Islamic Terrorists hijacked several flights and struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The US was shaken by 9/11. In response to the attacks the US passed laws to protect its people. The Patriot Act was one of the laws or acts that was passed in response to the 9/11 attacks. The goals of the Patriot Act were to strengthen domestic security and increase the powers of law-enforcement agencies to stop terrorism. In addition‚ the US Department of Homeland security created the Transportation Security
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September 9‚ 2001 is a blood-curdling and mournful day in American history‚ especially for New Yorkers. September 9th was the day Al-Qeada attacked American civilians by hijacking 4 airplanes. Two of the airplanes crashed into the twin towers‚ one crashed into the side of the pentagon‚ and the last one crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. On this dreadful day thousands of Americans lost their lives. My mother and stepfather have completely different experiences during 9/11 however‚ that day did
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were the planes were once the planes transmitter was off. President Bush had an emergency meeting right after the attack of the U.S. Bush said that terrorism is no longer just terrorism it is an act of war now‚ and who hides terrorist will also be treated like one. He also shortly after past the Patriot Act‚ which gave the President more power of sending troops to war. I believe that there will be another attack. I believe this because it took us 8 years to catch Bin Laden‚ who knows if he was planning
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government officials repeatedly greeted Poitras with weapons‚ seized her personal and professional technologies‚ forced her withstand detentions‚ interrogations‚ and even failed to disclose their interest even after her submissions of Freedom of Information Act requests (Maas‚ 3). More than that‚ Poitras felt compelled to implement encryptions to her data‚ assuming rightfully so that this malpractice included monitoring her internet activity. The government’s apparent cancellation of Poitras’s right to fair
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Not only did it bring awareness to a greater need for legislation to combat terrorism‚ but it also brought the realization that terrorism needs to be stopped at its financial root. The legislation that was brought in is more commonly known as the Patriot Act. The US proclaimed a global war on terrorism. There was no way to punish the terrorists for their actions as they had already died. The focus then shifted to those who funded the crimes and financially supported the terrorists. This led to an increased
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TUI UNIVERSITY Donald L. Kinder Normative Ethics and the Right to Privacy Course Number: Business Ethics 301 Professor: Dr. Corey Mathis Date: 27 Aug 12 Normative Ethics and the Right to Privacy The cyber communication and email has a pivotal role in the lives of Americans. It has been found that 87% of the youth of today go online (Weiss‚ 2005)‚ representing 21 million youth. Emails increase the speed of multiple‚ simultaneous interaction. The advances in technology that provide
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Question: The government should not engage in the surveillance of their citizens in the interests of national security. After the occurrence of the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001‚ President George W. Bush signed a law‚ the PATRIOT Act. The PATRIOT Act made it easier for the law enforcement officials to use certain techniques such as wiretapping and other surveillance technologies to aid in the war against terrorism. The reason why this topic needs to be addressed is located in the following
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Bush also proposed a very controversial Patriot Act‚ which had given the intelligence and law enforcement communities powerful tools to enhance their anti-terrorism mandate. Machiavelli believed that “The Prince should have constant readiness for war‚” and that “it is not reasonable to suppose that one who is armed with obey willingly one who is unarmed; or that any unarmed man will remain safe among armed servants” (pg. 151‚ 1c‚ 2p‚ Ebenstein). The Patriot Act was controversial manly because the increased
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security is neither free‚ nor secure. If you really think about it‚ this quote makes you think “are we really safe in this country?” All the attacks we have witness or suffered‚ have we reached the point where we should sacrifice our FREEDOM? With the patriot act‚ torturing‚ drones flying around‚ and just having our civil liberties taken away it seems like our freedom is already gone just so we can have “security.” You shouldn’t have to sacrifice your freedom for anything! In the article “Is there a drone
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In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing‚ as we mourn along with the families of those who lost loved ones‚ many politicians are already seizing on the opportunity to politicize this unimaginable act of terrorism. The smoke had barely settled in Boston when Rahm Emanuel was already praising the use of cameras by government agencies‚ others started talking about heightened security at public events‚ and some liberal activists are even using the bombing as a way to further their anti-gun
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