Throughout the world‚ realistically and fictionally‚ evil is thriving at the cost of innocent of lives. Certain acts of terror have left its mark on citizens across the world and through works of literature. In the epic poem Beowulf‚ Grendel represents the evil plaguing through a mead hall in Herot. Similarly‚ the Unites States witnessed one of the worst acts of terrorism orchestrated by one man‚ Osama Bin Laden. Their sinister stain was left hovering over the harmless and devouring at the innocent
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of the events can give us a better realization regarding these frequently asked questions. On September 9‚ 2001 a great tragedy came about our country when two planes‚ which were operated by a terrorist group known as Al Qaeda‚ struck the World Trade Center. The following year‚ America revolted and invaded the Middle East by raiding the terrorists who murdered innocent civilians. In a matter of hours in being under Americas control‚ the soldiers collapse
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My Destiny It was the 11th of September‚ I just had arrived to the World Trade Center in Manhattan‚ I was the coordinator of British Airways in the US‚ the very same morning I met a new colleague‚ who surprisingly was my High School friend‚ after arriving at the 88th floor‚ we stepped outside of the elevator and arrived at our own working cubicles‚ not knowing what was to come in the next minutes. After I had a sip of my coffee‚ I looked out the window; it must have been 09:00 by then. I started
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as firemen‚ senators‚ police officers‚ teachers‚ parents‚ and even students‚ who take risks for others. "The greatest high you can get in life is by helping somebody‚" said Timothy Stackpole‚ a fireman who gave his life in saving those at the World Trade Center‚ saving many more in his 21 years of service previously. (http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132189&page=1) Stackpole is an example of a hero‚ like many other firemen‚ who risk their lives every day to save others. Thomas Paine‚ one of
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The movie World Trade Center (2006) directed by Oliver Stone centers around the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The movie follows two Port Authority officers‚ John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno‚ who attempt to aid in the rescue of 9-11 victims. While trying to make their way to help victims in the first Tower that had been hit‚ they become trapped under the rubble without an ability to get free or call for help. The movie centers on the struggles faced by these two men to overcome fear‚ pain
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September 11‚ 2001 was a defining moment in American history‚ as well as a defining moment in the history of the fire service‚ when 343 fire fighters were lost in the 2 largest building collapses in recorded history (Brannigan & Corbett‚ 2015). The mechanism of the collapse of these structures has become a source of debate. NIST analyzed the collapse and arrived at a conclusion as to the contributing factors of the collapse of the buildings. Some of the factors include dislodged fire proofing‚ weakened
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In 2001‚ on September 11 a tragic accident occurred at the World Trade Center in New York. 400 Firefighters and Police officers who responded to the scene were killed‚ including roughly 3000 civilians. This tragic incident is forever remembered as one of the most significant terrorist attempts. Terrorism is only effective if we make it effective‚ our fear feeds the the fire and it just keeps building making us change the way we live our lives. The fear we have is the essential reasoning behind terrorism
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2001 were one of the most devastating events that happened in U.S history. An Islamic terrorist organization‚ Al Qaeda‚ headed by a expelled Saudi nationalist Osama bin Laden‚ directed four airplanes to deliberately crash into New York City’s World Trade Center ‚the Pentagon outside Washington‚ DC ‚ and in rural Pennsylvania causing the death of over three thousand innocent civilians and injuring over six thousand. Osama Bin Laden stated that the attack was in response to America’s support of Israel
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Hook: On average 3 to 5 days after 9/11 there was 44% of the adult US population experienced substantial stress. Bridge: People might even say that 9/11 was one of the worst events in history that caused serious problems for people like‚ depression‚ Post traumatic stress disorder‚ or the suicide rate in America. After 9/11 people most likely felt like they were on an emotional rollercoaster. Thesis: September 11‚ 2001 was a day that millions of Americans could never forget. Point: A 12 year-year-old
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the scenes at the beginning and end‚ which display the city as a temple of mammon and a rat nest. Only the cast populates the movie; we do not see any other people‚ and the 10 kids dance‚ sing‚ and act out parables in improbable places as the World Trade Center and a tugboat. This is a new use for the city of New York‚ which looks remarkably spotless; even its vulgar skyscrapers edge toward magnificence when the infinitely long shots immerse them. Against this normality of steel and concrete‚ the
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