Aviation and Transportation Security Act

World Trade Centers, The Pentagon, and a grassy terrain in Pennsylvania. Al Qaeda, a worldwide Islamic terrorist group, claimed responsibility for the attacks. Their attacks hugely impacted the country's security, helping put forth stricter rules and regulations. In addition to the increase in security, 9/11 placed a discrimination divide for Muslims in the U.S. and started the long lasting war on terrorism. The morning of 9/11 was a normal day; civilians were going about their daily lives,…

A Morning That Changed The World On September 11, 2001 at 8:46 a.m. American Airlines flight 11 hit the north side of the north tower, traveling at a speed of 490 miles per hour. Less than thirty minutes after, flight 175 hit the south tower, killing everyone on board and hundreds in the building (“9/11: Timeline). Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked a total of four planes and killed nearly 3,000 people during their attacks on The World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the attempted crash into the U.S…

On Monday, December 18th, an Amtrak train on its inaugural run from Seattle, Washington to Portland, Oregon derailed off a bridge and fell onto Interstate 5, killing 3 people and injuring many more. Even though the route has been operating for two weeks with non-revenue trains, this was the first passenger train to use Amtrak’s new inland Cascades Line. Though the reason for the crash has not been determined, officials have said that speed was a major factor. At the time of the incident, the…

It was owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is port district that combined the New York state and New Jersey state to manage and administrate the transportation infrastructure in those two states. Before the attack the twin towers were a big attraction for tourist from all around the world, there were over 200,000 visitors a day that visit the World Trade Centers for business or for entertainment. (“World…

viable alternative to fossil fuels, a biofuel (ethanol or biodiesel) should provide a net energy gain, have superior environmental benefits, be economically competitive with fossil fuels and producible in large quantities without reducing the food security. Both biofuels, ethanol and biodiesel, provide more energy than is needed for the production process, this means they have a positive net energy balance. The net energy balance of corn-based ethanol is small, resulting in 25% more energy than…

1990’s until the “9/11” Terrorist attacks ( cite ). These attacks had major effects on America. There were major changes in government and national security, the economy, and the everyday lifestyles of many Americans. The effects on the American government after 9/11 were characterized by new legislation enacted to protect the country from other acts of terrorism. More than 130 pieces of 9/11-related legislation were…

in the state of New Hampshire and I think that's very important. I wish you all well and I would love to help with any effort to get our law back in the right place on this.” Ayotte also says that would not overturn the Federal Defense of Marriage Act because it’s a states right to decide marriage and would vote against any repeal of DOMA because of…

factors-technology, institutional self interest, or national security requirements- exercised the most significant influence on the development of airpower in Europe and the United States before the Second World War? Although technology and institutional self interest had their own role my thesis is that the most significant influence on the development of airpower in Europe and the United states before the second World War was the national security requirements that derived from the dramatic…

Personal privacy versus public security has been a big debate for a very long time. I can not remember a time when people were not worried about who was watching them or who has their information. Today it is even more of a debate because of the amount of personal information that is held within our phones and in databases that are not even known to the public. I argue that unless it is being used to make the country safer, the information that is roaming around the internet is dangerous;…

Almost immediately, The Federal Aviation Administration banned all aircrafts over US airspace. By 12:15, the entire airspace over the US was cleared of more than 4,500 aircrafts. All planes were safely landed, however many far away from their intended destinations. Airspace was not opened…