Voice of Democracy Why I am Optimistic About our Nation’s Furure Savannah Rippy To be optimistic about something means to be hopeful and confident about it. The word optimistic can be applied to several things. Such as; a person‚ an idea‚ and to me‚ our Nation’s future. When someone is optimistic about something‚ the person‚ idea‚ or thing usually means something to them‚ and America’s future means something to me. It means a great deal to me because I live in a place where I have the freedom
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Today‚ it’s been more than 13 years ago. It’s been more than 13 years since the day that four airplanes were hijacked by the Islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda. The day on which two of these four planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center‚ instantly killing hundreds of people and leaving hundreds more trapped in higher floors. The day that killed over 3000 innocent people. The day of September 11‚ 2001. This day has probably been one of the blackest days of American history.
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September 11‚ 2001. A day no American will ever forget. It was a day that this nation realized that we as Americans are not invincible. We can be hurt. Planes flew into both the north and south towers of the world trade center. The towers collapsed killing thousands of people. This event has been not only terrifying‚ but it has also been insightful. In my English IV class‚ we read multiple articles that were published after 9/11. These articles gave us insight by looking into the historical significance
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Prejudices have partial control of the world. Some are easily spoken on but then on the other hand there’s some many people don’t want to speak on and accept that it’s a prejudice subject‚ one being Religion Prejudice. Many people move to the United States of America because one of its many mottos says “home of the free”. The question now many Americans and new comers are asking is “is this statement accurate”? Many situations and decisions that are being made in the U.S has many wondering are we
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and additionally crashed 4 airplanes into American territory. Two of these planes went through the World Trade Center (Twin Towers)‚ causing them to completely collapse. Plane number three crashed into The Pentagon (the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense)‚ partially destroying its western wing. A fourth plane crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township. People all over the world were heartbroken. Consequently‚
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There is no way that xenophobia does not exist in the contemporary world‚ you can see it in political campaigns and when an epidemic threatens western civilization. However‚ The Walking Dead is not an example of xenophobia. The graphic novel The Walking Dead shows a civilization trying to come back after a zombie apocalypse‚ in which they are living in complete survival mode and never know what is coming for them next. Some people believe that The Walking Dead only has to do with humanity’s deepest
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Conte in “Don DeLillo’s Falling Man and the Age of Terror” notes‚ “DeLillo repeatedly invoked the World Trade Center as representative of the gigantism and hubris of global capitalism‚ a force that he stridently resisted from the start of his carrier in Americana‚ in which the television executive David Bell‚ abandons his unfulfilling job in New York City”
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September 11‚ 2001‚ nineteen terrorists associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington‚ D.C.‚ and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania (http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks ) .The attack resulted in massive deaths and devastation and
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were killed in the worst terrorist attack on American soil‚ we also honor those who serve and have given their lives in the fight against terrorism. On September 11‚ 2001‚ four planes were hijacked; two of the planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center‚ one hit the Pentagon‚ and the other crashed in a field in Pennsylvania (https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/patriot-day/). Nearly 3‚000 people were killed in this horrific attack. The attack was done by a radical Muslim organization called Al-Qaeda
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process. Just when you think you ’ve arrived you find you ’ve hardly begun (Tony Turrill: Change & Innovation - A Challenge for the NHS) Ever since those two planes hit the twin towers of World Trade Center we talk about 9/11 as if this was the only year that September 11 took place. As a matter of fact the world has seen the eleventh day of the ninth month throughout the Gregorian calendar for over 2000 years. Come 2001 and people started blaming this day for their personal and professional failures
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