Taubman Centers

People think of heroism and bravery differently. In all three passages both heroism and bravery are shown ; each in a different way than the other. In all three stories “ Flight 93”, “Memories from Normandy”, and “The Man in the Water” there are groups of people showing heroism and bravery. Unlike the “American Dream” there is still heroism and bravery in the world. In the story “Flight 93”; refusing to give in without a fight” a group of people aboard a plane showed heroism and bravery to the…

Anytime a tragedy like a train crash occurs the government, company executives, and pundits attempt to discover what went awry. In the case of the Metrolink in 2008, Robert Sanchez was emotionally distraught, traveling at a high rate of speed, and distracted by a text message crashed his train into a Union Pacific train. Sanchez along with twenty-three passengers died because of the collision (Steiner, 2012, p. 342). Sanchez had a history of minor violations and had a lengthy history of…

Glass Ceiling for Women in Politics” written by Pamela O’Leary, and Shauna Shames, gives advice, on how to support women in politics. Pew Research Center states that “...women are in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States...it’s not that they lack toughness, management chops or proper skill sets.” Pew Research Center also says that according to the majority of Americans, women are not in top jobs because they are mothers, and even though that may be true in some…

In the novel Legend by Marie Lu, the main characters are June and Day. Day is old criminal of republic and June is Republic agent who scored perfect on her trial (1500/1500) like Day. Overall for me this book was very good to read, Legend has very less violence than others same fiction books so it makes easy to read for kids. One thing that forced me to give book very good for reading is the stylish way of execution in front of all Republic people and by firing squad. I think we read this book…

The Day the Earth Stood Still September 11, 2001. Most people remember this as being the most tragic day in U.S. history. Thousands of lives were lost during the attacks that day. More importantly, it symbolizes that we as a nation will not be broken or torn apart by hate. In the aftermath of it all, we rose out of the ashes and began to rebuild ourselves to be better and stronger than ever. If you do not already know what happened on this day, here is an overview: On September 11,…

Objects such as the American Flag have become the center of controversy when it comes to people utilizing their right to freedom of speech. The First Amendment was put into place hundreds of years ago and it still lives strong today. Although that is a good thing, many people, including military personnel…

Pentagon Crisis Background Situation Overview September 11, 2001 one of the most impactful disasters in North American history. It is recorded that “at 9:37:46, American Airline Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon [and] all on board, as well as, many civilians were killed in the building” (the pentagon report, 2004). In another article it is stated the American Airlines Flight 77 killed “a crew of six, 58 passengers, and 125 individual [inside] the Pentagon” (Moynihan,2007) after being hijacked…

As a Society, we emphasize that children are our future and how they have the potential to keep changing the world, which is why we must invest in their future. However, it seems that those children that are classified or seen as deviant are not a part of that vision of having the potential to make a positive impact. Therefore, their life does not matter, which is why they get lost in a system and carry a mentality that they do not matter. A major purpose of prison is to cause rehabilitation,…

buildings were falling, the world would never be the same again. September 11 is now one of the most feared and respected day of the year. On this day “ Two jet airplanes, hijacked by religious extremists, smashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center” (Lalley 15). Nearly 3,000 people were killed, almost 5,000 were injured (Lalley 20). The buildings went down at separate times. The North building went down first, the south not even 10 minutes behind. The Al Qaeda terrorists were later…

In 1956, there was a mid-air collision in Grand Canyon. A Douglas DC-7 (United Airlines) collide with a Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation (Trans World Airlines) resulting in killing every single person in those two airplanes, which were 128 people total. When the Civil Aeronautics Board investigated this tragedy, they found out that ground controller in the Salt Lake City knew about that those two airplanes were on a crash course. However, since those two airplanes were in the uncontrolled…