century is no different. The historical event that has changed my opinion and outlook were the attacks that occurred on that dreadful morning of September 11‚ 2001‚ also known as the attacks of 9/11. The 9/11 attacks were not the first attacks of the 21st century; in 2000‚ the bombing of the USS Cole occurred. A couple of events that led up to the 9/11 attacks include the bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut‚ Lebanon in 1983 and the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. The
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Columbia Sourcebook‚ 264-296 *What civil rights abuses did Muslim Americans suffer after 9/11? There were a sample cases in the book that showed what civil rights abuses did Muslim Americans suffer from after 9/11. The first case that was mentioned in the book was on March 21‚ 2003. A Muslim American family from Palestine origins was victim of property damage when their van was bombed outside their house in Chicago. Another case of civil rights abuses was a woman getting verbally accosted and assaulted
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The US after 9/11 September 9th‚ 2001 was described as a sunny and cloudless day. It was a completely normal day for citizens in New York until American Airlines Flight 11 and Flight 175 disturbingly flew straight into The Twin Towers. This came as a big shock to the whole world‚ pictures and videos people saw through hundreds of different news channels‚ looked more like a movie scene than reality. In total there were four planes were hijacked by the Islamic extremist group known as Al-Qaeda‚ two
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the fire from the jet fuel cant burn hot enough to melt it‚ but what can is a chemical found in demolition explosives called Thermite. Bishop Richard Williamson‚ whose talk was held Nov. 4‚ 2007 in Bedford‚ Mass. In his talk he said‚ "Without 9-11‚ it would have been impossible to attack Afghanistan or Iraq. The forces inside the United States government and driving the United States government absolutely wanted to attack and destroy Iraq. The destruction wrought upon Iraq is unspeakable. And
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The 9/11 tragedy that took place on September 11‚ 2011 was a day that will never be forgotten. On that memorable day the islamic group al-Qaeda hijacked four planes to crash them into the world trade center in New York City killing and damaging many lives of the United States of America. This catastrophe affected the U.S in many ways from security‚ immigration‚ ongoing wars‚ and not trusting the government that all still affect the U.S today. Shortly after the tragedy occurred‚ the government passed
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These attacks are often referred to as the 9/11 attacks‚ they were a series of attacks of terror against the United States. Two planes flew into the World Trade Center’s twin towers‚ some of the most tallest and best buildings in New York City. Another plane hit the pentagon‚ and the third crashed in Pennsylvania‚ as on this one‚ there were no survivors. American Airlines Boeing 767 with over 20‚000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of our World Trade Center. This left a huge burning
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Government‚ which has turned to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to secure airports‚ has passed and redone many bills and acts trying to provide the safest and most efficient form of airport security. Before the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001 security in airports was considered anything but excellent‚ but for the most part did the job that was expected of them‚ making sure that people who boarded the planes did not have weapons or that no bombs made it onto the airplane. It was also
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the speech is to persuade the audience that the killing of Osama bin Laden was legitimate. To do this‚ Obama has to appeal to all of his audiences‚ but particularly towards the American citizens because they were the people who were affected most by 9/11. Obama also targets his speech at al Queda as well as other terrorist groups to convey the actions he will take to keep his American people safe from harm. Obama uses passionate imagery‚ pathos and persuasion to justify the killing of bin Laden. Towards
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might sound at first‚ many believe the government has covered up events ranging from the attack on 9/11 and the assassination of JFK‚ to the creation of LSD and HIV. Some theories are ridiculous and can be disproved in a heartbeat. Some theories are plausible and could possibly
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attack. At 9:45 a.m. a third American Airlines plane crashed directly into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Less than 15 minutes later‚ the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed due to the heat of the burning jet fuel. Then‚ about a half hour later‚ the north tower collapsed. There also was a fourth plane that was delayed. Due to the delay‚ passengers learned that hijackers were aboard and fought them‚ causing the plane to crash
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