school. This was the day the Twin Towers were attacked‚ the day I lost a part of my childhood innocence‚ and gained a stronger love for my country. The day started out just like any other. First period went by without a hitch‚ but as I walked into 2nd period something was a bit odd. My teacher‚ Mr. Medlen‚ had his TV on CNN. We were all skeptical on what we were watching... a burning tower‚ we asked what happened and he told us a plane had flew into one of the towers. School work was the last thing
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inch wide body. The plane also made its daily flights‚ on that day it was only carrying eighty-one people. It had crashed into the north tower‚ going at approximately 440 miles per hour‚ it was carrying 9717 gallons of jet gasoline. Boeing 767-200ER it was lighter than the first‚ it only had 56 passengers seated on this tragic day. When it crashed into the south tower it was going at approximately 530 miles per hour carrying around 9118 gallons of gas. The third plane‚ A Boeing 757-200 ended up being
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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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Krista Williams November 7‚2012 4th period Racial Profiling vs. Criminal Profiling Justice is said to be blind‚ at least that is what the Supreme Court says. But in many instances‚ it has caused others to think differently. The scale on which justice is weighed has been corrupted from the inside and has caused this great controversial issue to rise. That issue is racial profiling and its implementation in police investigations and court systems. According to the American Civil Liberties
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One major problem for Bible readers is the interpretation of various symbols used in Revelation. Biblical scholars have been classified into two major groups according to their differences in method of interpretation (Koestenberger‚ 549). 1. Literal > symbolic This group interprets symbols literally as much as possible. They do not interpret them symbolically unless it does not make any sense. For example‚ sword from the mouth of Jesus will not be interpreted literally. Dealing closely with the
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took from the witches garden when her mother was pregnant with her and craving some. The original uses physical barriers in both garden walls of the witch’s garden and in Rapunzel’s tower walls. It makes connections between Rapunzel’s mother looking out a window and Rapunzel later looking out the window of the tower. Grimm’s described Rapunzel as being “the most beautiful child under the sun” as well as having the talent of singing‚ both being common themes throughout the stories. The Brothers Grimm
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what to do or what to think. She says that all she wanted to do was go home. Tracy Whitmoyer and her husband‚ Bart Whitmoyer were on vacation in Mexico as the disaster struck. Shocked‚ Tracy had no idea what to think. Two airplanes had hit the twin towers in New York City and all chaos broke loose. Sixteen years later‚ Tracy speaks about her experience. Tracy‚ who works as an orthodontic assistant shares her memories of the horrifying time: “ We came downstairs to the resort lobby and it [the news]
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lengths to showcase their art‚ and their dedication and determination is what gets them mentioned year after year after year. People like Philippe Petit‚ the quirky French high-wire artist who flew from France just to walk on a wire across the Twin Towers‚ whose life is forever immortalized in the documentary Man on Wire. People like William “Upski” Wimsatt‚ one of the most prolific Chicago-born graffiti artists‚ who inspired a generation of graffiti artists to view graffiti as an art form in his
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the Twin Towers on a steel cable!” I told her(Abbott 10). We arrived at our hotel room at 8:30 am‚ and we had a tour of the city at 9. We had to start getting ready. “Our room has a balcony!” Yelled Octavia. The view was breathtaking. Every gust of wind that hit my face made me want to live in New York forever. It was 8:40‚ and I hadn’t even started getting ready because I was taking in the view. “Look‚” I said to Octavia. We both turned around to take a glimpse at the beautiful Twin Towers when
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al-Qaeda stole 4 airplanes suicide crashed in the United States.Two planes crashed in the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Another one crashed on the Pentagon just outside Washington‚ D.C. The last plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Almost 3000 people died when 9/11 happened. When 9/11 happened a lot of people died because 4 airplanes crashed to buildings. They crashed in the Twin towers‚ Pentagon‚ and the other one crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. When the plane crashed
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