After 9/11, 2001: A Short Summary And Analysis

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Since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001, the landscape has drastically changed as to how we view terrorists and their violent acts of devastation. While crisis management and diaster preparedness measures are in place, terrorists will still find a way to invoke terror (Maras, 2013). The world desires freedom and security above all else, after 9/11, security obviously is more pressing. Our routines have changed, we have given up a measure of our freedom to feel more secure. Security checkpoints at all airports are extensive in their screenings and tourists can no longer drive down Pennsylvania Avenue in front of The White House. Since the terrorist attack, the Patriot Act was signed into law, greatly

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