I believe that the most important event in recent U.S. history is the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. The events of September 11 jettisoned the United States into a war it cannot win with the brute force tactics the current administration is using to stop terrorism. The events have led to conflicts in Afghanistan and in Iraq and there will most likely be more conflicts in the future. Gas prices have gone up due to conflict sparked by the actions of our government creating
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After the terrorist attacks of September 11th‚ 2001 our country underwent a change that has drastically affected the fundamental values that our founding fathers instilled in this country. Since that tragic day in September the aftermath of the attacks has started to implicate our Civil Liberties that in this country we hold so dear. Just 45 days after the September 11 attacks‚ with virtually no debate‚ Congress passed the USA Patriot Act on October 5th‚ 2001. This act expanded the surveillance powers
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Shingo Yamane Religion and Terrorists I didn ’t know the word “terrorist” until September 11th in 2001. That day is the day when people all over the world couldn ’t believe their eyes. Who had ever seen the moment when two airplanes crashed into the towers? It was the very shocking moment. I just came home from school and turned on TV‚ and then all the channels were filled up with the emergency news of that unexpected incident. Even though I was only nine years old on that time‚ I was old enough
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102 Minutes that Change America A moment may change everything to evil or good in our life and community. Some events occurred may have affects in several ways. September 11‚ 2001 was a historic day in the United States. Four airplanes were hijacked by terrorists. The first one crashed into the Pentagon in Washington‚ D.C. The second plane was stopped by passengers. The two of them crashed the biggest towers in the U.S which are the World Trade Center in New York. On that day 3‚000 people
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Fight? Terrorism attacks are nothing new to the world. They have existed since the beginning of civilization‚ from a random attack of a different kingdom or country to random suicide bombings in the Middle East. A terrorist attack can be viewed from different perspectives‚ but Americans have changed their view on what a terrorist attack is and have even misconstrued that terrorists are solely Middle Eastern people. Ever since the catastrophic attack on U.S. soil on September 11‚ 2001‚ Americans have
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people that were killed in the worst terrorist attack on American soil‚ we also honor those who serve and have given their lives in the fight against terrorism. On September 11‚ 2001‚ four planes were hijacked; two of the planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center‚ one hit the Pentagon‚ and the other crashed in a field in Pennsylvania (https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/patriot-day/). Nearly 3‚000 people were killed in this horrific attack. The attack was done by a radical Muslim organization
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the proponents of domestic terrorism claim that hate groups based in the U.S. have the means and the will to mount a terrorist attack‚ the contenders of domestic terrorism state that the biggest threat comes from an attack from outside the U.S. Many people believe hate groups based in the U.S. have the means and the will to mount a terrorist attack. ”since sept. 11‚ 2001‚ nearly twice as many people have been killed by white supremacists‚ anti governors ‚ fanatics‚ and other non muslim extremists
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everyone is going to‚ citizens‚ terrorists themselves‚ media‚ politicians‚ and important leaders. These attacks from terrorists happen when they believe a certain thing should be changed to benefit their own beliefs. These beliefs can be either religious‚ culture‚ or political. Throughout the war there has been a rising hate towards a certain group of people primarily Muslims and Hindus. In the Post 9/11 hate crime trend article “ A New York woman murdered Sunando Sen‚ who was Hindu‚ by pushing him into
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forget where you were? I remember waking up early on September 11‚ 2001‚ getting ready for school and my dad telling me hurry up to watch the news with him. Being in 8th grade at the time‚ the news really wasn’t something I would watch in the mornings so I knew it had to be something important. Then I saw it. An airplane crashing into a tower‚ people panicking‚ and mayhem ensuing in a city very well known to me. When any tragic event like 9/11 occurs‚ the effect it will have on a nation is tremendous
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put them risk. Fine example of that is 9/11. The day that will be remembered as one of the most horrible day ever experienced in the United States. The events of this day certainly affect every American‚ and likely affect every person in the world in some way. The comfort blanket that people live under in the United States was striped away by the act to terrorism. Not only the Americans’ lives but the conditions of American Muslims had been worsened after 9/11. Because of fear‚ people are capable of
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