Reflection About 9/11

9/11 was a time of horrifying events. From the enchanting twin towers standing in New York To a pile of twisted metals and souls lost in the tragic accident. Around 3,000 innocent lives were lost that day of the attack. When we watched the video about 9/11 I thought I knew an acceptable portion about September 11, 2001, and what happened that day. Five things I did not know was that the twin towers were bombed 9/11. This bomb went 7 stories high into the north tower killing 6 people. Also that the

The summer of 2016 was one to remember: riots were breaking out in Dallas, the biggest terrorist attack since 9/11 occurred in a night club, and Hillary Clinton was running for president. People were questioning where the United States was headed, including me. Just as I almost lost hope in humanity, my outlook on people in the world was somewhat changed. It was a perfect day for a picnic, that turned out not to be so perfect. After working tirelessly on the picnic, I planned on it being a stress

Personal Reflection: Tower Stories September 11th, 2001 is not a day that is easily forgotten for most Americans. 9/11 was a day of tragedy, defeat, and loss, not only for New Yorkers but for the whole country as well. Reading Tower Stories: An Oral History of 9/11 by Damon DiMarco can expand your knowledge of that day and it's impact, as well as give you the different points of view from the victims. Even for those who weren't yet born to experience September 11th, Tower Stories is a superior

Module 6 Quiz Reflections 11-1 Quiz 11-1 asked specific questions regarding my current preferences and behaviors. Asking questions about stepping outside of my interests, attempting to make the things I like even better, and questions asking about my comfort level with new things, are ways of making me analyze my thought process. One of the questions asks, “if I prefer to stay with technology devices I know well rather than frequently updating my equipment or software?” Specifically intending to

This is the stage where the child’s language has developed and they have the ability to maintain mental images. However, they do not yet have the ability to think logically. The third stage is the concrete-operational stage, which is from ages 7-11. Children in this stage begin to “figure things out” through logical tasks, but will have difficulty with metaphors and proverbs because they

personification in the poem, Plath creates images of water, reflections, and colors as having human characteristics to emphasize the strong theme of change throughout the poem. From the beginning of the poem, we see that it revolves around water. We find out that the mirror is "unmisted" and "swallows" everything. We see that by the end of the poem, a girl is drowning and a fish is rising to take over her. In the poem water is both a

of comic book adaptations in post 9/11 cinema'. The Dark Knight: Throughout The Dark Knight the terrorist attacks of 9/11 are continuously mirrored; terrorism as an overall theme is also reflected throughout the movie, Phillip French of the Guardian newspaper states that The Dark Knight shows us a 'post 9/11 Manichaean view of the world'. Even within the initial marketing of the film and in the various viral campaigns employed, we see reflections of the 9/11 attacks on New York. In one of the

The devastation that occurred on September 11th, 2001 would last far longer than the twelve hours in which it took place. The pain and aftermath would spread across the entire country and never cease mentally or physically. On 9/11, three hijacked passenger planes carried out organized suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., killing everyone on board the planes and nearly 3,000 people on the ground. A fourth plane crashed into a field

Reflection: The Great Listen Rocky Zhang 1. Rocky Zhang and his father, Weihong Zhang, talk about Weihong’s life experiences and jobs. 2. The interview was conducted in February 2017 in Sharon, Massachusetts. During the interview, they speak about Weihong’s childhood in China, explaining how he was raised a rural village in China and ended up being the third person in his family to go to college. Also, they discuss Weihong’s immediate family, which includes his mother, father, two brothers,

The poem “Mirror," by Sylvia Plath, was written in 1961. The poem takes place during a time when women's reflections were changing quickly, and women’s movement was becoming more important. According to Kristine Tucker in “The Overall Meaning of the Poem ‘Mirror,’” she states, “The ‘Mirror’ was written by Sylvia Plath in 1961 but wasn't published until 1971, eight years after her death by suicide.” Therefore, presuming the lady in the mirror is Plath, readers assume she wrote the poem referring to