World Trade Center

On September 11, 2001, The United States changed forever. On that morning four planes were hijacked and flown into three of the United States largest and important buildings. Two of the planes had flown into the Twin Towers, the stars of New York City. The other plane hit the Pentagon in Washington DC, with the last plane crashing into a field were the passengers did not allow the plane to get hijacked which was heading for The White House. The Twin Towers had around 17,000 people in them when…

Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge is a nonfiction book about the bombings that took place during the Boston Marathon in 2013. Authors, Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge, interviewed first responders, witnesses, survivors, family members of those who lost their loved ones, and public officials when writing Boston Strong as a way for them to have more realistic and personalized stories. Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy includes many Boston-based…

In the play, Much Ado About Nothing, miscommunication and deceit surrounds every plot point. This is ironic because another version of the title is Much Ado About Noting, which implies that the play is about getting information, eavesdropping, and writing things down. Because everything that happens is misunderstood or interpreted incorrectly, most of the characters end up over-reacting or behaving rashly, causing even more problems than there were in the first place. This still happens today in…

Mount St. Helens, located in Skamania County Washington State, had an eruption which caused the death of fifty-seven people on May 18, 1980. A cloud full of ash rose into the sky, turned everything dark, and made any given time of day appear as black as midnight across many of the north-western states. It was recommended that people not leave their homes and they were told to wear gauze masks to keep the ash from entering their lungs. The eruption also caused about one thousand miles of roads to…

The crash of the United Airlines Flight 232 is a devastating event and is considered an engineering disaster for two main reasons. The failure of a fan disk in the engine which caused the plane to crash, and the high number of human fatalities due to the crash of the airplane on the runway. The United Airlines Flight 232 took off from Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, and was scheduled to land in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a layover in Chicago, Illinois. It was a passenger…

There are many situations that can impact our society and personal lives. One particular event that could have greatly affected me is September 11, 2001. On this Tuesday morning everyone went to work or school just as any other day, clueless of what lied ahead of them. This is the day that millions of American lives would change forever. Four terrorist attacks, which targeted United States landmarks to destroy them, all lead by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaueda. From the Twin-Towers in New…

What affect did de-colonization have on the cultural characteristics of your country? Upon gaining independence it both unified the country and also tore it apart creating ethnic tensions. It helped to unify because when Tanganyika and Zanzibar gained independence the two territories merged together to make Tanzania. However, when Zanzibar was in the process of gaining independence there was a huge rebellion where the black Zanzibarians attacked the Arabs and Asians on the island leaving a mass…

There is only so much a news article can say, but a photograph can bring emotion to you that changes your outlook on that situation. For example, a very famous photo by Richard Drew called ‘The Falling Man’, a photograph of the 9/11 attack witnessing the moment a workman from the towers plummeted to the ground after jumping. Even though this event was worldwide renowned, many people were unaware of the actual emotion associated with the event, the terror and the destruction that happened on that…

Why did the Al Qaeda attack the Twin Towers? After the 9/11 attack a lot changed in the world security system. Since that day we have seen a dramatic increase of supervision at airports. It is no longer like the good old days when you could have friends and family greeting you a happy vacation at the gates, or welcome you back after a time out of the country. This is a thing you often can see in movies. Especially in love movies when a couple brake up, one is going to catch an airplane, the…

The sun shined bright, not a cloud in the sky. 72 degrees, a slight breeze coming in from the ocean. It is without a doubt the most gorgeous day I can remember in my life. Ironically, it is also the first day I can remember. It was my second day of preschool, my parents woke me up bright and early to get ready. I was excited to go and see all the friends I had made on my first day. My family and I quickly ate breakfast and I fastened myself into my car seat. On the way, I could catch a glimpse…