In fact, most of us born before 1980 can probably only recall two attacks prior to September 11, 2001. The Oklahoma City bombing that was carried out by domestic terrorists and the first attempt on the World Trade Center in 1993. The constant coverage and images the media was giving us served two purposes they fed the sick…
Three Major Psychology of Disaster Concepts The first psychology of disaster that had an effect both directly and indirectly on society after the sinking of the Lusitania and the attacks on 9/11 was Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). People sometimes show symptoms of PTSD after experiencing or witnessing a near life and death terrifying event (Staff, 2014). PTSD is best associated with soldiers who had some sort of trauma while in combat, when in fact, anyone can develop emotional problems…
terrorist actions of Al Qaeda against the civilian population of the United States. On this tragic day, 2973 people had died in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, as well as in the 4 hijacked planes that were used to crash into these buildings. Such an attack on American soil had not been seen since Pearl Harbor, which left Americans, as well as the rest of the world, confused and scared as to what would happen from these events. In memory of this tragedy, September 11th exhibits, such as the…
affects how we live that day and on the next day we will all wake up and be able to still do the same things over again. For the people who lived after the attacks, their lives will never be the same again. They all probably have a fear of flying in planes and maybe even staying in high buildings because they never know if something like the 9/11 attack could happen…
secondary attacks where after the initial attacks there was fear that there would be additional coordinated attacks and responses in the city, but I believe that their relaxed postures relays that they are out of immediate danger and can fully take in the…
Two suicide bombers who blew themselves up in Brussels are believed to be brothers. They are the prime suspects for the Brussels bombing and are connected to Salah Abdeslam, the prime suspect in the Paris attacks. RTBF named the two as Khalid and Ibrahim El Bakraoui, saying Khalid last week rented an apartment in Brussels on Friday and that he had been filed under a false name where police found Abdeslam’s fingerprints after a raid. The police had arrested Abdeslam, Europe’s most wanted man, in…
research topic because only certain aspects are investigated, such as, religious motivated bias crimes. Byers and Jones (2007), Hanes and Machin (2014), and Walfield, Socia and Powers (2017) focus on Muslim populations and the arise of various terror attacks, while Awan (2014) Awan and \ Zempi (2013) study focuses on the online/offline perspective of hate crimes. To further study how hate crimes arise, all forms and types of hate crimes should be studied. Literature Review…
of a family member, or see a horrific car crash? This is how I felt along with the world as I heard the news of the attacks. Nothing we could do but watch, wait, pray, and hope for the best for the victims of the attacks. • III. Credibility material: Even as a vivid news watcher, the news of the attacks…
Drones As technology advances, the United States military (the most prestigious military of the world), find new innovations to better their strategy of attack. Drones are remote-controlled pilotless aircrafts that the government has refused to make detailed statements about to the public; the only sources of information of their aftermath are journalists that are documenting in the area. This technology is not innovative enough to be targeting individuals in a non-combat zone. The inaccuracy…
and their country in high distress and despair. The terrorist organization “al Qaeda” was responsible for this terror attacks hitting the world trade center and the pentagon, a couple of our most prized monuments. However, this could not bring the greatest land in the world to it’s feet, America is fiercer than that. In George Bush’s speech, addressed just 12 hours after the attack he lit a fire in the belly of Americans, he encourages strength and bravery in the people of the freedom land. He…