September 3

September 11, 2001 and in its immediate aftermath, was probably the last time that the people in the United States were unconcerned about social inequality. The terrorist acts that occurred on that day brought the nation together against a perceived common enemy. However, in the few years following that short lived period of solidarity, the nation went into a tailspin, beginning with the Great Recession of 2008 and climaxing in the current period of social unrest, the underpinnings of which…

Throughout the years, the fear of Muslim people has been growing into a world crisis after many terrorist attacks. The fear of Muslims is known as Islamophobia. Islamophobia dates back to September 11,2001, the attack on the Twin Towers in New York City. People who are surrounded by Muslims are often afraid because of the number of negative events that took placed by terrorists that claims to be in the Islamic faith. Stereotypes and dispositional attribution has defined Muslims according to what…

African Americans with their complexion, Muslim Americans will often be oppressed by both their religion and their skin tone. Although this their disadvantage is often times twofold, Muslim Americans faced tenfold discrimination as result of the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade…

The fourth platform for the counterterrorism policy that could be taken by the United States under the new administration would be to formulate an agency dedicated to global terrorism. With ISIS, it has brought global terrorism to another level of concern, and has implemented the use of techniques, typically speaking, never before seen. In doing so, this terrorist organization has caused more than simple car bombing, but has set a standard when it comes to the use of terrorism in any country.…

Biological Warfare: The Anthrax Plot Besides terrorism, biological warfare is a serious threat to America. Biological agents used as weapons significantly affect a nation’s economy, social and political standing. Anthrax is one of the most common biological agents used as a weapon by terrorist groups and on the American population. In this paper, I summarize the article “Organizational Versus Individual Attribution: A Case Study of Jemaah Islamiyah and the Anthrax Plot”. Additionally, I…

I don’t think it’s very clear as to what Patel’s argument is all together, but I do agree with multiple points that he elaborated one. The first argument is that Islam as a religion had been picked on the most after the attacks of 9/11. Even after Islam leaders condemned the terrorist attacks American needed to blame someone or something for the catastrophic event that killed many people. it’s unfortunate that one event was blamed on a religion. The religion commends the acts of 9/11, but some…

(Question 1) On September 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked and crashed into multiple locations. Two of the planes were crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center. Another of the planes crashed into the Pentagon. This series of attacks caused over 3,000 deaths nationwide; however, the casualties could have increased drastically if not for the incredibly brave, selfless, and patriotic actions of the 45 passengers aboard flight 93, the fourth hijacked plane. While the…

Annotated Bibliography Clancy, Paul “Cyclops, Part 2: Secondhand stories- and a photo- sail in.” Virginian Pilot 30 Jan. 2011. This article is valuable for research because it analyzes the mysterious disappearance of the USS Cyclops, a WWI cargo ship, which was used to transport combat materials from the Caribbean back to Baltimore. It provides many alternate theories to what happened to it, including the best possible theory, based on the research that has been discovered and examined. It was…

was the founder of al-Qaeda, the organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States, along with numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets. He was a Saudi Arabian, a member of the wealthy bin Laden family, and an ethnic YemeniA major component of bin Laden's ideology was the concept that civilians from enemy countries, including women and children, were legitimate targets for jihadists to kill.[51][52] According to former…

In No Fireman at Ground Zero This 9/11, Michael Burke brings forth the issue of fireman and first responders no longer being honored at ground zero on 9/11. Burke states that not honoring the fireman and first responders who sacrificed their life on 9/11 is atrocious. These most honorable service man deserve to be recognized for their efforts they displayed on 9/11. To bring across the message writing styles such as descriptive sentences, diction, pathos, and ethos are used. Initially,…