Mark Hansen English Mrs. Toone November 6, 2014 Written Task 2 No one will ever forget the fateful day of September 11, 2001. That day was and still is a day that not only changed America, but also the World. September 11th, more commonly referred to as 9/11, began as a normal day. However, at about 8:45 terrorists hijacked a plane and flew it right into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York. At first everyone thought it was just an accident, but at 9:03 it was confirmed a terrorist attack as another plane flew into the South Tower. The entire country was on high alert, but it still wasn’t enough to stop another plane that flew into the Pentagon at 9:37. There was a fourth plane but it crashed in Ohio on its way to D.C. to supposedly hit the White House. Not more than 12 hours after the first attack President Bush stood before the nation and gave a short five minute speech. This speech was to rally the nation and the world to fight to stop terrorism, assure everyone that the United States was still functioning and would continue to function no matter what, and to condemn the ones responsible for these attacks. (Salem Press) One of the most important parts of President Bush’s speech was to tell the world that terrorism would not be tolerated any longer and we were going to war. In this address he told his audience, which included the Americans, their allies across the world, and the people responsible for these attacks, that the United States was going to fight terrorism until it was overcome and eradicated. He asked for support from varying nations to end the horror of this type of warfare. He also indicated to the terrorists that there was no where they could run or hide, no matter who they were or who ... ... middle of paper ... ... war that we are still fighting because of Bush’s speech. It’s really detrimental to everyone when no one is willing to see things from others points of view and compromise just like how we treat terrorists and how they treat us. "Arafat Horrified by Attacks, but Thousands of Palestinians Celebrate; Rest of World Outraged". Fox News. September 12, 2001. "Terrorist Attacks in the U.S. or Against Americans." Infoplease. Infoplease, 2 Sept. 2014. Web. 07 Nov. 2014. Milestone Documents in American History. Hackensack: Salem, n.d. Salempress.com. Salem Press. Web. History.com Staff. "Reaction to 9/11." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 09 Nov. 2014. Sheafer, Tamir. "Opinions and Attitudes to the Peace Process, Governance, Security, and Service Provision in The West Bank and Gaza Strip." Journal of Peace Research 47.2 (2010): 205-15. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.
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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.
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In a September 20, 2001 speech, in the aftermath of 9/11, President Bush stated that he wants the citizens to be “calm and resolute, even in the face of a continuing threat” and promised that “the United States would triumph over terrorism–”stop it, eliminate it, and destroy it where it grows.” (history.com, 2010) During the 2000 presidential campaign, President Bush had said he was a recognized leader, but his foreign strategy understanding and familiarity had been somewhat limited.
Bush devotes a section to explain what has been done so far on Washington DC’s part to help the rescue effort and to ensure that no other acts will happen. He tells the audience that they are already searching to find the terrorists that have committed this act and that justice will be brought down on them. "The United States would take preemptive military action against any government that harbored, sponsored, or supported Afghanistan’s terrorists" (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. 2014). President declared. He does not use any logical fallacies. He is very direct and is working to subtly persuade us to go to war, and to want to fight back. He is stating what efforts have already taken towards justice and a restoration of peace, but also alluding to taking a firmer/harder action. "His arguments gave him a high approval of ninety percent" (Schneider, 2001). However, in his speech, Bush has serious promises that once were encouraging for the nation, but today, many were not met. For example, George Bush mentions "We will direct every resource at our command to the disruption and to the defeat of the global terror network" (Bush, 2001). This promise has not been completed because terrorist network is gigantic and
On the 28th of September, of the year 2000, the second Palestinian Intifada took place. The main reason that sparked this Intifada was the provocative visit of Ariel Sharon, the current Israeli Prime Minister, to the Haram Al Sharif. Even though the visit was what set the ground on fire, these feeling of hatred and desire to rebel had been stirring inside the Palestinians ever since the declaration of the Israeli State, on the Palestinian land, back in 1948. This Palestinian frustration is due to their lack of trust and hope in a peace process that did not yield meaningful results. After seven years of peace talks and six agreements, Palestinians realized that Israel is not serious about peace. Since 1993, Israel has doubled settlements on confiscated Palestinian land, continued to imprison Palestinian prisoners and has implemented only 8 percent of what it agreed to implement in all the signed agreements.
