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called Al-Qaeda; they hijacked four of United States airplanes and they used them to attack various targets on the East Coast (Pressler, 2011). Two out of the four hijacked airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City; the third plane hit the Pentagon that lies just outside of Washington D.C.; and the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania. There were over three thousand people who were killed on September 11th by the four hijacked airplanes. Al-Qaeda? Who Are They?…

Hunter Wilson Mrs. Laura Taylor Advanced Composition August 30th, 2016 How 9/11 Changed The World: Many people were just heading to work, some even just waking up. Others doing things you would normally expect on average day such as 9/11. However this was before the unexpected struck the nation, literally. The world trade center also know as the twin towers, along with the pentagon were struck by passenger jets. Many people were in shock, as something like this had not happened to the United…

Chapter 5: Crashes that changed aviation There accidents that were a wake up call in the aviation industry. They triggered important safety improvements and upgrades; some of them are felt the moment you sent foot on a plane as. On June 30, 1956 the commercial aviation of the USA was hit by one of the worst accidents in those days in terms of money spent. TWA flight 2 and united airlines flight 718 collided in midair above the Grand Canyon due to both of them flying in the same airspace. Its…

For the past few decades, maybe centuries, many planes and ships have randomly disappeared, and all in the same area - the Bermuda Triangle. One of the biggest disappearances includes Flight MH370. Many have speculated about the cause, or causes. Some of the causes are supernatural, including aliens, Atlantis death rays, and large, giant sea monsters, like krakens. Other theories are completely natural, like methane crystals, large waves, and human stupidity. Most have settled for the theory of…

After the triumph of Makkah, the tribes of Taif and its encompassing range, called Hawazen assaulted the Muslim armed forces in dim of the early morning while they were dozing in their tents. Muslim armed forces lost an extensive number of their friends and they were practically steered by the adversary. Notwithstanding, Allah (Subhana Wataala) helped the Muslim armed force under the authority of Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and foe was crushed. This fight is known as the…

the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. O Banion was murdered by Al Capone leaving Bugs Moran in charge and waiting for revenge. Moran recieved a call saying to be at a garage on North Clark Street. Bugs Moran ran late and was at a nearby cafe. He witnessed his gang being butchered by Al Capones crew disguised as police officers. This massacre was meant to kill Bugs Moran, and to end the North Side gang. This opened up the territories for Al Capones business. The st. Valentine's Day Massacre…

Carin, Gladys Ian T. IRO BA in Political Science In order for a state to survive, it must learn how to communicate with other states. States have different national interest that may contravene with other states and may result into tragedies like war between states and its allies. International relations or IR was created to study and understand relations among states and know the cause of conflict between states so that it could prevent war from happening. International relations try to…

The Watergate scandal was one of the most memorable scandals in U.S. history. The scandal was extremely public and had a huge impact, not only on the people involved, but the general public during that time as well. The Watergate scandal occurred at a time when there was an extremely hostile political climate. The United States was deep into the Vietnam War and the country was divided. The scandal began early in the morning of June 17, 1972 (“Watergate Scandal”). It all started during Richard…

It has been suggested that Western societies need to take into consideration using such extraordinary measures as torture and extraterritorial targeted killings in the fight against contemporary terrorism. The arguments of whether or not it is permissible to enable such practices, are in dispute. There is a wide variety of perspectives this issue can be considered from. For instance, situation ethics states that “the morality of an action depends on the situation”, whereas absolutism tells us…

September 11 is a critical day in the American history. The violent hijacks of 9/11 changed America and the world as well politically, socially, and economically. Since the fall of the Twin Towers, America realized that it has to confront a new furious enemy called terrorism. Stacy Suver, a critic of American literature, affirms that the hijacks of September 11defined terrorism in a direct way as a kind of “communication” that intends to deliver a message about power “between the perpetrator of…