September‚11‚2001 there was a big tragedy that affected the whole United States. A group of 19 militants that are associated with Islamic terrorism from Saudi Arabia hijacked‚ and took control over four airplanes. Two planes were purposely crashed into the World Trade Center in New York. The hijackers had this all planned out on what they were going to do. After‚ the two planes headed towards the World Trade Center‚ the other two planes were headed towards the Pentagon and the White House‚ but these
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The pentagon attack The purpose of this case study is to look in-dept. the September 11 attack at the pentagon the event is one that is controversial for a lot of people‚ I am choosing to write about this subject because I feel that the subject is not well elaborated on‚ I want to take the time to look into the event in details to find out how it really happened. To reach this goal‚ I intend to utilize resources derived from the internet‚ newspapers‚ and also the introduction to homeland security
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English 102 11/30/2012 Homeland At the beginning of the twenty-first century everything changed for the United States of America. Hundreds of people were forced to jump to their deaths. Four airplanes‚ used as suicidal attack vessels‚ quaked the earth and the Pentagon as they hit their targets. Thousands of people died as the towers fell. It all happened Tuesday morning‚ September 11‚ 2001. Al-Qaeda‚ an Islamist militant group‚ was responsible for this brutal terrorist attack. It forced
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result of the consequences of concrete significant attacks or of the mere threat of terrorism. The scope of this study is limited to economic consequences caused by terrorist attacks. However‚ unanswered is the question: what is terrorism exactly? The definition of terrorism is one of the most contested concepts. For the purpose of this study the relevance of this discussion is limited. The definition used may influence the total numbers of attacks. However‚ measuring the vulnerability of macroeconomic
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the control of the Europeans‚ the religion was still strong enough to sustain as a prevailing religion. The new turn of power did generate reformers such as Muhammad Ibn Saud and Muhammad Abduh. With Abduh in particular‚ it was shown that faith and reason were well attuned. It was also shown that the West was not necessarily in conflict. The Muslim world established independence directly after World War II‚ but the establishment of Israel brought on an isolation of the Muslim world from the West. One
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Roman Garcia Medrano Title: Airport Security Since Institution: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Year: 2012 Since the tragedy of September 11‚ 2001 many changes have occurred in both the private and the government sector. Without a doubt the most changed and affected was the aviation industry especially when it comes to security. For example before 9/11 a person could expect to arrive at an airport 20 or 30 minutes before his or her flight and still make it on time‚ Now you must be there
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New Yorker Cover: 9/11/01 Writer‚ editor‚ and artist‚ Art Spiegelman‚ created the very controversial cover for The New Yorker magazine. Mr. Spiegelman worked for The New Yorker for ten years‚ resigning a few months after the September 11th terrorist attacks‚ living within walking distance from the world trade center. The cover of the September 24th issue of The New Yorker was voted in the top ten of magazine covers of the past 40 years by the American Society of Magazine Editors. The cover was
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the previous versions of al-Qaeda that the world has known. After three distinguishable generations of the al-Qaeda network – generation 1.0 which includes the years before the shocking attack on New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11‚ 20011; generation 2.0 which ranges from the September 11th attacks to the death of al-Qaeda’s charismatic leader‚ Osama bin Laden in 2011; and finally‚ al-Qaeda generation 3.0‚ in which different forms of al-Qaeda-based terrorist syndicates2‚ or lone wolves3
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Summarize Massport (A): The Aftermath of 9/11 Massport’s - The Massachusetts Port Authority In 1956‚ the Massachusetts legislature passed the Massport Enabling Act‚ creating an independent authority to manage specific air‚ sea‚ and ground transportation facilities in and around Boston. The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is an independent public agency that provides for the growing transportation needs of Massachusetts and New England by developing‚ promoting‚ and managing airports‚ the
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Mass Surveillance: Not A Necessary Tool On September 11‚ 2001‚ it was a normal day in New York City until it ended by the two airplanes crashing into the towers of the World Trade Center. Most Americans experienced the most tragic day in the country’s history. These attacks have had long-term social and personal effects on Americans. Since then‚ the government has expanded its power to engage in massive surveillance. This unprecedented surveillance power‚ which allows the government to secretly
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