As soon as I asked my dad about the 9-11-2001 tragic event‚ he has recollected his memory of this day. He told me that he and my mom were traveling in a suburban train to attend Mother Mary’s novena at the famous Mahim church in Bombay (Present Mumbai) on that day. He had a habit of reading a local daily called “Mid-Day” while traveling in local trains to get rid of the noisy and boring commute. That day‚ on 9-11-2001 too he bought this daily. He was terrified by seeing the pictures and breaking
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Andrew McCoy Gehl – P1 World History 29 April 2016 9/11 and why it’s important Everyone in the world does something bad once in a while. Whether it is bullying someone or causing trouble. Some powerful people bomb other countries for political or religious reasons. When people hurt other people for political or religious reasons‚ it is called terrorism. On September 11‚ 2001‚ a terrorist group called A1 – Qaeda caused a tragic and devastating day in three places; New York City‚ Washington D
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fall in love and eventually marry. On a return visit to Princeton‚ Nash runs into his former roommate Charles and meets Charles’ young niece Marcee (Vivien Cardone)‚ whom he adores. Nash is invited to a secret Department of Defense facility in the Pentagon to crack a complex encryption of an enemy
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The most famous and well remembered is the attack on September 11‚ 2001‚ hijackers crashed 2 commercial jets into twin towers of World Trade Center; 2 more hijacked jets were crashed into the Pentagon and a field in rural Pa. Total dead and missing numbered 2‚992‚ 2‚749 in New York City‚ 184 at the Pentagon‚ 40 in Pa.‚ and 19 hijackers. The Al Qaeda terrorist group was blamed and held responsible for the attack. Osama Bin Laden was the leader of this terrorist group and was ultimately punished for
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Nate Clemens Mrs. Jaeger Hr. 5 2/6/15 Oral History Research Paper Government Restricted Media During Operation Desert Storm‚ TV networks were showing precision bombing being done from miles away‚ taking out the enemy. The war was described as “cities like Baghdad getting shelled from miles and miles away” (T. Clemens). In reality‚ 90 percent of the bombing done was unguided “dumb” bombs dropped from planes above the target. If the public had been told this during the war‚ there more than likely
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Summary #2 In the article‚ “We all swim together” by Edward Said‚ the topic that is discussed is the war of terror‚ more specifically‚ or rhetorically‚ of the West and Islam‚ but the subject at hand discussed throughout‚ is that no matter what side of the war is being discussed‚ everybody is going through a battle of some sort. Said mentions the September 11th attack‚ and how he remembered after one of his lectures he “interrupted a man” who attacked his ideas about being western‚ yet the man was
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Terrorism has changed and developed across the world over time‚ much like the world has changed and developed over time. Advancements in technology‚ communications‚ military and transportation have also aided in the advancement of terrorist ability. Most countries‚ as well as the people residing in them‚ have dramatically advanced their capabilities in all areas‚ including terrorism‚ with each passing decade. The phrase ‘terrorism’ was originally coined in the late 1700s in reference to European
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card stacking‚ and pathos. Michael Moore through his movie creates a satirical tone as many aspects of the movie are meant to point out the faults in America through European superiority. The documentary starts out with Moore being summoned to the Pentagon because every branch of the military “doesn’t know what the f--- we are doing…” This makes the movie more effective because the audience is liberal millennials and most of them have grown up in a world where America is fighting someone‚ and nothing
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War can be necessary to provide peace to the world. The conflicts between Vietnam and the United States marked today’s history. After World War 2 there were many obstacles to whether the United States should go to war in Vietnam.First of all‚ the United States got involved in the war with Vietnam to prevent the Domino theory. The United States thought that if they didn’t get involved communism would have increased; therefore‚ other countries would want to fight against the U.S. President Harry Truman
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obvious in “The Perils of Indifference” through his diction as he ranges from emotions of anger‚ hatred and hope. Elie Wiesel allows the people to feel and share his anger and struggle when he speaks out “now we knew‚ we learned‚ we discovered that the pentagon knew‚ the State Department knew.” Elie Wiesel also allows the people to feel the indifference he felt by speak in the previous quote and shows that the indifference in the world is the greatest punishment of all. Elie Wiesel wants to try to change
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