The Government's Response to the Oklahoma City Bombing The Oklahoma City Bombing affected many Americans, including the President of the United States. From the start the White House immediately dispatched the FBI. The initial reaction was to close the airports, but that would infringe on civil liberties. Government intervention with this tragedy would help many victims' family members cope with the loss of their loved ones. Presidential response as well as monetary compensation would attribute to the healing process. Since the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building many government actions have been taken to prevent another incident like the Oklahoma City Bombing. President Bill Clinton put aside his own political problems to give the nation response to this tragedy. President Clinton had to choose his words with care while speaking to the media. The Waco tragedy was fresh on the minds of many and all of America would be listening to his reaction to the situation. Clinton was very angry about the tragedy and said that the bombers were "evil cowards" and would be treated like "killers," and he was so gripped with anger that he wanted to put his fist through the television screen when he first saw the incident (Carney 66). Even though Clinton was angry he still dealt with the situation very carefully, knowing that what he said would affect how millions of Americans would cope with the tragedy. An act of terrorism is what lead to the Oklahoma City Bombing, this tragedy happened because someone had different beliefs. What is the government doing about terrorism? An anti-terrorism bill would give the government an additional $1 billion to help... ... middle of paper ... ... of a President." Time 1 May 1995: 65-67. "Cracking Down on Hate." Newsweek May 1995: 20-24. "The Death March." The Progressive August 1997: 8-10. Hoffman, David. "The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of Terror." March 1998: 1-2. 25 Oct 1999 . "LP Warns Anti-terrorism Bill a Danger to U.S." June 1996:1-2. 25 Oct 1999 . "Oklahoma Bombing Conspirator Nicholas Loses Appeal." 12 Oct 1999: 1-2. 25 Oct 1999. . Pierce, Neal R. "Oklahoma City: Fire, in the Ashes." Nations City Weekly 1 April 1996: 13. "Punishment and Mercy." U.S News and World Report 29 Dec 1997: 115. Roebuck, Karen and Gordon Witkin. "Torments that will not end: why Terry Nichols escaped execution." U.S News and World Report 19 Jan 1998: 33. "U.S vs. McVeigh: the biggest murder trial in U.S history has opened in Denver." CurrentEvents 28 April 1997: 1-2
On April 19, 1995 two former US Soldiers blew up a the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing over 150 people. Bill Clinton, President of the United States at that time, wrote a speech where he shared his sympathy for the friends and family of victims and united the country through his use of parallelism, patriotic language, and inclusive wording.
Through all the different appeals he makes a successful argument for declaring was. He makes many statements that could have only been made by someone who really knew what was going on. With all the facts, he proves that he does know what he is talking about and that everyone should believe him. This speech gave just the right amount of information to be able to let people know what was going on without too much detail that may confuse them.
He knows that he will need to target the emotions of the American people to gain their support. Example one, “Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.” Roosevelt used pathos, here, to give America the feeling of unity, which America needed to win against Japan. Example two, “I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost.” Here he gets the American people angry and makes them seek revenge against the enemy. By using emotion, he gains mass interest because most listeners will be fueled by what they are
At 7:00am when the planes were taking off Eileen was giving birth. When the actual event of September 11, 2001 was happening Bob and Eileen where resting, sleeping, eating and generally trying to figure out what to do with their new baby. They spent many hours being wrapped up in the cocoon of being new parents, well the nurses tiptoed in and out of the room checking up on them.
