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September 11th, 2001; the day we know as 9/11 was an event in our history that tore away the innocence of our nation. Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes, flying two into the “Twin Towers”, one into the Pentagon, and the last one in a field in Pennsylvania after the passengers attempted to take control. Not only did this tragedy permanently scar those who were injured or lost loved ones, but it affected the whole nation. A country everyone loved and felt safe in…

Reka Jeckel English 110 Professor- J. Richarth U.S Citizens 6 October 2017 Day of Terror The time is 5:45 a.m. in Portland Maine. The first two of nineteen hijackers pass through security at the Portland International Jetport. Their names are Mohamed Atta and Abdul Aziz al-Omari. These men board a commuter flight that will connect with Flight 11. They will be the ones along with three others to board American Airlines Flight 11 and fly into the North Tower. Within the next few hours, the…

Black September ID Black September can be referenced to either the Jordanian civil war, or the Palestinian terrorist organization. The civil war in Jordan took place between Palestinian groups and Jordanian military with the majority of the violence happening in September of 1970, resulting in the name “Black September.” The terrorist group that formed almost a year after the civil war referred to themselves as Black September and was mainly known for the killing of eleven Israeli athletes…

September 11th, 2001 was a tragic day for the United States. Erin Siegel told CNN “It’s hard to live in the shadow of 9/11...It was particularly painful for me because I was fighting with my dad when he died, and for a very long time I blamed myself and wished that we could have resolved it, that we could have parted on better terms. I would’ve traded years of my life to have made that come true. Eventually, after being adrift in that thick darkness for a long time, bargaining gave way to a…

I grew up in a small church, where my mom was a Sunday school teacher and my dad was the Assistant Pastor. They also were involved in the youth a lot. Growing up, I can remember driving down the road on our way to church and seeing kids that knew or my mom knew and we would ask them if they wanted to go to church with us. Next thing you knew, we have like 5-6 local kids going to church with us. I can remember when we use to ask them where they lived so we could make sure that it was alright with…

September 11, 2001 was a day that shook America to its core, but to me, it had little meaning. Though, it probably should have. My dad is a pilot for United Airlines and he was piloting a flight on this dreadful day. As if it wasn’t bad enough that he was in the air, he was in the same airspace as the hijackers that took over the first plane to hit the towers. He, eerily, heard their voices on the radio. I was in Mrs. Seitz’s second grade class. She was a short, intense lady who never…

September 11, 2001, will go down in history as a day of infamy. The day started as any other day with the Twin Towers standing in the New York skyline. At 8:45 a.m. on that Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 that had been hijacked by Islamic terrorists crashed into the North Tower. Eighteen minutes after the first crash, a United Airlines plane took a sharp turn and crashed into the South Tower. At 9:45 a.m. as everyone was watching the events unfold in New York, American Airlines…

In January of 1986, a conference call was conducted between NASA and Morton Thiokol Corporation engineers. The next day, the space shuttle Challenger was scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Engineers with Morton Thiokol attempted to convince NASA to delay Challenger’s launch because the icy temperatures could cause the O-rings to fail, leading to catastrophic consequences. The O-rings sealed the rocket’s motor joints; made of rubber, they were likely to lose elasticity in the…

Not Everyone Can Achieve the American Dream The American Dream can only be achieved by putting blood, sweat, and tears into accomplishing goals. The American Dream is accomplished when one is completely content with their life and all they have accomplished. The American Dream means different things to different people, but the overall goal is to be satisfied with your life. Our America follows LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman as they attempt to get by and support their families in the ghetto,…

hijacked and flown into the iconic World Trade Center in New York, followed by an attack on The Pentagon in Washington. Terrorism has always been on the minds of the American people, but after this event, it was glued into their minds forever. The September 11th attacks took place on a Tuesday morning the attacks being held out by a terrorist organization known as al-Qaeda. There were 4 planes that were hijacked, two which were flown into the World Trade Center, one that was flown into The…