September 11‚ 2001 changed America forever. The 9/11 cases challenged the government power and its relation to individual rights during times of war. Al-Qaeda‚ a terrorist organization funded by Osama bin Laden targeted the American government in a series of deadly attacks on 9/11 that killed over 3000 people and injured scores of others. The United States declared an act of war against Terrorism and soon was heavily involved in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Similar to the Korematsu v. U.S. (1944) Supreme
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On September 11‚ 2001‚ a tragic event occurred‚ three airplanes were hijacked‚ two out of the three crashed in the twin towers in New York. All them were hijacked by terrorists‚ the mastermind behind all this was Osama Bin Laden who was hiding in Afghanistan. Families lost loved ones over this event‚ because of this there was a man hunt of Osama. I believe that the U.S. responded inappropriately due to 9/11. The U.S responded inappropriately because they invaded Afghanistan without knowing
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Horrifying events happened on September 11‚ 2001. Families were separated‚ friendships killed‚ and tears were shed like rivers through the ground. On September 11‚ 2001‚ the 9/11 attack hit the united states; killing 2‚996 people‚ and injuring 6‚000 others. 19- terrorists who came from the extremist group Al- Qaeda‚ hijacked and additionally crashed 4 airplanes into American territory. Two of these planes went through the World Trade Center (Twin Towers)‚ causing them to completely collapse. Plane
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Sara Elgayar Mr. Tracy English 3 11 December 2015 Islamophobia The terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001 have indeed affected the lives of Americans all over the United States. Everyone is aware that the events that took place on September 11th 2001 were a series of horrific tragedies‚ but they also brought a sense of unity amongst the nation‚ making Americans‚ in a sense‚ more patriotic. Along with this feeling of American pride and ‘standing as one’‚ Americans suddenly found something to unite
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The state of our country‚ the safety we have come to know as an ingrained American feeling is now gone. The terrifying events that brought down the towers of the World Trade Center‚ killing thousands of innocent people on September 11‚ 2001‚ is a day that will forever be remembered in our history. The hijacking of planes by the acts of terrorist forever changed airport security‚ the view of turban-wearing Sikhs forever changed how most Americans view them‚ the fighting of a war in the Middle East
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9/11 was a planned terrorist attack and was set up by Osama Bin Laden and was pulled off by four airplanes. One was for the white house and one hit a side of the pentagon and the other two hit the world trade center in New York. The attack was planned to take four airplanes and crash them into three designated targets one was the white house‚ another the world trade center‚ and the pentagon. The world trade center was the first target to be attacked then was the pentagon and the third one was
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said‚ "Time is passing. Yet‚ for the United States of America‚ there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash‚ the last phone calls‚ the funerals of the children.” He had no idea how precise his words were more than a decade later. It has been about twelve years since 9/11 and for many people it seems like just yesterday when they witnessed the North and South Towers
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On September 11th‚ 2001‚ it was a Tuesday morning in the state of New York. At 8:45‚ an American Airlines plane flew directly into the north tower of the World Trade Center. The crash left a giant burning hole in the building by the 80th floor of the 110 story building. Hundreds of people instantly died‚ while hundreds were still trapped on upper floors. 18 minutes later‚ a second plane hit near the 60th floor of the south tower. This crash caused debris to rain all over people and buildings nearby
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September 11‚ 2001 is a day woven in the fabric and collective memory of the American people. Now‚ instead of two towers there are two pools and instead of a financial center there is a massive memorial museum dedicated to the destruction of that day. Dealing with tragedy-- especially on a large scale -- is always contentious. On the topic of such memorial museums‚ Paul Williams‚ in his piece‚ “Memorial museums and the objectification of suffering” highlighted the complexities and issues that
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There are many important important events in history. One of the most important to me is 9-11. That was crazy. On September 11‚ 2001‚ Osama Bin Laden was the stupid mastermind behind this attack. He had his men hijack 4 commercial planes‚ two of which crashed into the Twin Towers. The other two were planned for the Pentagon and the White House. They both failed for the Pentagon and White House. Some of the people on board of the plane put a stop to the hijackers and made them crash into a field
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