The Impact 9/11 Had on America The events that took place on September 11th 2001 showed America that we need to expect the unexpected and prepare for the future. On this day‚ 19 terrorists from a group called al-Qaeda hijacked 4 commercial passenger planes. Two of them were crashed into the Twin Towers of New York City’s World Trade Center. The third plane was crashed into The Pentagon in Arlington‚ Virginia. The fourth plane they say was intended to be crashed into the White House itself‚ but
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On September 11‚ 2001‚ the world changed. It was said to be a beautiful day‚ almost perfect. Then in an instant‚ a plane smashed into one of the Twin Towers. The building instantly lit on fire and the whole city went into a panic. There was debris falling everywhere‚ and even six blocks away from the building‚ you could see dozens of papers raining down from the sky like ashes from a fire. Police officers and firefighters were constantly rushing in and out of the building‚ salvaging every single
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I.S.278 Kiran Suhail 7-12 6/18/14 Culminating Short Story Draft Once upon a time‚ on mars three heroic and dashing boys lived there‚ Ponyboy‚ Johnny and Dally. Dally was as bold and courageous as a hawk. Ponyboy was very welcoming and kind. And Johnny was quite shy. His words
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The American people after Nine-Eleven attacks and the French people during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte acted very similar towards the government. The Americans and French people experienced tragedy and were looking for help. Everyone was looking for someone to save them. The French just went through years of terror supervised by Jacobins. The Jacobins were the major political party. This party was responsible for imprisoning and beheading many people. Americans were shaken and ripped apart after
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Intro: From the day that we were born we ’ve been heading down a track Sometimes it ’s made for good sometimes for bad But if we look behind us there ’s a wave coming down Carrying us forward to a new age Chorus: What about the world around us How can we fail to see And now that our fathers have gone And we ’ve been left to carry on What about the age of reason Verse: So why can ’t we be still why can ’t we love each other Is kindness an ancient skill buried by our blindness
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Terrorism and terrorist attacks are not incidental in nature. Media often portrays terrorist violence as thoughtless and random. However‚ attacks usually result from structured‚ calculated strategies; which are highly planned by terrorist. Terrorist groups require strategies during the planning of attacks. Terrorism is premeditated and the use of strategy provides an advantage to eliminate enemies in random styles. Additionally‚ target selections are made during the planning of these attacks
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over time‚ and could the 9/11/01 attacks have been avoided? Were US intelligence and counterterrorist (CT) assets well organized to avoid the 9/11/01 attacks? To what degree was the Clinton administration’s CT strategy a product of faulty presidential thinking -- or faulty intelligence? How did the 9/11 Commission recommend the US adapt its strategy to react to the 9/11/01 attacks? How did the 9/11 Commission recommend the US restructure its organizations after the 9/11/01 attacks? How can the
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The premise for the first argument is that relative to the death toll on 9/11‚ the panic level showed by American following the events was irrational. The conclusion is that to that extent Americans gave the terrorist exactly what they wanted: to spread fear. 1. The author provides examples of other situations that happened in 2001‚ an earth quake that killed almost 20‚000 people and statistics of how many people die yearly in car crashes‚ as examples of Americans milder reactions as support to
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Bang. The sparkling stars in the night’s sky were overtaken by large grey clouds‚ specks of water falling at first before turning into a storm. Blue and red lights illuminated the streets as the police made their way to Ronald Drumpell’s manor. The sirens had awoken every nearby tenants‚ which irritated them as their precious sleep was ruined due to unknown reasons. The terrified new widow and her child were outside being consoled with therapists while the police filed into the gates. The police
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Sally just shrugged as they were trudging through the muddy‚ rainy‚ and crowded streets with wet coats. Everything was obscure‚ the gutters were filled with dirty water. Their drenched feet and boots whined as they stepped on the cemented sidewalk.Their bodies had gave up on providing heat and presented to the atmosphere’s harsh temperatures. The small droplets upon their face chilled their skin and faintly glowed due to the foggy streetlights. The wind howled and echoed into their ears while the
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