World Trade Center site

There are thousands of conspiracy theories for everything happening around the world. One conspiracy in particular stands out, this theory has many different facts and strong supporting videos to go along with it. Many people believe the government had a strong impact on the outcome of 9/11. This day to most Americans is a tragedy, but in the secrets of the white house it might have been a success. There are many reasons to believe the government had an idea that 9/11 was gonna be a tragic day.…

Suddenly, the first plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. A 110-story work place filled with businessmen and women was engulfed by smoke and fire. The people of New York shocked and in awe stormed the streets to process what just occurred. The streets began to crowd with firetrucks, firemen, police…

Some people seem to forget that islamophobia happens all around us. Whether we see it or not, it is still a big issue that needs to be brought up. Unquestionably, It is not an easy or comfortable conversation, but one that needs to happen. In “Some Reflections”, Nomani stated “We have to talk about the taboo topic of profiling because terrorism experts are increasingly recognizing that religious ideology makes terrorist organizations and terrorists more likely to commit heinous crimes against…

crashing two planes into the World Trade Center in New York City killing around three thousand people. This incident shocked the U.S. unexpectedly and in turn forced the U.S. to make hurried policy initiatives in order to make the U.S. feel like a safe country again. The George W. Bush administration was put in a very stressful situation trying to figure out ways to protect their country. One policy initiative in particular was trying to make countries around the world help the United States of…

military presence in the Middle East, and the Persian Gulf War (“9/11 Attacks”). Al- Qaeda had their eyes set on sites that held a symbolic meaning to Americans because they were not powerful enough to take down the U.S. military. Al- Qaeda viewed U.S. support as a major obstacle in having Islamic order and authority, globally. The Twin Towers were the centerpiece of the World Trade Center. The towers symbolized economic power, prosperity, and globalization. The terrorists hoped by…

Whether it is the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the architect that designed your house, or the Crayola wall drawings that you did when you were 5 years old, art is all around us. Without art, the world would feel much more monotonous than it is today (The Pixies in the Nickelodeon T.V show Fairly Oddparents comes to mind). An interesting quote that does not have anyone claiming as the author has been floating around in the internet and it said, “Earth without art is just eh”. What is the…

There are many headline events that changed my life in positive and negative ways. Some of them were good and some of them were bad. We live in a world where even the smallest things can have a humungous impact on our lives. There have been times that made me feel incredibly vulnerable and there were times that I was not sure if I would make it out alive. Even though I am still breathing, sometimes I do not see how. In Billy Joel’s song, “We didn’t start the fire”, he refers to many events that…

in this paper. It is merely a question of whether the pros outweigh cons. So do they? Well, as previously stated, there were plenty of bad things. For example, over 3,000 people died due all of the attacks including unborn children. At the memorial site, “The phrase ‘and her unborn child’” (Wikipedia 3) can be seen next to the names of pregnant women who died due to the attacks. While this is a tragedy, it is also a part of life. It seems harsh to say that, however, that is the cold hard truth…

In science fiction, dystopias are used to depict the possible future of a world or city that has been through conflicts that developed the current world, in the text. Two scholarly journals that examine dystopias are ““Engaging “Apolitical” Adolescents: Analyzing the Popularity and Educational Potential of Dystopian Literature Post-9/11,” by Melissa Ames, and ““It Was the City Killed the Beast:” Nature, Technophobia, and the Cinema of the Urban Future,” by James Clapp. Three short stories that…

Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001 at 8:45 a.m. two planes crashed into the world trade center. Shortly after, another plane crashed into the Pentagon. A fourth plane was found crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. The tragic news of this flashed over every media outlet in America. We were under attack. “It was a real wakeup call,” says everyone who experienced 9/11 (Source). From the aftermath of medical consequences to the fear of counterterrorism and the new wars, the effects of 9/11 left…