September 11 attacks

September 11, 2001 is a day that forever left a mark on the American people. On this day, millions of Americans became unified in their grief and their desire to make sense of a senseless tragedy. In order to find solace and understanding, many looked towards the news and other sources. These sources provided the words that many could not form themselves, and these words reflected the thoughts and feelings of not only an individual, but the thoughts and feelings of an entire nation. Leonard…

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September 11, 2001 was a tragic day in The history of America. My dad told me that President Bush was reading stories to elementary school children in Florida while the United States was under attack by terrorists. On this day nineteen members of Al-Qaeda hijacked four planes and crashed them into important buildings in America. Two planes hit the World Trade Centers, and a third hit the Pentagon. The fourth plane, Flight 93, hit a field in Pennsylvania ("9/11 attacks" ). Flight 93, once the…

community gave support. As far as losses go, Memorials, services, and funerals were held throughout the city along with Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. To this day, DNA technology helps identify some of the victims of the attack, but 40% still go unknown. The day after the attack the remnants of the towers were searched for final survivors before the 13th when Engineers began to plan an approach for what remained of the World Trade Center. Soon after they began operating at ground zero.…

between life or Death? Have you ever imagined what kind of thoughts swirled in the minds of the victims of 9/11? These victims were ordinary people, waking up to an ordinary day, getting ready for their ordinary work. They embraced their children in the morning, kissed their wives, and said Good bye. Little did they know that would be the last time they did anything of the sort. September 11th was a day that the people of America will never forget, all the people around the country watching…

Operation desert storm was unnecessary and served as a catalyst for 25 years of violence between the Middle East and the United States. While Operation desert storm is technically over the destruction caused in its doing is not. Operation desert storm caused a lot of damage to the middle east and because of that damage American has been plunged in 2 wars with the Middle East. One of those wars we are still in today, nearly a generation since the original operation. Operation desert storm was…

Background 9/11 U.S. debates security vs. privacy 12 years after 9/11 http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/10/us-debates-security-vs-privacy-12-years-after-911/2796399/ http://today.uconn.edu/2015/09/privacy-security-and-the-legacy-of-911/ On September 11, 2001 the world witness one of the most horrific events that will change the world history. The United was under the eyes of the world. Twelve years later leaders of the United States are trying to manage and constantly seeking…

On September 11, 2001, a day many people will never forget, Osama bin Laden, with al Qaeda, took action on his hate towards American soldiers, the American government, and American citizens that has changed this country in 102 minutes. It all began as four separate flights took off. At 7:59 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 takes off from Boston’s Logan International Airport with ninety-two people on board heading toward Los Angeles. Then, just twenty minutes later at 8:19 am flight…

Post 9/11 Privacy Prior the terrorist events that took place on September 11 (9/11), privacy was of minimal concern to most people. Of course they were concerned about identity theft and credit scores, but that paled in comparison to the fear that was generated by events on 9/11, which opened the gateway for new levels of privacy encroachments and examination that many are not comfortable with in their day-to-day lives. Ultimately, the argument comes down to whether people are for or against…

That is evidence of the various successful terror attacks such as the October 1983 suicide attack against the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut and the September 11, 2001 attack on World Trade Center that resulted in the US withdrawing its soldiers from Lebanon and Saudi Arabia respectively. That way, the article proves that indeed terrorism delivers the…