9/11: A Better Life During World War I

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Muslims and Germans were being mistreated terribly throughout the decades. They have been going through challenging times that cost them many things. Some things would be time, families, their own lives, any possible necessities or accessories, and as well as even their occupations. The Muslims and Germans needed to be treated better than how they are currently. The Americans often assume things, and, sometimes assume too much. Which you will still see people like that now-a-days. Americans take, and still do take, it out on people who they consider the “different.” September 11th, also known as 9/11, was a gruesome moment that was really considered unbelievable and implausible. However, about half of the Arab-Islam population actually never knew about September the 11th. Americans, still, blame the Arab-Islamic while other Americans actually blame every Arab-Islamic. They did the same thing with the Germans when they brought in America when they performed …show more content…
As a fact, the people who just came to America to have a better life came to America for themselves and not for the government. During both World War I and September 11th, the government always publically torments, stereotypes, and as well as advertising the bashing of cultures/ethnicity. During World War I, while America was fighting, the American government pretty much were stimulated the citizens to be very apprehensive towards the German-Americans. They would lynch or stone or kill the Germans. It was like the start of another race war except this one was of culture not of skin color. However, during 9/11, it was basically just antagonism, or hostility, that would be actually directed towards the Islamic-Americans. The Arab-Americans weren’t really born into any certain religion, like Islam or Muslim. It would basically be their own decision and they can in fact denied it at any random

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