Nathania Anderson Biography

September 11, 2001, will forever be remembered as a day of tragedy for the United States as an act of terrorism killed roughly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, and 200 at the Pentagon. Terrorists hijacked four separate aircraft that day, two planes were crashed into the north and south tower of the World Trade Center in New York, one was crashed into the Pentagon in Virginia, and the last one crashed into a field where it was believed that passengers disrupted the hijackers, causing the aircraft to crash before reaching its target. Both towers eventually fell, and this attack brought about the beginning of many changes for the United States, that had a ripple effect onto other nations. On September 20th, Bush called for an emergency joint session of the US Congress where he announced the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (MacFarlane, P. J., 2017). Along with this new department came the development of several measures that were implemented to prevent future attacks. Although the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were devastating and caused turmoil and unrest for the United States, even to present day, there were some positive outcomes to be had from this event.

    On September 11, 2001, Islamic extremists stole four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against the United States. Two of the airplanes were flown into the twin towers in New York City, the third airplane hit the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth airplane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Known as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction, triggering the United States to create major changes in their security and terrorism protocols. While everyone agrees that what happened on 9/11 was terrible, many believe that the changes in America’s security protocols are not for the best. How 9/11 affected America’s security protocols was for the worse, it caused: privacy invasion for foreign and American civilians in airports, immigration laws increased out of fear, and discrimination and racism towards Arab civilians.

On September 11, 2001, there was a terrorist attack against the United States. Hijackers flew a jetliner into each of New York’s World Trade Center towers. Simultaneously, a third jetliner crashed into the Pentagon in Virginia. Due to these horrific events, thousands of people were killed. In response to the attacks, the United States declared a “War on Terror.” However, the actions of the U.S. did not come without criticisms from the people of the nation.

On September 11, 2001, the Unites States suffered massive destruction caused by terrorism. Four planes were hijacked by terrorist. Nearly, three thousand lives were lost when two planes crashed into the World Trade Towers, one crashed into the Pentagon, and the final plane crashed in Pennsylvania before it could reach its final destination. An immense fear spread across the country and out of this fear came the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct the Terrorism, also known as the USA Patriot Act.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, an Islamic terrorist group known as al-Qaeda carried out a series of four attacks on the United States. The most well-known attack is when two commercial airline planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City. Many innocent lives were lost and families were torn apart. While many Americans were determined to show their resilience towards the attacks, this is a day many Americans will never forget. Although the attacks happened sixteen years ago, Americans are still dealing with the impacts these attacks have had on life in America. The 9/11 attacks have had several long-lasting effects on everyday life in America, some of which include an increase in airport security, a change in national security, and an increase the fear of terrorism.

On September 11, 2001 the world changed. It was on this day in the United States that four planes were hijacked by 19 terrorists associated with the Islamic group al-Qaeda. These hijackers intentionally flew loaded passenger planes into the World Trade Center building in New York City, the Pentagon building, and crashed on plane into a field in Pennsylvania. In total almost 3,000 American citizens lost their lives in what was the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil (Bergen). The resulting reactions from the US government to this attack would eventually involve two foreign wars and various pieces of legislation such as the Patriot Act. This became known as the “Global War on Terror.” A the time, President Bush’s approval rating soared from under 50% before the attacks, to over 90% after 9/11

On the morning of September 11, 2001, millions of Americans, and many more around the world, woke up to heart-wrenching news of a horrific magnitude. Two planes had collided into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, a third rammed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and yet a fourth crash-landed in Philadelphia. All victims of this carefully planned act of terrorism, several hundreds of innocent lives were lost in the direct assaults on the planes, a couple of thousand more were injured or killed from the damage caused by the attacks, and hundreds more were sacrificed in the rescue attempts.[1] It is unthinkable that such a large scale operation could have been

Imagine you are boarding an airplane to go visit your family. You are flying peacefully when a group of men attack the pilot and take control of the plane. You don’t know what is happening, but you know that you will never see your family again. On September 11, 2001, nineteen people from the Islamic extremist group al - Qaeda, hijacked four planes. Two of the airplanes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. One plane circled over Washington D.C. before hitting the west side of the Pentagon. The last plane landed in a field in Pennsylvania after it was brought down by the passengers, but the destination was not known. A total of 2999 people were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks (History.com Staff.).

