National September 11 Memorial & Museum

September 11th, 2010 will always be remembered as the tragic event heard around the world. It was the day terrorists invaded American airplanes in order to create multiple attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, New York. These attacks took the lives of about 2,500 people, including 230 civilians that were aboard the airplane that crashed in Virginia. These attacks will be in our hearts forever, the effects have prolonged the America throughout history to this day. 9/11 caused more…

John Lennon was murdered in 1980 by Mark David Chapman. At the court case, mark help up the novel, The Catcher in the Rye and the only words he said was “it's all in this book”. Mark made such a connection with the novel that he believed John Lennon was a phony just as Holden thought so many people in New York were. Set in America, Salinger's novel, is successful because we make a close connection with the protagonist Holden Caulfield through the brilliant literary techniques and are interested…

In 1986, Ronald Reagan came to address the Nation, after a tragic event had taken place. There was a crew of seven brave people aboard the Challenger when it took off and exploded in midair. The sudden tragedy was being broadcasted live all over the country when it occurred. Raegan made his speech to reassure the people that lost loved ones and people watching it live, that they would not be forgotten and will be remembered for their bravery and courage. He also strongly states that this is all…

On September 11, 2001, there we nineteen individuals who are members of a terrorist group called Al-Qaeda; they hijacked four of United States airplanes and they used them to attack various targets on the East Coast (Pressler, 2011). Two out of the four hijacked airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City; the third plane hit the Pentagon that lies just outside of Washington D.C.; and the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania. There were over three thousand people who were…

Hunter Wilson Mrs. Laura Taylor Advanced Composition August 30th, 2016 How 9/11 Changed The World: Many people were just heading to work, some even just waking up. Others doing things you would normally expect on average day such as 9/11. However this was before the unexpected struck the nation, literally. The world trade center also know as the twin towers, along with the pentagon were struck by passenger jets. Many people were in shock, as something like this had not happened to the United…

It was a normal day on September 11, 2001 until 4 planes were hijacked by al Qaeda terrorists and were crashed into the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon and an open field in Western Pennsylvania. It has devastated many people all over the world. In total all four aircraft crashes killed nearly 3,000 people. That day in New York City, 17,400 people were working in both World Trade Center Towers but only 15,000 made it out alive. American Airlines 11 and 175 crashed into both of the WTC…

Chapter 5: Crashes that changed aviation There accidents that were a wake up call in the aviation industry. They triggered important safety improvements and upgrades; some of them are felt the moment you sent foot on a plane as. On June 30, 1956 the commercial aviation of the USA was hit by one of the worst accidents in those days in terms of money spent. TWA flight 2 and united airlines flight 718 collided in midair above the Grand Canyon due to both of them flying in the same airspace. Its…

For the past few decades, maybe centuries, many planes and ships have randomly disappeared, and all in the same area - the Bermuda Triangle. One of the biggest disappearances includes Flight MH370. Many have speculated about the cause, or causes. Some of the causes are supernatural, including aliens, Atlantis death rays, and large, giant sea monsters, like krakens. Other theories are completely natural, like methane crystals, large waves, and human stupidity. Most have settled for the theory of…

The Watergate scandal was one of the most memorable scandals in U.S. history. The scandal was extremely public and had a huge impact, not only on the people involved, but the general public during that time as well. The Watergate scandal occurred at a time when there was an extremely hostile political climate. The United States was deep into the Vietnam War and the country was divided. The scandal began early in the morning of June 17, 1972 (“Watergate Scandal”). It all started during Richard…

September 11 is a critical day in the American history. The violent hijacks of 9/11 changed America and the world as well politically, socially, and economically. Since the fall of the Twin Towers, America realized that it has to confront a new furious enemy called terrorism. Stacy Suver, a critic of American literature, affirms that the hijacks of September 11defined terrorism in a direct way as a kind of “communication” that intends to deliver a message about power “between the perpetrator of…