First shock, then terror, followed by sorrow and lastly rage were my emotions on September 11th, 2001 when a hijacked airliner crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City. Tunh! Tunh! Tunh! All circuits are busy; please try again at a later time. This message kept repeating as I tried to call my cousin in New York, who was working in the South Tower. At the time the American Airlines flight 11 just moments earlier crashed into the North Tower. I sat in my house in shock and terror. Then at 9:05 am, about twenty minutes after the first collision, United Airlines flight 175 crashed into the South Tower. I began to feel the knot in my throat getting tighter and tighter until I just finally began crying. I still didn’t have any word from my cousin and when both of the buildings plummeted to the streets below, I thought for sure he was dead. When I returned home, my mother informed me that he had gotten out before the buildings went down. Turning on the television was another ordeal in itself. All of the news stations repeatedly exhibited the buildings plunging to the ground. I felt extreme sorrow for the families of those who had not made it out alive. They had to relive that horrible moment over and over again. I was also outraged. How could such an act be committed on American soil? The only way we can answer this question is to look at the terrorists who could do such an act and what possible reasons they have for doing it.
September 11th, 2001 marks the longest and most tragic day in American history. It started off as a normal morning, kids waking up to go to school, people getting to work, and others just taking a morning run, As if nothing was going to happen. Then all of a sudden at 8:46 Flight 11 hits the north tower of the World Trade Center in Ney York City. There were 767 on board and 20,000 gallons of jet fuel. It hit on the 80th floor out of 110 stories. Imagine hearing a big sound of an explosion while at work? At first people thought it was just a miss-guided plane that had hit the top of the tower. Everyone was rushing out of his or her office buildings and people were trying to evacuate the world trade as fast as they could. Some were told that they did not have to leave the second building because it was just a mislead plane and it was okay. Then at 9:03 a second plane hits the south tower. By this time the newscast had been recording, so everyone saw what was happening. People were running from it and the streets were crowed with people trying to leave. People all over the world were freaking out because no one was really sure what had happened. After the second plane hitting they started researching the flight and who was on it. While looking that up they started to recognize some names, they pieced together that it was a terrorist attack. Involved with Alkyda because they recognized names from the people that were on the flights. During this time Bush was the president of the United States, he had been in Sarasota with a group of kids listening to them read and learn in a local school. Bush had no idea the second plane was hit because he had been in this classroom not able to answer phone calls. He had no idea what was going on. ...
Terrorist attacks are a threat to the development of any country and the welfare of her people. For instance, the September 11 attack in New York caused many deaths, infrastructural damages, and an economic standstill to the World Trading Centre. This paper discusses how technology influenced the attack, actions that were taken to enhance technology thereafter, and the new technologies that can be used to boost anti-terrorism campaigns. Technology played various roles during the September 11 attacks in New York. One of the major roles was communication through radio calls to call for emergencies, evacuations, and security back up. Ultra-high-frequency radios were used to capture signals from various areas including the pilots who were operating the rescuer police helicopters (911 Commission 281; Dwyer, Flynn, and Fessenden para. 3). It is through the communications that the fire fighters responded.
Previous to the attack on the Gaza strip in 2014, Jewish teenagers had gone missing (Shamir). In return, Hamas, a Palestinian organization, had attacked Israel with rocket strikes, leaving Israel’s citizens quite aghast. Consequently, Israel
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On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists had a mission to attack the United States of America. On this Tuesday, “a series of four coordinated attacks were launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.” These nineteen terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners “so they could be flown into buildings in suicide attacks.” “Two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 7...