September 11‚ 2001 forever changed aviation travel in the United States. In response to terrorists flying planes into the World Trade Center‚ the federal government rushed to pass legislation increasing security at airports nationwide. These security measures include scanning bags and passengers‚ as well as using pat downs as necessary. Screening each individual passenger leads to long lines at checkpoints‚ causing an occasional traveller to miss a flight or experience a breach of privacy. Despite
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Some main aspects about the Arab culture What are the first things that come to your mind when you hear the word “Arab”? What prejudices could we possibly have? Let us look more deeply into these thoughts and perhaps clear some things up. • Common misconception about the Arab world: Arabs= Homologous mass= SAME religion‚ language & customs Nevertheless in REALITY‚ cultures‚ religions & dialects differ from country to country and even city to city! • (In reference to the common space & time
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that have impacted the people and the government. One event has had more impacted on me then the other events. That event is the 9/11 attack on the United States. This event was one of the first major acts of terrorism in the United States killing over 3‚000 people. The terrorists hijacked four airplanes and crashed two of them into the World Trade Center towers. After 9/11‚ the United States declared war on terrorism and the goal of capturing Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and putting them to justice
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The Arab Spring The Arab Spring is an uprising in the Arab world against their government. The uprising started in Tunisia by a man named Mohamed Bouazizi who set himself on fire in protest for the harassment and repression from the Tunisian government. Rebel groups throughout the Arab world in countries such as Tunisia‚ Egypt‚ Libya‚ Syria and Bahrain‚ were formed with the intent of overthrowing their government and/or changing their regime. This came as a shock to many political scientists because
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Running head: THE 9/11 TERRORIST TRIALS The 9/11 Terrorist Trials Jose Quesada CRJ-305 September 5‚ 2013 For over a decade the central debate about enemy combatants has been what kind of trials and due process rights are they entitled to. These combatants are not quite prisoners of war‚ but they are not run-of-the mill criminals either. They are being detain at Guantanamo Bay with no formal charges or access to the free world. The reasoning for this is‚ on September 14
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Personal Narrative Essay: Remembering 9/11 Many repressed memories tend to be good‚ joyful‚ and positive. However‚ some lean in the negative direction. These memories are ones you want to really forget‚ and never bring up again. The memory I remember most happened when I was 11 years old‚ in fifth grade. I was sitting in the classroom when the principal came on the intercom‚ announcing that the bells would be delayed‚ and those not staying after school to go to the cafeteria. So several
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When I hear the date "9/11" I rapidly drown in the saddest kind of nostalgic thoughts and emotions. Although many years have gone by since the devastating events of 9/11‚ its memory and the feelings it evokes remains immortal. In retrospect‚ I was five years old during the time of the attacks and I wasn’t even living in the United States. Nevertheless‚ as I was too young to fully understand the magnitude of the attacks‚ seeing how an event that took place thousands of miles away from me had the ability
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Karlee McBride Mrs. Bushard English 11 Period 3 21 November 2013 The Day that Changed Everything “I’ve dealt with my ghosts and I’ve faced all my demons… finally content with the past I regret ...” ‘I’m Movin’ On’ by Rascal Flatts would be the last song I would hear before my career changed forever. I was Sergeant Eli Horne with Engine Company 10‚ Ladder 10. I woke up every day to do the job I wanted. Ever since I was a little boy‚ I wanted to be a
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he George Bush 9/11 Speech has a lot of meaning in his speech . There is also a lot more meaning to the speech ‚ than there shows in true meaning . There is a lot of Rhetorical devices in his speech that gives it all alot more meaning . Bush’s speech was gave a speech after a terrorist attack on U.S soil . Many people were asking questions like “Is there going to be another attack?” “Are we going to fight back?”. This made Bush have to give out a speech. When Bush was giving he had to be a
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and ways we can keep our country sturdy. Obama begins his speech with addressing the latest terrorist attacks that not only us‚ but other countries have gone through. The attack in Paris‚ San Bernardino‚ Boston Marathon‚ and the biggest tragedy‚ 9/11. Reading his speech‚ I began to realize that we do have plentiful acquaintances with bad people. But they are
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