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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NEW YORK (CNN) -- They sat bloody and petrified -- the lights out‚ smoke engulfing the room and pain searing through their bodies. There was no escape from where they were in the South Tower‚ in pieces after being hit by United Airlines Flight 175 as far as they could tell. Then out of nowhere‚ a young man burst in and took control. In a strong‚ authoritative voice‚ he directed them to the stairway -- which was veiled by darkness‚ wreckage and haze -- telling the injured to get out and the healthy
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2001 was a devastating and fear-invoking year for the people of the United States of America‚ and one that most will likely never forget. The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York in September of 2001 spawned other‚ smaller terrorist events. While most paled in comparison to the desolation of the Twin Towers‚ these other attacks presented great harm and risk and sparked a new fear in the American people. One such event was the spread of anthrax through the United States Postal Service. Just
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of terrorism is both complicated and emotive. It is complex because it combines so many varied aspects of human experience‚ including arenas such as politics‚ social discourse‚ psychology‚ philosophy‚ military strategy‚ and history‚ to name a few. Terrorism is also emotive both because experiences of terrorist acts arouse tremendous feelings‚ and because those who see terrorists as justified often have strong feelings concerning the morality of the use of violence. Without a doubt‚ terrorism evokes
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The first argument I chose from the essay states “It is unlikely‚ for example‚ that many Americans remember that‚ earlier in 2001‚ an earthquake in Gujarat‚ India‚ killed approximately 20‚000 people. One might explain the difference in reaction by saying that we naturally respond more strongly to the deaths of Americans closer to home than to those of others halfway around the world.” The premise of this argument is when the author states “It is unlikely‚ for example‚ that many Americans remember
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I am sure all of us are well aware of the tragic incident that had happened recently in th city The city of Mumbai . Triple bomb blast took place on july 13ty this year which led to the death of 17 people and 130 were injured and that too within the time period of 10 min. What followed the blasts‚ was a complete state of panic & chaos in the city The telephone networks collapsed‚ almost paralysing the communication between panic-stricken victims and relatives‚ and their concerned well-wishers
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September 11‚ 2001 was a devastating time in history. No one knew exactly what was going on whenever the news of the plane crashing into the north tower reached them‚ but the leader behind the attack‚ Osama bin Laden‚ did. This wasn’t bin Laden’s first attack‚ but it was his biggest. He’d been involved in many things before. For example‚ he was involved in the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 and the attempted assassination of the Egyptian president in 1995. However‚ those didn’t stop him
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September 11‚ 2001 the attack of on the Twin Towers. American Airline Flight 11 struck one of the towers early morning‚ destroying six floors instantly and people within the building are confused and have no idea what had happened. The building was engineered to withstand fires and smoke the smoke still mangoes to take over. On the floors above the impact the people with high level of authority were taking charge and asking other employees to look for people within the area‚ and making phone called
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The One World Trade Center also known as “Freedom Tower” is a perfect example of civic pride. It is the main building of the reconstruction of the World Trade Center. It is one of the complex buildings that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks. The Parthenon was built to show pride in their community and it was also made to show civic pride. These two buildings played a big role in their communities even if was in the past to the present. After the September 11 attacks America was weak‚ but
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President George Walker Bush addressed the Nation on September 20th‚ 2001 in the wake of the terrorist attacks on America on September 11‚ 2001. That day was one of the bloodiest terrorist attacks that killed almost 3‚000 people and 6‚000 more were wounded. The civilians of the United States needed the support and the direction because the people were in shock‚ afraid ‚ and asking themselves if it would happen again or who was the one responsible for this‚ questioning if they were all safe or in
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