September 11

Many know that 9/11 struck our country with shock, betrayal, and sadness. So much happened that day that leaves questions unanswered. Senator Lamar Alexander said, “September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed us our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for” (7 inspiring quotes about 9/11). On september 11, 2001, 19 military people from the Islamic group, al-Qaeda hijacked four planes. Not only did…

September 11th, 2001. American Airlines flight 11, carrying 92 people took off from Boston's Logan International Airport at 7:59AM, in route to Los Angeles. United Airlines flight 175 took off minutes after flight 11, also headed to Los Angeles. After just 20 minutes in the air, flight 11 attendants notified the ground personnel that the plane had been hijacked by terrorists. Seconds after the hijacker of flight 11, Mohammed Atta, attempted to control the flight, the Northeast Air Defense Sector…

Taking Care of Global/Domestic Terrorism Since our recent terrorist attack in September 11, 2001 many researchers like economists, sociologists, psychologists, and political scientists have been debating the cause of this terrorist attack. In addition, the 9/11 caused financial and military costs which involved fighting terrorism, and many people started fearing terrorist which caused limits to our personal freedoms. The United States has played a major role in terrorism as well as dealing with…

After September 11, 2001 America was never the same again. The terrorist attacks changed the way our government works and thinks. Our policy and politics were directed towards security reforms. This includes airports, government buildings and nationwide international security heightening. America also changed how it dealt with extremist, after the devastating 9/11 incident, no one wanted to live through that again. The United States started advancing on counterterrorism and focused on…

another important factor. The media has covered many domestic attacks since September 11, especially those attacks perpetrated by homegrown extremists, such as in the tragedy of the Boston Marathon Bombing. Today, I learned that scholarly interest in terrorism has grown dramatically since 9/11, and the most important line of inquiry has been the research of the media’s coverage of terrorism. To start the September 11 attacks on America, were one of the most important news events in history,…

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…

(Park) CNN- It was September 11, 2001. Greer Epstein, employed at The World Trade Center, never took breaks at work simply because she never had the time. About 8:40 AM, one of her coworkers asked if she wanted to join him for a cigarette break to discuss an upcoming work related meeting. While descending in the elevator, Epstein felt a jolt which she chose to ignore. Outside, she saw people staring at the sky. At that moment is when she saw a plane fly directly into her office in the South…

From Fiction to Facts: The Story of 9/11 September 11, 2001, a day that went from a normal day in the United States to an event that shakes America to its core. Four planes that were hijacked from airlines across the east coast turned into weapons and threatened America’s sense of security and air travel. The end result brought forth a death toll mounting approximately three thousand, a government placed on the hot seat, and question after question asking “ Is America no longer safe?” It is…

political purposes; the state of fear and submission produced by terrorization; and a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government. In America alone, at least three thousand people died and over six thousand were injured during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Boston Marathon bombings killed only three, but injured almost three hundred. Terrorism events affect the world and reveal the current state of humanity to the people of the world. “Today, our fellow citizens,…

Something that my mom can life though is the United States before and after 9/11. September 11th was a day that went down in history as one of the most tragic days of America. On September 11th two airplanes were flown into the twin towers and one was flown into the pentagon, while another plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Over 3000 people were killed and many more were injured. On September 11th 2001 my mother was driving through New York City. She was on her way back home to New Jersey…