The 9/11 commission report was released to give all the information on what occurred on the attacks of September 11. In the commission report it gives information on why the towers were attacked and who was the main suspect. Osama bin laden and Al Qaeda are the ones blamed for the attacks. Since then America isn’t the same anymore. Now we have 24 hour protection from any terrorist risks. Since 9/11‚ no one has ever been the same. The airports are now really strict on anything that gets on the plane
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Significant or not it affects some or all. For America 9/11 was the biggest tragedy to occur since Pearl Harbor‚ and has changed the course of our nation and for the future. 9/11 being the largest death poll on American soil since the civil war had a great impact on the country. It takes a great force to change the course of a powerful nation and 9/11 had that power to leave the country in shock and change the future for America. Learning about 9/11 brings respect to those who died and respect to the
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Cullen Irons Athanasakkis Writing 2 Censored in America: Post 9/11 Censorship and the Bush Administration Censorship is not a new concept and is probably as old as the beginnings of communication itself. Governments have always kept information from the public‚ often in the interest of national security. Censorship has also been used to silence opposition to the government. In the past it seemed that this was common practice in other countries; usually non-democratic countries
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Trade Center and the Pentagon were an attack on the heart of America” (Newman). For every cause there is an effect‚ and unfortunately the effects of 9/11 are disturbing. I like to say that everything happens for a reason‚ and the reasons of 9/11 still continue to puzzle the people today. The attacks on world trade center and pentagon on September 11 2001 were tragic and devastating not only for the victims‚ but all the people of United States of America. The tragic losses will forever haunt the mind
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On September 11‚ 2001 one of the most tragic events in history of mankind occurred. On this day‚ four airplanes were hijacked; coordinated by an Islamic terrorist group known as the Al-Qaeda. This was a very alarming event‚ as America is known to be the most secure country in the world. This external group had hijacked four planes on US territory‚ which depicted how “secure” America truly was‚ it was only after this event were the strict airport security guidelines put into place. The magnitude
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9/11…A Turning Point There have been many turning points in American history; however none have had the same effects as September 11‚ 2001‚ and many people relate the day to the country’s loss of innocence. As a result of 9/11 many civil liberties were taken away‚ security was heightened‚ and there have been numerous effects on Americans. Although the attack happened on American soil‚ it can really be characterized as an attack on civilization itself‚ because people from more than 80 nationalities
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Afghanistan‚ was to do with looking after Britain’s own national interest. With Britain seen as one of America’s greatest and influential allies‚ it would seem obvious that an attack on the scale of 9/11 could so easily be repeated on this side of the Atlantic. Whitehall according to {Chin 2013 }was concerned that 9/11 could spark a groundswell of movement against the West therefore taking action in Afghanistan to try and combat the threat possessed by the militants was seen as necessary. However there were
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On September 11‚ 2001 a group Islamic extremists hijacked planes and flew them into the two tallest buildings in New York City resulting in the death of 2‚753 innocent people. As the buildings crumbled‚ many people in an attempt to survive; jumped out of windows to escape the raging fire inside. Smoke poured from the skyscrapers‚ and firefighters‚ rushed to save all that they could‚ while families worried sick over their loved ones. The people killed were just ordinary people‚ trying to make a
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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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Sound familiar? This is how rigorous airport security is present day. The 9-11 attacks caused such a huge shock to America’s security that they had to rethink everything; they had to change the whole system that the American people believed would keep the safe. The question is though‚ how did they change it? Were the changes for the better? And how safe is are the American people now after the changes have been made? Since 9-11 America’s securities throughout all airports have been drastically changed
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