On 9/11 there was a terrorist attack on the twin towers and the pentagon.The twin towers and pentagon were attacked by hijack air planes from terrorist.The U.S. responded appropriately by rallying the world behind a common purpose.The 9/11 attack affected americans and the whole world.I say the U.S. responded appropriately by not starting a war or by making it even a bigger problem.This was a big unexpected attack for the U.S. The U.S. responded appropriately by rallying the world behind a common
One of the most photographed, videoed and telecast events in human history(QUOTE), the attacks of September 11 (9/11/2001) on the Twin Towers, provide a case study for the power of an image, in this case, an image of disaster. Images are defined as a “visual impression” (QUOTE) something that captures the essence of a moment. With reference to images of disaster, these photographs aim to capture the grief, the loss and the immeasurable suffering of those involved. So what, it may be asked, is the
of the the most terrible events that happened in the US was 9/11. 9/11 caused so many lives and injuries to many people. Many families have had to deal with the tragic losses that happened that day. There was many other things that led up to 9/11 that a lot of people may not know about. Many may not know but 9/11 was an inside job that has been planned for months and maybe years. The day 9/11 occurred on September, 11, 2001. The attacks in New York were not the only bad things that happened on this
The Epic Deception This September will mark the 13 year anniversary of the modern day Pearl Harbor also known as 9/11. In these thirteen years our world has changed immensely. Our government went from being the proponents of democracy to seldom acting like tyrannical warlords. The Patriot Act suspended due process for anyone deemed an “enemy combatant”. Defense contractors were given the biggest contract in American history. As a nation, we went to two different wars and almost destroyed the world’s
Both Pearl Harbor and 9/11 are tragic events in United States history, that will likely be remember in American history by even the least historically educated of the American populace and likely much of the rest of the world too. Both events were surprise attacks on American soil and both led to a fervor of patriotism from the American people to get revenge for those that died in the attacks. This paper will compare and contrast the two events, while providing a basic outline of the events and affects
Why 9/11 Can Never Be Forgotten “The same picture over and over. Planes going into buildings. Bodies falling. People waving shirts out of high windows. Planes going into buildings. Bodies falling. Planes going into buildings. People covered in gray dust…” (Foer 203). This excerpt from the book, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, provides Oskar’s Grandmother’s first-hand account on the September 11th terrorist attacks. Although the passage is daunting, it does not do the horrific incident justice
Introduction NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) is always prepared to intercept hijacked airplanes with fighter jets, and are able to debilitate them or shoot them down—Fact or fiction? This is a fact; however, on the day of September 11, 2001, four commercial airplanes were hijacked with the intent to crash into the world trade center, the pentagon, and possibly the white house. Three of these planes were successful on this mission and there is substantial evidence that NORAD knew
On the morning of September 11, 2001 life as we know it in America changed forever. 19 men from a Muslim extremist organization known as al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes with the intent of killing thousands of Americans. Three of the four airplanes hit their targets, the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, the last plane was crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania after the passengers tried to regain control. These attacks killed almost 3,000 people, injured
tragedy of 9/11. The United States has endured the spread of infectious diseases, civil battles, and minor bomb threats and attacks; however, in most citizens’ eyes, nothing compares to the catastrophe of 9/11. From the unjust prejudice gestures of Americans towards Middle Eastern ethnicities to the advancements in security, it can be established that the events of 9/11 have been the result of a major “terrorist” attack that has had lasting effects on America. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, with
and South ends of The World Trade Center. The attack claimed the lives of 2,996 Americans, including 19 hijackers and caused the deadliest attack in America’s history but also in in Firefighters and law enforcement history as well. Soon after the attack, suspicion for the attack fell on AL-Qaeda the Government quickly responded with The War on Terror and invaded Afghanistan. The man who thought to be behind the attack was Osama Bin Laden. The attack had a significant impact on the economic. In New