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Birthday of an Attack I was only five years old when the towers fell. My mother refused to let me outside and she cancelled my pulmonology appointment I had. Just like my mother, America was frightened by this violence. Though fourteen years later we celebrate the birthday of the attack. Morning news channels reflect on the event and reshow the first tower going down, then the second. The horror, shocking the people wrestling to fish out a camera to capture the event as it happens. The lurch in…

The most horrifying event that almost no person would want to remember. both attacks had in common is that they both left There many similarities dealing with the Red Scare and the September 11th terrorist attack. One thing that major destruction in the area. In the red scare attack 60,000 total strikers paralyzed the city schools and, ordinary commerce. On September the 11th there was a various terrorist attack which is known as 9/11. The destruction on 9/11 concluded killing almost 3,000…

had ever faced. Not only was the nation violated, but it created an enormous insecurity and fear. It was a day that impacted and changed the lives of all Americans, one way or another. Leaving many devastated by the sights of seeing the World Trade Center and the Pentagon being attacked by terrorists. Unfortunately, the effects of the attacks, permanently and dramatically changed America and its people. The twin towers were completed in 1972 and were iconic…

The terrorist attack that took place in New York on September 11, 2001 was one of the worst attacks in American history. Exactly how did this event affect American people? The 9-11 attack on New York changed how Americans view terrorism today, and how we view other people. September 11, 2001 changed how America views other culture, the way we see people, and brought fear upon us. After the events of 9-11, it changed how Americans view other cultures. This was one of the biggest effects of…

The beautiful, yet terrifying sight of The Twin Towers falling was a moment in history that will live for centuries to come. Americas had many wars and fights with countries many for freedom or didn’t like that Americans had freedom. Osama bin Laden was a terrorist leader, he has caused many attacks towards civilians. Once Americans had cornered Osama and executed him everything felt so better like weight lifted off our shoulders. In 1999 people from a group “Tawhid Wal-Jiha”, then later on…

On September 11, 2001, the United States of America experienced the worst terrorist attack on record. Members of an al-Qaeda terrorist group hijacked four U.S. airplanes midair and used them as weapons to strike various targets. The Twin Towers (also referred to as the World Trade Centre) located in lower Manhattan, New York City were struck with two of the hijacked planes killing nearly three-thousand people and injuring many more. The impact of the collision caused the building to ignite and…

Imagine a 747 plane crashing through the side of a building causing mass chaos, injury, and death. This is exactly what happened on September 11th 2001. A 747 plane crashed into the side of the north twin tower setting fire to the biggest skyscrapers. Following this another plane crashed into the adjessent south tower. No one was prepared, people were running for their lives, jumping out of the sides of the tower, and worst of all people lost their lives. How could anyone have predicted this…

(Intro) September 11, 2001 all American lives were immediately affected immensely. The United States worst terrorism act anyone has experienced. It’s now 2016 and 15 years later our world in America is completely upside down than it was pre- 9/11. Terrorist attacks on air travel has been high in demand ever since such a devastating day, September 11, 2001. Airport security has been the biggest controversy in this generation and the main topic is the assurance of travelers safety. Whether it be…

Prologue- It's been three months since the catastrophic North Korean bombing on all of New York. Many people died during the explosions, still some died of the air pollution that took place afterward. Some people survived and are still living, though. The U.S. Government closed off all of New York with a humongous dome so that the gases couldn’t spread to any other states. However, they didn’t know that people were still alive. Those people are trapped. One of those people was Ben and his dog…

clearly shows the thought patterns of the survivors. “The First Hours” is a detailed account of how Timothy Townsend witnessed the collapse of the twin tower on the morning of 9th September 2001. The location is just blocks away from the World Trade Center where he…