How Did 9/11 Change Our Society

There have been many turning points in American History; however none have the same effect as September 11, 2001, and many Americans relate the day to the country’s loss of innocence. As a result of 9/11 many American’s lives were affected emotionally, physically, economically, and politically.

The terrorist attacks on September 11 changed America forever. The attacks led to President Bush creating the Department of Homeland Security which tried to centralize the federal response to all terrorist threats. However, local police, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians will still be the first to arrive at the scene of an attack. These first responders face a unique and increasingly dangerous task when reacting to a terrorist attack on US soil.

Not only did 9/11 impact America physically, but it also took a huge toll psychologically. People responded to the terrorist attack with fear and started developing feelings of intolerance for immigrants, specifically immigrants who were or appeared to be from the Middle East. For example, people known as Sikhs, who followed Indian religion are targeted because they wear turbans, which are stereotypically associated with Muslims. Since the fatal attack, hate crimes associated with people of Islamic background have risen in the U.S. Mosques and temples of those who practice Islam as a religion have been targeted. Innocent people who are Arabs or are Muslim, now have to live with the unfair stereotype that says all Muslims/Arabs are terrorists.

There has been many events in history that has shifted the way society views the world. One of the many events that has dramatically changed history was 9/11. On September 11 , 2001 4 planes were hijacked. 2 planes crashed into the World Trade Center , 1 plane crashed into the Pentagon , and the last plane crashed into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Flight 93, which was the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania, was supposed to hit the White House, but never made it there because the passengers aboard fought back and attempted to stop the four hijackers.When the first plane hit the North tower , many people thought that it was a freak accident until citizens seen the second plane intentionally hit the South tower. It was then , that

The tragic event that occurred on September 11th, 2001 was something that changed our nation forever. Many people already know of the damage it caused: the massive death count, the complete destruction of the World Trade center, and the emotional havoc that plagued many people. It was something horrible that no person could ever forget, but amidst all of the negativity that 9/11 caused, positive changes can be found, predominantly changes that increased airport security throughout the United States. The changes that 9/11 caused affect the whole security process that you have to go through before you board an airplane. (list changes)

I do understand where people could compare those two events by death totals and how they both came out of nowhere but I don think there are exactly the same. 9/11 had much more of an impact on our contry,it hurt us emotionally economically and "physically" but it brought us together and helped us fight for the greater cause,Yellow fever did not do that

Our nation is built around the drastic events that we have had to endure. These events shape our laws and sometimes force us to reexamine our constitution. When the laws are made with the stem of fear the laws can become destructive. We often see this when traumatic events unfold in our nation. 9/11 is one of those events. Not only did the historically traumatic event of 9/11 shape our nation, it shaped all of the world. The Twin Towers were the major buildings of the entire complex that made the World Trade Center. The Twin Towers themselves were the tallest buildings in New York City. They each had 110 stories. Together they provided the room needed to accommodate about 35,000 people for 430 companies. In addition to this, they attracted people from all around the world. A rough estimate would say they attracted roughly 70,000 New Yorker’s and tourists daily. (1)

I think there are many different pronounced changes in society, after something huge happens and changes the perspective of the public, 9/11 being the last catalyst, or huge event that triggered the social change, in my opinion. Society has changed for the worse over the years following this event and we are becoming a population made up of fearful people striving for useless degrees and thousands of dollars in student loans, to become something that doesn't even interest us. Just making enough to pass the time without breaking one of the millions of restrictions our betters have set for us.

On September 11, 2001 terrorists crashed into the the Twin Towers killing, thousands of people. Each year people reflect back on that day and constantly worry about another attack; people are always intrigued by the stories and documentaries that people hear about on T.V. Trust is firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone(dictionary.com). All people can do is to trust in the government to make good decisions to make the U.S safe and secure. The 9/11 attack changed people forever, people lost family members and jobs. “If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate(heavy.com).” 9/11 had a major impact on U.S. society because it engaged the U.S. society

Manhattan. September 11, 2001. Until this day the eleventh of september had always been a regular day, a usual day, a safe day. It was a beautiful Tuesday morning when thousands of workers had begun to make their way to the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Washington DC. Eager tourists and home sick patrons made their way to the airport and catch planes California bound. What they don’t know is that 19 hijackers from the terrorist group, Al Qaeda have also scrambled their way to the planes. What happened then would change American way of life forever.

Did you know that after 9/11 crime against the Muslim has been doubled in just 1 year? It clearly shows there some kind of separation in our society. Our society has been made of different ethnicities. In 2001 after a tragic moment in United States of America government unleash the separation into our society. Society has been affected it’s not the way of terrorist attack, it is the separation that have been affected in people’s mind.

Over the past 14 years we have grown as a nation, we have become stronger and more prepared since the dark day that was September 11th 2001. On that date was the most memorable and talked about events in modern day society. It’s a day that will go down in infamy and can never be absolved from our memories. The fact of the matter is that we were never truly prepared for something so heinous and evil, we never really expected anything like that could ever occur, were we ever wrong. We have been expecting the worst to happen ever since, security has been amped up and strengthened to make sure nothing like that can ever happen again.

When someone hears the word tragedy, many different words may come to mind. A tragedy is an event that occurs that brings great destruction and despair to everything it affects. 9/11, or September 11, was completely unexpected and devastating to the entire United States, and even to many other countries around the world. 2,753 people have now perished thanks to this horrific occurrence, varying from two years old to 85 (cnn.com, 2015). Clean-up afterwords cost nearly 750 million dollars, and much more economic costs were spent by the United States(cnn.com, 2015). But, years later, it still makes a big impact on our decisions as a nation, just as it did when 9/11 first happened. Long-terms effects of 9/11 include the way airports and planes are handled, the way American muslims are looked at, and how tourism and travel have changed.

Almost 3000 lives were lost due to the incidents that took place on September 11, 2001. The events that took place on 9/11 lead the America’s government to take control, in order to keep the country safely secured. On September 11, 2001, there was a sequence of four Islamic terrorist attacks throughout the United States. A group of US Commercial Airplanes were hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon outside of Washington D.C., and a field in Pennsylvania (9/11 Attacks). The terrorist attacks that took place on 9/11 had one of the most significant and lasting impacts on the society, everyday lives of Americans, the infrastructure, and the economy.

Lets face it, it can be very difficult today growing up as a Middle Easterner in today’s society,  I can personally recall a time where I went out with a few of my muslim friends; during this outing a white male bumped into a couple of my muslim friends and yelled “Watch out, don’t bomb me!”  Seeing the anger that this caused for my friends led me to realize that middle easterners are just like any other minority and maybe even worse.  Today, Arab Americans often have to question themselves who they truly are.  In the book Rethinking the Color Line article 18 by Moustafa Bayoumi, mentions that muslims face a mixture of suspicion, misunderstanding and fear. (Bayoumi 134) Ever since 9/11 occurred, society has had a negative assumption of all