United 93

Race and racial inequality have powerfully shaped American history from the very beginning. Americans think of the founding of the American colonies and, later, the United States, as driven by the quest for freedom when initially, religious liberty and later political and economic liberty. Still, from the beginning, American society was equally founded on brutal forms of domination, inequality, and oppression which lead to the foundation of two models of minority exclusion known as Apartheid and…

The controversial nature of the Vietnam War is reflected in the overall design and in the creation process of the Vietnam memorial. The polarizing effects of the war left the United States divided and with no sense of closure. On one hand, one side desired a heroic and idealistic interpretation while the other side preferred to address the tragedy of the war. The legacy of the war left behind feelings of distrust, betrayal, and anger that led to contrasting memories of the war. Consequently, the…

hijackings. For example Mohamed Atta one of the ringleaders in the 9/11 hijackings was the hijacker pilot of flight 11. He attended the Accelerated Pilot Program. Almost all of the hijackers were well educated. The first hijackers to arrive in the United States was Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al- Mihdhar who came in 2000 and settled in the San Diego area. Then the three hijacker pilots Mohamed Atta, Ziad Jarrah, and Marwan al-Shehhi who came in the mid 2000to take flight classes in south Florida.…

for International Student Assessment (PISA), a worldwide study that ranks the knowledge of 70 countries in reading, science, and math, Finland is first in science and second in reading and math. The United States did not rank as high. The US is 25th in math, 17th in science, and 12th in reading. Also, 93% of Finland's students graduate from high school. That is 17.5% better than American students. Not only are the statistics great for graduating high school, also 66% of Finns are accepted to…

This investigation examines the question, to what extent did the USSR place missiles in Cuba to protect Cuba’s existence as a Socialist nation? To assess the degree to which the USSR’s missile deployment was for Cuba’s protection, the investigation analyses the global Cold War backdrop that set the tone for the USSR’s missile deployment. The period investigated is the events between 1953, when Khrushchev assumed control of the USSR, and 1961 when the missiles were actually deployed. The events…

flight was hijacked by five men September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. They deliberately crashed the plane into the Pentagon killing all 64 people on board, as well as 125 people in the building (911-research.com) Next United Airlines Flight 93, crashed down in a field in rural Pennsylvania, never reaching its intended target which was presumed to be the white house, because its crew and passengers fought back against the terrorists., killing all 44 people aboard including…

In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the reader is introduced into a futuristic, dystopian society that is built on the remnants of the United States, called Gilead. Throughout the novel, Atwood uses satire to mock and warn the United States of the danger in the strongly held political opinions in the 1980’s, when the book was written. Atwood extrapolates the ideas to their extremes, showing the danger of their acceptance. The absurdity and outrageousness of her exaggerations give the novel…

develop its own form of government. In time, the Syrian civilian population simply ran out of options as war encroached upon them. Consequently, Syrians started taking refuge into western world countries such as Greece, Italy, and the United States. However, the United States has refused to allow the entrance of Syrian refugees in spite of their circumstances and fear that ISIS is within the refugee…

(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…

Rivioli discusses positive of globalization, and seems to agree that the world is becoming “flat” due to the increase in opportunities globalization has caused for all of those involved. However, in addition to discussing the positive effects of globalization the author also discusses the negative aspects of globalization. For example, in the first section of the book, the author discovers that the cotton of the t-shirt she bought in Florida was made in China, so she decides to travel the China.…