Flight 19

On a sunny and hot morning Tony, a New York City firefighter was throwing a frisbee with his dog Max. Max is a six year old Dalmatian that weighs fifty-six pounds. Max is also a rescue dog that helps Tony and his team on missions. In Tony's backyard, Max stops and lifts his ears up high. In about five seconds, Tony understands why he froze. A plane was dangerously close to the World Trade Center! As soon as the plane hit the tower, Tony's whole body stopped. And just watched as the plane hit…

still years away.” This statement could not be more true for the Malaysia Flight 370 that went missing without a trace. Not much information was available as to what happened and where the plane actually went. The flight left Kuala Lumpur Airport and were heading for Beijing. With two-hundred thirty-nine people aboard, twelve of them being crew members, the plane went off the radar and it is still a question as to why. The flight left the airport at 12:41am on March 8, 2014. They had at least…

on the speakers, and explained "ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking we like to welcome you onboard Airbus A330-300 (333), this flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina flight duration is around 13h 25 minutes and we are expecting a fairly smooth flight today. Once again we thank you for choosing to fly with us today and we hope you enjoy your flight.” Then copilot turned it off. “Ready for lift off!”, then the engines turned on a few minutes later, Daryl turned to see a similar face…

Professor Abbey ENG 1520 11/17/16 The Hunger Games related to real-life world “Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny” -Thomas Jefferson. When power hungry people get exactly that, power, very negative things happen affecting the people under their social status and around them. Too much control and power can completely change a person no matter how that person was raised…

He had been so for about 29 years. It wasn’t until flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, that his life would change in just a few quick heroic moments. During the seemingly normal flight, something flew into the path of the passenger plane. Just like that a large flock of Canadian Geese sent the plane on a downwards path. Luckily, Chesley was able to think fast and safely…

planes. Eighty-one passengers boarded American Airlines Flight 11 on its way to Los Angeles, California. In the same airport a group of people boarded onto United Airlines Flight 175, also going to Los Angeles. Both groups…

normally did, completely unaware that this day would not only change their lives but the lives of every person in the entire nation. At 8:45 am, American Airlines 767 collided into the North Tower of the World Trade center. Following flight 767, United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South tower of the World trade center. Thousands of Americans lives were lost that day, and 9/11 is now known as one of Americas most horrific tragedies caused by terrorism. The president at the time, George…

Rhetorical Analysis of Clinton’ Speech On April 19 in 1995, America has witnessed a tragic act of terrorism- the bombing of federal agency building in Oklahoma- in which 168 people died, and hundreds of individuals were injured. For the US, where people rarely doubted their security, this act of terrorism was a big loss. Families of victims and citizens of America were hurt, desperate, and heartbroken, and of course the US Government feared that this incident may contribute to loss their…

9/11 - Personal Perspective In 2001, I lived in Slovakia, my home country and did not even dream of living in the United States someday. I was slowly getting used to my new role of a wife and mother that year, quite happy living in a small country in the middle of Europe. I was visiting my parents on Sept. 11 for couple of days. My first child had just been born in August and it was her first visit in grandparents’ house. Our lives revolved around the baby. About 3 pm that day I was…

Pigeon Forge Fires One November day two young juveniles set the beautiful mountains of Pigeon Forge on fire. Burning thousand of acres, homes of animals and human. The fire put a lot of pollution into the air killing many animals and even some human. It was the largest fire they have had in the past one hundred years changed life all over the world. There was schools closing, places evacuated, and roads being closed off. Shelters was being opened for families that homes burned and have nowhere…