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On September 11, 2001, the United States was under attack by the terrorists of Iraq and by the terrorists’ leader Saddam Hussein and any innocent Americans had died that day. After the 9/11 attack had happened, President George W. Bush spoke to the public about the tragic day and after he had made his speech President Bush held a meeting with several political officials discussing the topic on declaring war against the terrorists of Iraq. After the 9/11 attacks had happened, the American’s civil…

9/11 has greatly affected the whole United States and not just the people and families involved in the actual event. Since 9/11 the number of terrorist attacks have more than doubled. 2007 was the highest year for attacks but it has decreased since than ("Terrorist Attacks Have More than Quadrupled since 2001"). Because of this it has almost forced the government to 1 create the travel over planes far more advanced in security and 2 to now place security cameras almost everywhere. Not only has…

Boston Marathon Bombing On April 15th 2013, during the running of the 117th Boston Marathon, the city of Boston experienced a tragic event. Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, brothers from the former Soviet Republic are the alleged suspects who perpetrated this tragedy. After a massive search, they were both identified. Tamerlan was killed while being shot by the police and Dzhokhar was captured and is awaiting trial. They allegedly used homemade explosives containing BB like pellets and nails…

Blaire Beavers Discussion Questions 3 & 4 3. In The Reluctant Fundamentalist, how did Changez’s idea of the American Dream change after 9/11? Did his desires change from when he originally came to America? Changez comes to America in search of a successful life, specifically with his career. After the terrorists’ attacks in 2001, Changez sees the real price of the American Dream. You may think you’re an American, but that doesn’t mean America accepts you. Changez comes to the conclusion that…

changed the lives of millions of people forever. September 11th was the day that 19 militants who were trained by al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airline planes that contained fuel to do a cross country flight. Two of those planes targeted the World Trade Towers in New York City. The third plane hit the Pentagon which is located outside of Washington D.C. A fourth plane went down in a field in western Pennsylvania. There are theories that the fourth plane was targeted for the White House,…

Many people wonder why there is so many memorials or monuments around the world for specific things. For every memorial there is a meaning behind it and there is value in the monument to the people. Something had happened to change the life of someone or something big enough would change something around the world. In this essay I will explain to you why memorials and monuments are meaningful to people and to everyone in the world. The monument I picked out was the Jefferson National Expansion…

was talking about. Jimmy required verbal scaffolding, in order to provide an ending. The following is a transcription of Jimmy’s narrative production: Okay there was this family where they lived in a house … they moved to California and then the world where they were XXX started shaking so then…

Pan Am Flight 103, a flight from Frankfurt to Detroit, left London Heathrow Airport on 21 December 1988 almost an hour late. About half an hour later, it was destroyed by a bomb, killing 270 people. In 1997, Abolghasem Mesbahi, a former senior Iranian intelligence official who switched alliances to Germany, claimed Iran contracted the bombing to Ahmed Jibril, leader of the terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP-GC). In a 2001 sworn deposition controlled by United…

were untouchable since they were one of the most powerful countries in the world at that time. The United State of American came into people mind with the power, resources, military and honor. However, their believe fell in tear and death of nearly 3000 people after they woke up in the morning of September, 9. The attack has rung the bell of terror all over around the world. After the attack, the US government and the world states passed several actions to control and prevent other attacks such…

September 11th was one of the most tragic days that will live forever in American history. Thousands of innocent people were murdered by radical Islamic terrorists. However, instead of our country breaking down in depression, our leaders took control and we became resilient. Our people gathered together as one and pledged to emerge stronger. This included entering ourselves in a very controversial war with Iraq under the presidency of George W. Bush. Now, many see this war as a total failure.…