September 30

Introduction: September 11th, 2001. A day of fear, a day of courage. 9/11 is a day that could never be forgotten. Not only was New York in shock, but the whole world too. Everyone suffered, never knowing what was going to happen next. Mind numbing and unforgettable events that shock the world don’t occur very often and when the attack on 9/11 happened, it showed how quickly a nation could be changed. A series of tragedies all happened in one long, heart wrenching day, leaving millions of people…

The Beginning of the End of Terrorism: Is It Justified? In the most recent years, a rise in terrorism globally has invoked a string of United States military actions in response. Though these actions have been debated by pacifists to warmongers based on personal beliefs, Aquinas’s just war theory from Summa Theologica is the most impartial and distinguished method to justify or condemn the U.S. military’s involvement. There are numerous actions taken by the United States military that were, and…

more than usual, everyone seemed to be in a rush, and there was no one hanging outside the local diner chatting. We soon got to the same road where I saw that skyline only a few hours earlier. As mentioned earlier, two images remain with me from September 11th, the second of those is what I saw at that moment. Those grey, identical towers each had a gaping hole in the middle of them. Pitch black smoke traveled from those holes, traveling through the slight wind coming in from the ocean, ripping…

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 they were on September 11, 2001. Many can also remember seeing a plane hit the World Trade Center live on television. September 11…

throughout the country, and it has political ramifications. It can cause tension between countries accused of harboring terrorist organizations, which may lead to greater situations. An example of this is the friction between the U.S and Canada after the September 11 attacks(“Big Picture Realities: Canada and Mexico at the Crossroads”( Jan 1 2008, Daniel Drache). Fortunately this situation didn’t escalate, albeit having the potential to. This can happen with virtually any country that may have…

which are the conspiracy theories regarding the September 11th attacks. The September 11th attacks is one of the most tragic events that has occurred in American history, a day where planes were 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…

in American history occurred on September 11, 2001. The World Trade Center was hit by two passenger jets which severed the center supports causing it to later weaken and collapse. The debris and rubble from the towers damaged buildings and surrounding structures. Many people witnessed and survived the event and lived to tell their stories. Truly, the attack on the World Trade Center was a disastrous impact on America. First, on an ordinary morning during September 11, 2001 most people in lower…

Why did the Al Qaeda attack the Twin Towers? After the 9/11 attack a lot changed in the world security system. Since that day we have seen a dramatic increase of supervision at airports. It is no longer like the good old days when you could have friends and family greeting you a happy vacation at the gates, or welcome you back after a time out of the country. This is a thing you often can see in movies. Especially in love movies when a couple brake up, one is going to catch an airplane, the…

Currently, I work as a researcher and policy planner for Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders. My job is informing him on the brief historical chronology leading to present day extremism, providing him with clear advice for how to differentiate between groups and their perspectives, supply him with points that he can use in a debate to refute some of the fear and hate-mongering statements made by others, as well as give him effective suggestions for how to confront Global Jihadism in ways…

The World Trade Center Memorial commemorates the September 11, 2001,attacks and the bombing that occurred at the World Trade Center in 1993. The memorial can be found at the former location of the Twin Towers in New York. These fountains that rest in the footprints of the towers are a powerful reminders of our nations history and all the lives that were lost that day. This memorial is ultimately successful because it evokes emotion whether that be sadness or possibly a feeling of serenity or…