Terrorism is something that strikes fear into many people's mind. People are left with physical and emotional damage for them to repair. lets look back at the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon on september 11. It was a day that broke many americans hearts. When nineteen members of al-qaeda seized control of 4 airplanes. The airplanes had thousands of passengers on board. Al-qaeda flew two planes into the twin towers in new york. They flew another one into the pentagon.the last plane crashed into a field in pennsylvania after the passengers on board tried to fight for control and crashed. After two hours of struggling to free people in the towers the the two collapsed leaving families to handle the fact that their loved one was gone.…
learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.” Sandy Dahl, the wife of one of the victims of the September 11th attacks, said this. (“Powerful Quotes Remembering 9/11” 1) It took only 102 minutes for 2,997 innocent people to be killed in a terrorist attack in the United States (“September 11th Fast Facts” 1). The September 11 attacks lasted only 102 minutes, but changed the lives of many Americans in many ways. Most people can remember where…
What caused the 9/11 attack against the United States of America? The 9/11 attack was orchestrated due to United States government continued support of Israel by providing military support presence in the middle east. The 9/11 planners, attackers or terrorists did not like the fact that United States government officials supported Israel. They did not like the invasion of Iraq nor the presence of US troops in Saudi Arabia. The terrorists believed United States government officials and citizens…
9/11: Tragedy Without Borders September 11, 2001, a day of mass destruction that touched the lives of many. In the article “9/11 anniversary: America remembers lives lost on one of its darkest days” by Faith Karimi and Jason Hanna, Karimi and Hanna tell their audience about the tragic events that took place September 11. They memories still haunt all those who remember this horrific day. The article informs the reader of the destructive attacks from the first plane crash in the last, and then…
9/11 happened to be a very devastating day for New York City. 9/11 occurred on September 11, 2001. It was caused by hijackers taking control of four commercial airplanes and crashing them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The government knew about the attacks before they happened and something other than a plane hit the Pentagon are two theories surrounding the mystery behind the 9/11 coverup. To begin with, theorists believed other things but this is the information of the…
Introduction Terrorism is usually defined as a deliberate use or threat of violence against civilian targets, in pursuit of a political aim. The September 11 terrorist attacks is debatably the most significant terrorist attack in terms of political and social effects locally, nationally and globally. On the 11th of September 2001, 19 members, from the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda, hijacked four American planes. Two of these planes flew and crashed into the Twin Towers, one plane flew and…
Katie Landry Mrs. Andros D Channel May 26, 2016 Revolutionary Research Project September 11, 2001 is a date that will be in the minds and memories of many Americans for the rest of their lives. On the morning of September 11, 2001 at approximately 8:45 AM, four hijacked passenger planes were involved in a series of terror attacks. Two of the planes were crashed into both towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The other two planes were crashed into the Pentagon building…
Do you remember where you were when the world stopped that day on September 11, 2001? Most people over the age of 20 would probably answer yes to that question. The fact of the matter is, September 11, 2001 was a day that will never be forgotten. Not only were the September 11, terrorist attacks hurtful to the United States from a death toll standpoint, but they also hurt America from an economic and political standpoint as well. The attacks caused life as Americans once knew it to come to a…
On September 11th, 2001, tragedy struck the United States of America when a terrorist group called “Al-Qaeda” attacked the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. By hijacking several planes, the terrorist group was successful in taking down both Twin Towers and part of the Pentagon by collision, killing thousands of people onboard the flights and in the buildings. The United States has taken years to recover from the attack but the underlying fear and terror will always stand ground. This constant…
After terrorist organization al-Qaeda conducted an attack on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia on September 11, 2001, the American public became increasingly more alarmed at the possibility of another terrorist attack on American soil. In 2007, a national crime survey measured the American public’s “fear of being a victim of a terrorist attack,” and results showed that “the level of fear of being a victim of terrorist attack was greater for females as compared…