well as the sky‚ making New York City look like a dark‚ gloomy‚ depressed city. Which at the time‚ was exactly what it was. I was on the highest level of the world trade center‚ but I was determined to live. What I did next was not only a surprise to everyone around me‚ but a surprise to myself. Yes‚ I jumped out of the world trade center with no parachute out of desperation to live. I thank God everyday that the worst thing that happened to me was a severely broken spine‚ and some post traumatic
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from from the Islamic extremist group‚ Al-Qaeda‚ hijacked four planes and did the unthinkable. They flew two planes‚ one for each tower‚ into each World Trade Center. These attacks caused a lot of death and destruction. On a beautiful Tuesday morning‚ the city of New York was woken up by one plane striking the north tower of the World Trade Center‚ near the 80th floor trapping hundreds of people on the above floors. It left a gaping hole in the side instantly killing anyone who was near the 80th
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September 2001‚ people were ready to go to work like any other normal day. Sadly‚ they did not know what tragedy laid ahead of them in a matter of just hours. Some went to the Twin Towers in New York‚ which are the signature buildings of the World Trade Center and others went to Arlington‚ Virginia to work in the US Pentagon
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11 attacks A montage of eight images depicting‚ from top to bottom‚ the World Trade Center towers burning‚ the collapsed section of the Pentagon‚ the impact explosion in the south tower‚ a rescue worker standing in front of rubble of the collapsed towers‚ an excavator unearthing a smashed jet engine‚ three frames of video depicting airplane hitting the Pentagon. From top to bottom‚ and left to right: the World Trade Center burning; a section of the Pentagon collapses; Flight 175 crashes into 2 WTC;
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As soon as the plane hit‚ the whole building started evacuating immediately. 9:45 a.m.: The White house began to evacuate. 10:05 a.m.: The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses‚ diving into the streets below. Then a humongous cloud of dust and debris formed and slowly drifted away from the building. 10:10 a.m.: The portion of the Pentagon that was hit collapsed. 1:27 p.m.: Washington city declared a state
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remembers all the devastation the occurred on September 11th 2001. On that morning‚ 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours‚ destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington
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terrorism and America’s fight against it. On September 11‚ 2001‚ Islamic extremists known as al-Qaeda‚ hijacked four planes and caused great damage. Two planes hit the World Trade Center‚ one hit the Pentagon‚ and the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania. American Airlines Boeing 767 which carried 20‚000 gallons of fuel hit the World Trade Center in New York City at 8:45 am. It hit the 80th floor and killed thousands of people. The tower collapsed to the ground around 10:30 am. At first‚ television newscasters
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Shakespeare’s unforgettable play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has 6 deaths in a matter of days that is disastrous and appalling to other characters. In real life‚ on September 11‚ 2001‚ when the World Trade Center was maliciously attacked‚ it caused heartbreak and pain to occur in everyone around the nation and the world. 2‚997 fell victim to the terrorist group. These two tragedies involved people who felt angry‚ fearful‚ and pitiful towards the deaths of whom they loved dearly. After the dust and debris
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suffering from respiratory illnesses like asthma and lung inflammation. These illnesses can be linked to the hundreds of toxins‚ such as lead‚ mercury‚ and toxin that field the air from the collapse of the World Trade Center. The large numbers of New Yorkers suffering from post-traumatic-stress disorder as a result of 9/11: is about 422‚000. The The
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Marsh‚ is a great example of such a sucker. Barry Greenhouse‚ Petit’s accomplice‚ says it during the film‚ “He sort of draws you into his world.” Philippe was a brave‚ enthusiastic and persistent high-wire artist. His raw passion to walk hundreds of feet above the ground on a tightrope helped him to make his dream come true‚ and he became famous all over the world. Philippe broke the law not only to reach his goal‚ but because it was an adventure; breaking into the tower to perform wire-walking
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