Reflection about 9/11 In what way(s) did growing up in the aftermath of September 11th‚ 2001 effect the culture of the world in which you live? The things that happened back in September 11th‚ 13 years ago‚ changed the world that we live in so many ways. Not only started a war between USA and Al-Qaeda‚ it opened the doors to a world that us‚ as kids/teenagers‚ would have never seen or even knew that existed. Wars seemed like things that only happened in the past or in movies‚ but now we grew up
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An American Tragedy Twelve years ago‚ on September 11th‚ one of this most tragic events in American history took place. For most‚ they remember it as if it was yesterday. And for the rest of us‚ we were too young to understand or remember exactly took place on this horrifying day. The first person I interviewed was someone not much older than me. Although Tanner was so young when the attacks took place‚ he still understands exactly what events took place on that day‚ “I was only in the first
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United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam‚ Tanzania‚ and Nairobi‚ Kenya. What if this was not the case? What if it was a cover up by our own government system? ZERO: An Investigation of 9/11 covers these theories in an extreme controversially opinionated argument. The documentary in short explains that 9/11 was set up by the government‚ most likely in a way to foreshadow war. It also says the Twin Towers were demolished by explosives that were smuggled into the building. They further stated
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Clintons Fault For 9/11 The Clinton administration was at fault for the 9/11 attacks. During the course of his presidency‚ Bill Clinton had more than a single chance to catch those responsible for the 9/11 tragedy. During his term of 8 years‚ Clinton had seen a fair share of terrorist attacks‚ all of which were quickly forgotten. Clinton not only sparked the attack on the World Trade Center‚ but he may very well have sparked hatred towards the United States by many of the Middle Eastern countries
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stories of this place are so cool!” Said Octavia. “I know! Like the one about Philippe Petit‚ the guy who walked across 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
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To answer the question‚ what is the historical significance of 9/11 the first idea I would like to bring up is that it was the first effective attach on American soil in a long time. Before we get into the history making lets talk a little bit about why the attach happened. The reason the terrorists attach us is because their anger flowed from three rivers of rage the fist one is the anger and frustration they have because their civilization was once first in the world and now they are fighting
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11‚ 9‚ 4‚ and 2‚996. These four numbers have painted a grim vivid image of a dark day in this country’s history. On the 11th of September in 2001‚ four planes crashed into three distinct locations across the US; the Pentagon‚ a field in Pennsylvania‚ and the World Trade Center otherwise known as the Twin Towers. The dreadful day is marked in calendars and remembered in schools everywhere. No matter the background‚ the race‚ or the gender‚ many gather to grieve and recall the events of that fateful
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George W. Bush Address to Nation (9/11) 1. In the second sentence of his speech he states “The victims were in airplanes or in their offices: secretaries‚ business men and women‚ military and federal workers‚ moms and dads‚ friends and neighbors.” This allows him to reach a universal American audience. He is addressing the entire nation‚ therefore it is important he relates the incident to everyone. While it may seem obvious that the attack effects everyone‚ by saying this Bush allows every audience
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Responding with a Loss of Innocence Perhaps one of my favorite parts of the reading comes from the very beginning of the passage after the description of a nucleus. Creating a setting that can only creating a setting that only could be described as the aftermath of war: pain‚ destruction‚ regret‚ innocence‚ and unknown. This paragraph set the tone for the entire passage because not only does it introduce the topic of war and its horrors but establishes an emotional aspect because the world once
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President George W. Bush on September 20 2001 in regards to the attack of September 11 2001 was strong and powerful. President Bush addressed what happened‚ as well as addressing Americas actions in response to it. He made it clear as to who caused the attacks and his plan on how we would respond. President Bush made it known that America is no stranger to war. We know it all too well. However he stated that‚ " Americans know wars on forgien soil‚ except for one Sunday in 1941."‚ leading us to know
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