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September 9, 2001, was a day filled with despair and misery for all New Yorkers and the rest of the world we lost an iconic landmark, The World Trade Center as well many good people including fire fighters, police officers, and World Trade employees. Today we have a chance to say goodbye again to all of which was lost on 9/11. I remember when I was younger traveling to the city, on the Staten Island Ferry with my farther every weekend ready for a fun filled adventure in Manhattan. I always…

Review of On Native Soil In 2006, only five years after the most well-known attack of the 21st century, Linda Ellman completed her documentary, On Native Soil. The film went through the stories of several survivors of the 9/11 attack as well as the families of some victims, all of which were seeking answers as to how such a tragedy could happen here in the United States. At the time there had been growing hostilities between the U.S. and terrorist organizations of the Middle East, namely…

Phil Atwater's helicopter landed on the roof of the Government facility where his office was. He told the pilot an address and instructed him to bring up the coordinates to that location. Governor Commins temporary office in Bermingham would be Atwater's next stop. The pilot nodded as he began typing on his computer. Atwater hurried to the elevator door and pressed the button. The stainless steel door slid open as he stepped in and pushed the button to his floor. Trying to sort things out in…

Not a whole lot has been written about the 200+ people who committed suicide by jumping from the top of the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001. There was a specific moment, as they held tightly to the windows high up above the New York streets with the relentless heat and smoke drawing closer and closer, that they decided to jump and, in that one moment, they become angels returning to their point of origin. “Falling Man” focuses largely upon the identity of only one of these…

weighs fifty-six pounds. Max is also a rescue dog that helps Tony and his team on missions. In Tony's backyard, Max stops and lifts his ears up high. In about five seconds, Tony understands why he froze. A plane was dangerously close to the World Trade Center! As soon as the plane hit the tower, Tony's whole body stopped. And just watched as the plane hit the tower in a split second. "Max! Hurry, we got to get to the firehouse, now," Tony yelled. Tony and Max rushed to the firehouse. They…

Many movies today are adapted from a book/short story. When watching these movies, you can sometimes point out certain instances that either didn’t happen in the book or things they totally left out. The short story Harrison Bergeron was adapted into a film in 2012, and there are many things that are different from the book in the movie. The movie 2081 added many new things to Harrison Bergeron and even left some things out. The movie added many new things to the script that were not…

Chris Sorensen states that “The world's oceans remain gaping blind spots for air traffic controllers, and systems to accurately track planes offshore are still years away.” This statement could not be more true for the Malaysia Flight 370 that went missing without a trace. Not much information was available as to what happened and where the plane actually went. The flight left Kuala Lumpur Airport and were heading for Beijing. With two-hundred thirty-nine people aboard, twelve of them being crew…

Happy Friday the 13th! Oh, wait maybe not... Friday the 13th has been stereo typically known as one of the most unlucky days. This has been a stigma believed for decades and is actually known to be a day people try to avoid. But where did this idea of Friday the 13th come from? Who decided it to be the most unlucky day of the year? There isn't a clear answer to this question so today we're breaking down all the myths that made Friday the 13th the scariest day of the year for some. The Last…

Twain and London both describe their experiences of earthquakes in San Francisco with two distinct purposes. While Twain writes to criticize the people's lack of common sense when facing a life endangering situation, London describes the scene of the earthquake in order to convey the magnitude of the destruction that occurred in San Francisco. Each author uniquely practiced the use of imagery, thoughtful sentence structures, and varying word choices, further developing their intended tone, and,…

Ever since I was little I loved seeing the Twin Towers and watching what happened on 9/11. I always wanted to know why the 10 terrorist would ever do that. What was going through their mind while it was happening? Why would they risk their lives just to kill a bunch of innocent people? Why did they choose to do it on 9/11? How did the Twin Towers fall? Why did they choose to attack the Twin Towers? I found out all the answers to my questions one night when i was on my computer in my room.…