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or not. The sirens of police and ambulances are all starting to rush to the World Trade Center. People around me are all asking multiple questions and are very curious about what just happened. A young woman inquired, “What has just…

US Criminal Justice System has led many to question the effectiveness of juvenile detention centers. The goal of juvenile detention centers should be to ensure that the individual, on release, can be a functional law-abiding citizen. Currently 54,000 juveniles are in youth prisons. If it were one prison system, “it would be the fifth largest in the US”. The greatest concern about juvenile detention centers is whether or not it is creating a culture of violence in which these thousands of…

Maria Shriver once stated that “Art is fundamental, unique to each of us…Even in difficult economic times – especially in difficult economic times – the arts are essential.” Nonetheless, there is still a lack of interest and advocacy for the arts. This is a problem that has arisen over the last thirty or so years, and occurs everywhere, however it is more of a prominent problem in some places than it is in others. Norman, Oklahoma, for instance, is a place that is lacking when it comes to the…

September 11, 2001 was devastating to hear for almost all of Americans. It was so saddening to see how thousands of our brothers and sisters died in a horrible accident that occurred inside the pentagon, twin towers, and also the plane of flights 93 and flight 77. Many people believe many different conspiracies and no one knows for sure what the actual truth is. 9/11 has marked a spot in our lives forever and will never be forgotten. It shows that our country can come back from anything. It is a…

The events that took place on 9/11 were extremely tragic. The people that were directly involved will have memories of that day forever. Wether we were there that day or not 9/11 has impacted us. Everyone has their own way of reacting to tragedy, but there are comparisons between the reactions of the individuals that lived in New York versus the people that do not. Comparisons that can be made dealing with the reactions of Individuals inside and outside of New York during the 9/11 attacks are,…

caused by the burning jet fuel. At this point, New York City was in full panic. People were trying to get out of the war zone any way possible. Some walked the bridge to Brooklyn. After the collapse of the two towers, all seven of the world trade center buildings caught fire. Building seven burned for seven hours and collapsed early that evening at 5:20 p.m. As the day went on, president George W. Bush had been shuffled around the country in search for safety. At 7:00 p.m. that night he returned…

life forever, some may have lost a family member or friend and they will always remember what took their loved one away. 4 planes were sent out as a suicide mission to crash into three different locations; one into the North tower of the World trade center the second plane into the South tower, one plane to the Pentagon, and the last one was aimed for the White House, but because of the heroic act of many on flight 93 the plane ended up crashing in a field in Pennsylvania. 9 /11 happened on…

On January 28, 1986 a disaster that was never thought imaginable happened, during the launch of the space shuttle challenger there was a “malfunction”, one that would lead to the death of 7 brave crew member and leave the nation in fear. Ronald Reagan emotional speech addressing the space shuttle challenger tragedy calms the people of the nation and helps them understand that the best course of action is to move forwards and continue the space program in honor of the fallen heros. Reagan uses…

Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven begins with the end of the pompous life of first-class Hollywood star Arthur Leander, when he is suddenly struck by a heart attack and dies on stage amid his performance of King Lear. Less than 24 hours from his death, a deadly contagious pandemic called Georgia Flu falls upon the earth and threatens the existence of the whole civilization. With 99 percent of human population swiftly vanishes within the matter of week, Mandel envisions how the once…

Extreme Sports Extreme sports are sports added with a more extreme twist, for example, skydiving is an extreme sport, and the extreme twist is that you’re 12,500 feet up in the year. Unlike a sport like basketball, extreme sports give you the thrill that everyone asks for. But is it worth the risk of possibly dying? Extreme sports should be banned, let me tell you why. Extreme Sports should be banned because they are dangerous, people are not doing anything to make them safer, and lastly,…