Al Pacino

Imagine flying a plane in complete darkness, thinking that you’re flying in one direction but you’re instead flying in a different direction. Flash Airlines Flight 604 was a Boeing 737 charter plane that crashed minutes after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh Airport, killing all one hundred and forty-eight people onboard. Although there are no clear answers as to why Flight 604 crashed into the Red Sea, the current theories are pilot disorientation, mechanical history of the airline and the lack…

Many events have happened in my life that i just wanted to close my eyes and be gone. However 9/ 11 is my first event that I wish that it was only a dream. 9/11 is now being taught as a historical event . 9// have hurt and shook many people. Furthermore, when I mean 9/11 shook people I mean back then things were more calm and after 9/11 we have high security. There were 50,000 workers and 200,000 daily visitors in the twin towers. As stated in the text “ Travel was not a nightmare and…

Contemporary Homeland Security Issues Haritha Vadlamudi Wilmington University Countering Terrorist Radicalization legislation The consequences of the Orlando terrorist attack affected the individuals from House of Representatives to act rapidly to make aware of performing with fortifying the nation's counter radicalization work in the increasingly unsafe environment. Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act is constructed primarily on the the work of bipartisan team launched on…

terrorist act”. This ultimately set the stage for conspiracy theorists to begin their thoughts on what they believed “really” happened. There are several theories regarding the September 11th attacks saying that these attacks were not brought on by Al- Qaeda. But, by factions within the United States, the main ones caused the most question. A few of them being that inside traders were aware of the attack before it happened, that the air defense was told to “stand down”, and finally that the…

Merchants were very respected in the Islamic World because it spread the religion and Muhammed was born in a merchant family. Anyway, money is very important today, but it was also very important back then. During the Islamic World, they used money called "Dinar and Dirham" for trading goods. However, that was not always the case. When caravans had to travel a very far distance and have to carry thousands and thousands of dinar and dirham and goods, it is very difficult. So, they came up with an…

(violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. It is best to not come in the way of these people as they will get rid of anybody in their way whether innocent or foe to achieve their goal. An example of a terrorist group would be I.S.I.S and Al Qaeda. On the other hand, freedom fighters are people who take part in a violent campaign to achieve a political goal, especially in order to overthrow their government. For example, a freedom fighter would attempt to achieve freedom for…

Home grown violent extremists or home-grown terrorism has become more prevalent in recent years. Terrorist are criminals. I would say that a serial killer is a criminal. Serial killers create terror by killing specific persons and motives. That brings up the questions are serial killers terrorist or murderers? Terrorists and murderers can get placed in the same category quite easily. However, using violence or the act of violence, such as hijacking or kidnapping, to terrify persons into a…

My clammy hands grip the seat tightly turning my knuckles white. My heart beats as if something is trying to frantically pound its way from inside my chest. Frenziedly, I search for my seatbelt. It’s across my lap. Thank god! The relief that the seatbelt gives me is short lived as I hear the plane’s engines shudder under the pressure of flying against the ferocious wind. Fire erupts from one of the wings as it is hit by an enormous bolt of lightning and I feel the plane lurch forward, plummeting…

In Reshma Memon Yaqub’s “You People Did This,” the fall of the twin towers had just occurred, although worried about her family and Muslim Community she’s very worried about all the mayhem that will be caused by this. She doesn’t want Muslims to have this burden of being held accountable for the attack and wants Americans to understand that violence isn’t Islam. The real jihad (struggle to please god) isn’t the Muslims, it’s the Americans struggling though the hard times, and it’s the Americans…

President George W. Bush addressed the Nation on September 11, 2001 that followed after the attack of 9/11. This attack will forever be burned into the heads of the US citizens. Fortunately President Bush assured the American people would triumph through this cruel misfortune. Bush’s “9/11 address to the Nation” was effective and gave the Americans inspiration, peace, and informed the audience. This speech was meant for Americans, but Bush didn’t exclude the rest of the world from connecting. By…