they want to hear from him. When the people hear what they want to hear from
The attacks that occurred on 9/11 took place on September 11th, 2001. In this devastating event, four different attacks had taken place. Each of the attacks were carried out by terrorists. The group responsible for the attack was Al-Qaeda, a militant Islamist organization that is known to be global in present day. The group itself has a network consisting of a Sunni Muslim movement that aims to make global Jihad happen. Furthermore, a stateless, multinational army that is ready to move at any given time. This terrorist group focuses on attacking non-Sunni Muslims, those who are not Muslim, and individuals who the group deems to be kafir. Ever since the late 1980s, Al-Qaeda has been wreaking havoc all around the world. The leader of the group once being Osama bin Laden. Three planes were bound for New York City while another plane headed towards Washington, D.C. which was supposed to take out the U.S. Capitol. Two of the airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center. One plane hitting the North Tower and the other hitting the South Tower. The third plane had crashed into the Pentagon taking out the western side of the building. The last and final plane was focused solely on taking out the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. but failed due to passengers of the plane coming hijacking it from the hijackers. The passengers attempted to take out the hijackers but sadly failed, crashing it into a field in Pennsylvania. Throughout the content of this paper, we will be focusing on the role of media when it comes to 9/11; more specifically: how the media's coverage of 9/11 manipulated our feelings towards 9/11, how it affected Islamophobia in America, and the lasting effects of 9/11.
...takes, deeply regretted and would take action to correct his false doings. At least from the psychosocial approach to critical analysis this speech, Clinton had successfully created the connection between an author and an audience to portray feelings and his improved attitudes.
He was twenty-nine when he set off a bomb at the Murrah Building inside of a Ryder truck. He got the idea from a man on the news who did a similar thing and thought it was a good way to get out his anger and be heard by everyone. He also thought it was taking a stand for everyone else who had anger for the same things too. Although these actions made sense in his mind, he was obviously mentally ill when he did this. On April 19, 1995 a man named Timothy McVeigh set up a bomb in one of his buddies garages and planned on using it on the Murrah Building.
There’s a crowd of people all facing directly at him; you ask yourself what he did that made him this sensation. You look over to your left and see a poster that says his name with a quick discerption that reads “The greatest leader of this Nation.” Just then someone asks him what a leader is and what makes him such an amazing one. He begins with his speech to answer this question you listen closely as he gives his answer.
On April 19, 1995 at exactly 9:02 a.m, a 5,000-pound bomb that was hidden inside a Ryder truck exploded right outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The explosion caused massive destruction killing 168 people (19 of those people being children). The two masterminds behind the Oklahoma City Bombing were by the names of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. On April 19, 1993, the standoff between the FBI and the Branch Davidian cult at the Davidian compound in Waco, Texas ended in a tragedy. The entire compound had combusted into flames and took the lives of 75 people including children. With the death toll being extremely high from the explosion, many people were angry and decided to blame the U.S Government for causing such disaster. Timothy McVeigh was one of those
I got here by exploring all the different religions mentioned in the book and how everyone conforming and trying to fit in by taking a step back from her religion affected the main character(Nadia). Post 9/11, she grew up in a household where she had no opinion of her own because of what she was taught and never learns about other religions and their beliefs, while she is living in a society influenced by western culture. Her westernized peers pressure her into doing more research on her religion; she begins to question the purity and righteousness of her religion. She has to choose between her religion and her dream which is to become a doctor. She chooses her religion; she realizes that she will go to all costs to protect the laws set down
First Responders have a unique and difficult challenge as they attempt to prevent, respond to and defend against international terrorist attacks in their cities, counties and states. The ability of first responders to accomplish these tasks can save countless lives, protect property and bring to justice terrorists who try to harm Americans. The risks associated with trying to counter or prevent international terrorist attack are many and diverse. There are physical and psychological effects that first responders will face when responding to an international terrorist attack. They include secondary or tertiary attacks, exposure to nuclear, chemical or biological agents, and the psychological toll. There are two main risks when attempting to counter terrorist attacks; first is a lack of intelligence in helping to identify future attacks, events or terrorist personalities, the second risk is damaging community relations (especially with minority and immigrant
speech because it was his book and he knew all the facts. My initial impression of the speaker was
Bill Clinton’s main audience he intended the speech to be was for his family and friends. This included Hillary Clinton, his daughter, friends and Monica Lewinsky. Clinton said in his speech, “And if my
tape in order to understand who he is, although it is not conclusive that he is aware of that. This