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    Everyone has a Story Can one imagine a world where people undergo such insanity, that they willingly go on suicide plane missions? Neither could the United States before September 11, 2001. The 9/11 terrorist attacks, lead by an Islamic group al-Qaeda, devastated the country. This group so heavily believed in their religion, that they wanted to create an independent Muslim State. The tragic event of 9/11 impacted everyone in the United States, whether or not they were present at the terrorist site

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    place on September 11, 2001, is that a certain number of individuals from a terrorist group known as Al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and flew them into the two world trade buildings, the pentagon, and the last one into a field. How is it though, that the United States of America, having the strongest, most advanced military in the world, happened to miss not one, but four planes flying off course, heading straight for some of the most important buildings in the country? The sad truth is that they

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    the horrible disaster that would take place later that morning. at exactly 8:46 am american airlines flight 11 crashed into the north tower of one world trade center in Manhattan, New York City, marking the beginning of the biggest and most devastating terrorist attack in United States history, 9/11. Flight 11 had taken off earlier that morning at 7:59 to land in LA was hijacked at approximately 8:14 by a group of terrorists led by Mohammed Atta an egyptian working for Osama Bin Laden. When the

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    to America’s fear of its forfeiture of power to terror and the loss of the towers after September 11, 2001. Trauma is about more than just the physical ramifications; when the physical aspect is fixed, Barbara’s legs and the building of the 1 World Trade Center, the mental and emotional trauma still remain. Barbara was far from helpless prior to Alan Moore’s The Killing Joke. She was first introduced as Batgirl, in Detective Comics #359, after saving Bruce Wayne from the Killer Moth in her own Bat-inspired

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    That is the World Trade Center, and we have unconfirmed reports this morning that a plane has crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. CNN Center right now is just beginning to work on this story, obviously calling our sources and trying to figure out exactly what happened, but clearly something relatively devastating happening this morning there on the south end of the island of Manhattan. That is once again, a picture of one of the towers of the World Trade Center.” Every

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    The Worst Act Of Terrorism

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    “Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day? Were you in the yard with your wife and children, or working on some stage in L.A.? Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke risin’ against that blue sky? Did you shout out in anger, in fear for your neighbor or did you just sit down and cry?” (Jackson 2002) A common question asked by Americans is where we were when they heard of the events of September 11, 2001. The question asked next is, “What they did do

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    Background – Historical Context The September 11 attacks were some of the most devastating acts of terrorism in modern history that caused a quantifiable ripple in the economic world. Over 3,000 individuals were killed, many of whom were police officer and firefighters.1 The attacks ended up destroying the entire World Trade Center complex and heavily damaging the Pentagon, along with countless other damaged areas caused by the aftermath. This single event led to one of the largest government spending

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    On September 11, 2001 at 8:46 am, the world that the world previously knew, changed forever. A terrorist group, Al-Qaeda, hijacked 4 different planes, all taking off from northeastern United States, and took control. The first plane, American Airlines Flight 11, flew to New York City and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing everyone on board the plane as well as hundreds of others trapped inside the building (history.com). Then, a second plane, United Airlines Flight 175

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    On September 11, 2015 the greatest act of terror known was committed at the World Trade Center, as well as the Pentagon. The terrorist group known as al-Quaeda coordinated an attack by hijacking U.S. commercial flights and sending two planes into the World Trade Center and another into the Pentagon. Luckily, a fourth flight was retaken by the passengers and could not reach its target, yet sadly it crashed in a Pennsylvanian valley. This event broke the hearts of American citizens and citizens worldwide

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    9/11 Research Paper

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    terrorists part of Al Qaeda hijacked multiple commercial jets and crashed two into the world trade centers, one into the pentagon and one into a field in Shanksville, PA. “Some 3,000 persons died or were missing as a result of the most devastating terrorist episode in U.S. history.” (ANDERSON 1). Among those killed in the attack were cops, firefighters, EMT crew members and civilians working in the pentagon, world trade centers and plane passengers. Passengers of the 4th plane attempted to seize the plane

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