremists of the Islamic al-Qaeda group committed an act of terrorism that we can never recover from. They flew planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center‚ one into the Pentagon‚ and one crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. These actions have cost a countless number of lives‚ 2‚996 lives to be exact. The profoundly weak terrorists only had one intention
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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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The movie “Fahrenheit 9/11” by Michael Moore is based off the events before during and after 9/11. One of the biggest terrorist attacks America has seen and brought legislations such as the patriot act into effect single handily. On September 11‚ 2001 two planes were hijacked and crashed into the twin towers resulting in the deaths of thousands of Americans. This incident left a scar in the hearts of many Americans. The person who has taken a lot of the blame for this incident was the reigning president
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Today I interviewed my mother about her experience with September 11‚ 2001 (“9/11”). To me her experience wasn’t as exciting as if she were there‚ but pretty normal for someone who was having a typical day. On 9/11 my mom was driving down Perryville Road‚ passing Menard’s‚ to the doctor’s office where she worked at that time. She was informed about the attacks on the radio. Unfortunately she doesn’t remember what radio station it was. At first my mom thought that they were doing a joke on
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people who remember what had happened that day. This presentation will cover what it is‚ where it is‚ and why is it important. 1st paragraph - What is it? The 9/11 monument is a museum and memorial in New York City. It remembers those who died in the attacks which killed approximately 3‚000 people at the World Trade Center on September 11‚ 2001.. Two sorrow reflecting square pools now sit where the twin tower buildings once were. The pools are a memorial
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The destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11‚ 2001‚ has had a long-lasting impact on American domestic and foreign policy. For many years‚ the United States wasn’t officially engaged in any wars. Few of us had ever heard of al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden‚ and ISIS didn’t even exist. The events of 9/11 had a significant effect on our society. The destruction of the twin towers graphically illustrated the dark side of globalization. Terrorists took advantage of a modern global society‚ the
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of days like this in a lifetime. Take in every minute. They’ll be over soon enough‚ and you never know what tomorrow will bring.” This was said by Elliot on September 10‚ 2001. Little did Elliot know that by saying this quote he was speaking to what the next day would bring. The next day was a day that changed America forever. September 11‚ 2001 is day no one will forget. Who would have thought that a plane crashing into the twin towers would have caused so much damage? That plane crashing was just
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The image is of 9/11. 9/11 took place on September 11 2001 and was in Manhattan‚ New York. The attack was a terrorist attack on the United States and was targeted at the twin towners in the heart of Manhattan. 2 planes were hijacked and sent straight into the 2 towers causing fire in each then causing the towers to collapse. The entire ordeal left over 2996 people dead and thousands of people injured. The attack was done by al-Qaeda and controlled by Osama Bin Laden. I have selected the image because
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