September 11, 2001 was the day that changed global outlook on terrorist attacks and counterterrorist tactics. Terrorist can strike at any time and any given place affects anyone, simply spread fear in law abiding citizen’s world wide. Terrorist attacks on World Trade Center in New York City and Pentagon in Washington D.C., are big flow of miscommunication between federal agencies and incident such as terrorist attacks of 2001 should have not happened. Information and intelligence should have been shared among agencies such as Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Aviation Administration and other key agencies which work as first defense in countering the terrorism.

Terrorism has emerged an issue that has major impacts upon society. It threatens our very way of life. Much of the world knew little of terrorism, and how devastating it could be; until 9/11/2001. This day now marks the coordinated terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda, that occurred in the USA. All attacks involved the hijacking of commercial airliners. Two attacks targeted the World Trade Centre 1 & 2 in lower Manhattan, New York. With the crashing of American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower at 8.46am (between floors 93-99) and of United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower at 9:03am (between floors 77-85). These deliberate collisions lead to the eventual collapse of both towers, bring down surrounding building and creating a pile of debris (dubbed ground zero) that took almost a year to clear. While the others involved the crashing of American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. A fourth plane was hijacked (United Airlines 93) but later crashed in a field of Southwest Pennsylvania. The coordinated attacks killing 2,977 people and directly affecting thousands more. Many pressing questions still remain today. like , Why didn 't the US Air Force follow up on radar alerts; how did the US Government respond to the attacks, and what are the lasting effects of 9/11 upon the US and the world?. Many have also debated whether the 9/11 attacks were a conspiracy by the US government. Extensive research

On September 11, 2001 started off as a regular Tuesday morning, as New Yorkers start their day. Many start their daily routine, whether it is grabbing some breakfast, taking kids to school, or running quick errands before work. With many of them already at work or about to start their shift, a terrible twist of events that no one had foreseen. At exactly 8:45 a.m., the North tower of the World Trade center had been hit by an American Airlines Boeing 767, affecting the eightieth floors up to the top of the building. At first assuming that it was an accident, until a second plane flew straight into the South tower of the World Trade Center, eighteen minutes later. But not only was New York the only affected place by the devastation, Washington, D.C was also struck by a plane at 9:45 a.m., a plane went right into the west side of the pentagon. At that precise moment, it was clear that the United States was under attack (9/11 Attacks). Eventually, we went on to learn that there was a fourth hijacked plane, which its original target is unknown. The passengers took initiative and prevented what could have been a worse incident. On this day nineteen Al Qaeda hijackers had changed the fate of millions, changing history and national security forever. Although these series of events were very tragic and traumatic, it brought such a unity and now security measures are higher than ever.

On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists associated with the extremist group called Al-Qaeda , permanently put our country in a state of fear. A total of four planes were hacked. Two airliners were hacked and driven straight into the Twin Towers in New York, one hit right outside the pentagon in Washington D.C and the fourth plane crash landed in a field in Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, the terror and fear is like an open wound in our country still to this day. Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington,

Since the days of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Marfleet, 1997) in the sixties, the United States has become increasingly more relaxed as to the possibility of an attack on American soil. Since the attack on the Twin Towers in September of 2001, by the terrorist group al-Qaeda, the United States has again become more aware and alert to this possibility. Not only did the attack on the United States bring Americans together as a country united, it also brought on changes that included the newly developed Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security is now charged with not only protecting the country and territories from another terrorist attack but also responding to an attack, man-made accident, and natural disasters. It is also

The terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 is certainly one of the most memorable tragedies that people will probably never forget. The events that took place on that fateful day showed the country just how susceptible we were to a terrorist attack, and since then security has been a lot stricter, with good reason. This particular disaster required a great deal of response and resources, and the road to recovery was not going to be an easy one. An estimated 2,152 people died that day, not including the 479 rescue workers who worked tirelessly to fight the subsequent fires and help evacuate those inside the towers when the planes hit (Hardy, Roper, & Kennedy, 2009).

The terrorism events of September 11, 2001 was not the United States first exposure to terrorism, however, due to unprecedented methods of the attack, such as, multi area targets, the number of mass casualties and the methods to carry out the attack, 9/11 acted as a turning point not only for American citizens but also American government agencies. Many different agencies on the local, state and federal level reorganized or other departments were formed to address the diverse needs to prevent and respond to terror threats and events. Furthermore, state governments agencies have been restructured to build partnerships, and increase cooperation between local, state and federal levels.