Smurf attack

SIMILARITIES Both events were ?sneak attacks?. The…

official religion and Sinhala to be the official language, an action that was received with much offense in the Tamil community. Initially, the Tigers were one of many resistance groups, but soon emerged to be the dominant organization after their attack on Sri Lankan security forces prompted riots across the country. Through the 90s and early 2000s, the Tigers continued their work, assassinating the Sri Lankan president as well as the former Prime Minister of India. The group assassinated…

all around the world. To kick off the twenty-first century, a group named Al-Qaeda, planned a terrorist attack. The plan went in full force on September 11, 2001. Two planes crashed into the Twin Towers, destroying the towers within hours. A second plane also crashed into the Pentagon. A final plane was thought to be headed toward the White House, but passengers found out about the recent attacks and crashed the plane into a field in Pennsylvania.They basically saved the lives of the president…

particular goal. Terrorism is a word that is implied when an attack happens. Defining it can be a very difficult task, due to the amount of definitions scholars consider. Setting a foundation is very important before critically analyzing suicide bombers. Likewise, exactly what terrorism plus suicide equals in today’s current world is a topic needing such a critical review. One thing for sure is that international and domestic attacks on personnel and infrastructures’ continue to shake the…

outlining the place of each of the towers; with a deep, square hole in the middle; and a waterfall into the ground as far down as I could see. On the top face of the short walls are written the names of all those who lost their lives in the attack. The names are grouped by floor they worked on in the towers or the plane they were in. As I stood there, gazing at the place where so many had lost their lives, I couldn’t help but feel that I wasn’t emotional enough for the situation.…

passenger jet, crashes into the South World Trade Center tower and explodes. Both buildings are burning, creating alarm throughout the entire world. 9:30 a.m.: George Bush, speaks in Florida, he explains that the USA has endured an "apparent terrorist attack." 9:43 a.m.: An aircraft, Flight 77, collides with the Pentagon, sending up an all-consuming measure of dark smoke. Evacuation of the building begins immediately. 9:45 a.m.: Everyone evacuates the White House. 10:05 a.m.: Plunging into the…

Nearly a decade and a half after the tragic and deadly attack of Islamic extremists of Al-Qaeda under leader Osama bin Laden known as 9/11, the effects are still felt and shown not only economically or politically, but on a deeper and more personal social level as well. The threats from ISIS have America on the brink of war yet again as the war on terror with the United States will never come to an end. Now called Patriot Day, September 11th was detrimental to the United States in many aspects…

I chose this artwork because it represents the largest Asian war to occur in the 20th century. This war was called the Second Sin-Japanese War, and it occurred in 1937 between China and Japan, and lasted for eight years until it ended in 1945. This piece of artwork was made in Shanghai, and it was named The Art of Influence: Asian Propaganda. This art piece shows the aspect of the war by the drawing of the tanks, planes, etc. The Sin-Japanese War occurred because of a decade-long Japanese…

In total, the hijackings killed approximately 3,000 citizens and injured over 6,000. The attacks were very impactful and resonates with everyone in America to this day as one of the most horrific days in America 's history. No terrorist attack had ever been nearly as successful as…

first crash, a United Airlines plane took a sharp turn and crashed into the South Tower. At 9:45 a.m. as everyone was watching the events unfold in New York, American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. 15 minutes after the attack on the Pentagon, the South Tower collapsed from the heat caused by the burning jet fuel. At 10:30 the North Tower collapsed. About 3,000 people, including 343 Firefighters,…