Osama Bin Laden stated that the attack was in response to America’s support of Israel and the U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. 9/11 resulted in an almost immediate and continuous increase in security procedures both in the United States and worldwide wherever a large gathering of people occurred. In addition‚
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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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Travis Nichols U.S. History 1896 – Present Aaron Weinstein 9-11 & the Effects on America The events that took place on September 11th 2001 changed the way things worked in America. On that day Islamic extremist high jacked four U.S. airplanes with the intent of crashing them into the twin towers‚ the Pentagon and the White House. Two of the planes did indeed crash into the twin towers in New York City and another was used to hit the pentagon. The passengers on the last plane however‚ fought
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innocent civilians‚ but it would change American policy for decades to come. In the aftermath of 9/11‚ the United States started a policy of a global war on terror(GWOT) which would end up costing an unimaginable amount of money and hundreds of thousands of deaths. In this paper‚ I will review four
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Sarah Lily Tulloch December 3‚ 2014 The National September 11 Memorial and Museum Reflection The National September 11 Memorial and Museum located on Greenwich Street‚ lower Manhattan‚ displays and remembers the many lives lost as well as the events on September 11‚ 2001. This field based learning trip to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum was especially interesting since this historic event happened during my existence. On September 11‚ 2001‚ I was five years and in St. Andrew‚ Jamaica‚ therefore far
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ESSAY – What impacts did 9/11 have on America? September 11‚ 2001‚ also known as 9/11‚ was the day that changed America‚ and made the world stand still. It was the most extreme attack that America had ever witnessed‚ far surpassing any other attempted terrorist attack. There were great impacts following 9/11‚ including the effects on the psychology of the American public and their perceptions of the world and other races. There was a significant impact on the economy. The government expended massive
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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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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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An Act of Weakness The date of September 11‚ 2001‚ is one of the most traumatic events in United States history. In New York City‚ 19 extremists of the Islamic al-Qaeda group committed an act of terrorism that we can never recover from. They flew planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center‚ one into the Pentagon‚ and one crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. These actions have cost a countless number of lives‚ 2‚996 lives to be exact. The profoundly weak terrorists only had one intention
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September 11‚ 2001. A day no American will ever forget. It was a day that this nation realized that we as Americans are not invincible. We can be hurt. Planes flew into both the north and south towers of the world trade center. The towers collapsed killing thousands of people. This event has been not only terrifying‚ but it has also been insightful. In my English IV class‚ we read multiple articles that were published after 9/11. These articles gave us insight by looking into the historical significance
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