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    In “Why Rational People Buy into Conspiracy Theories” written by Maggie Koerth-Baker, she discusses conspiracy theories and the reasons why people may believe in them. She uses examples such as the Boston Marathon bombings and George Bush being behind the tragedy known as 9/11. Although conspiracy theories are made up by people because of their suspicions that someone is always out to get them, they are believed by many whether they are plausible or not. The effects of these theories can be…

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    Pan Am Flight 299, August 3rd 1970 (Suarez). A man approaches a flight attendant and states that he wants to go to Cuba, he then pulls out a gun and bottle that he says is filled with explosives, and threatens to set them off if he does not go to the cockpit. The Premier of Cuba, Fidel Castro, was waiting when the plane landed at Havana’s airport. The only people to exit the aircraft were Captain Augustus Watkins and the Hijacker. Castro tours the exterior of the plane for around 40 minutes,…

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    However, later in the novel when Oskar visits the Empire State Building he imagines how a terrorist would fly a plane into the building and how he would be able to see the pilot’s face, “who would be a terrorist” (244). There is no further description of the pilot, other than that he is a terrorist and that his eyes would tell Oskar that he hates him (244). Out of context, the terrorist could be of any descent because of the lack of description. In context with the aforementioned anxieties,…

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    Three hours in, three hours more. Inside this metal death trap called an airplane sits me and three hundred others. This flight to Ireland had me anxious from the minute I had been told we were taking this trip. I understood that the overall trip would be amazing, but my enthusiasm was masked by evident fear, the fear of flying. It was not necessarily the fear of flying in a plane, as I had done that twice already. Likely, it was the concern of flying over water that terrified me. My fear is…

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    Society may also have different perceptions of races due to their own experiences, which is also backed up by the representation in television shows (Greenberg, & Mastro, 2000). Following the World Trade Center attacks, the question amongst immigrants working in America rose. In episode six, Justin walks past the two high school bullies who dance around with masks on claiming that their jobs were being stolen by immigrants. This is then followed by Justin’s…

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    Theodicy and Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero Every day certain circumstances cause people throughout the world to face undeniable questions about God and his abilities. Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero takes viewers through the stories and theodicies of multiple people affected by the horrendous tragedy of 9/11, questioning God’s role in the evil that took place on that sorrowful day and the impact it made on their futures. In the film Kirk Varnedoe, Tim Lynston, and Dasha Rittenberg provide their…

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    On September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks occurred against the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) and the Pentagon in the United States. This date is and will be hard to forget for millions of people in the world, because in it a lot of personas perdieron life as a consequence of these attacks. These attacks happened 8 years ago and even today the American government has not been able to find the real perpetrators of these attacks. September 11, 2001 There are great doubts and…

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    9/11 Bombing Effect

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    Trade Center. When writing about his experiences of when the first plane hit he said this, “I heard a very loud sound and was “moved” sideways. My first thought was that someone had dropped something very heavy on the floor above me.”(Rosebery). Soon after he felt the movement he was told what was going on outside. His wife got through to him and told him what was going on. At this point in time everyone just thought it was a complete accident that the plane had hit the world trade center.…

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    Delinquency In Juveniles

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    Multiple factors have been identified that may contribute to delinquent behaviors in juveniles. These contributing factors include traumatic child abuse and neglect, inappropriate parenting behaviors, delinquent behaviors of peers, educational issues, and a history of maladjustment (Donges, 2015). Trauma can involve witnessing the attack, abuse, or endangerment of another human being, or being the victim of a threat or dangerous situation. What makes events traumatic is the feelings that…

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    9/11 was not the first terrorist attack on the world trade center. On February of 1993 a bombing killed six people. The towers steel beams did not melt due to the jet fuel. They started melting and lost enough strength to bend and the building collapsed. Nineteen attackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia…

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