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    Suzanne Berne Ground Zero

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    In the essay, Ground Zero, a description of the scene seven months after the 9/11 Twin Towers attack written by a visitor to the site, Suzanne Berne details the area and weather around the fallen towers, attempts to recount the feelings of those visiting, and to describe the variety of people at the Twin Towers in order to provoke an emotional response from the reader and illustrate how the world was deeply saddened by the terrorist attack that occurred on September 1st, 2001. First, Suzanne Berne

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    the western hemisphere, and the fifth tallest skyscraper in our planet earth. The building structure consists of 104 stories can also be described as the North Tower of the original World Trade Center. The Building location is 285 Fulton Street, Manhattan New York, United States 10007, as depicted in the map below Figure 1. Figure 1- Location of One World Trade Center Some of the important clients that participated in the Preparation and construction of the “Freedom Tower” include

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    9/11 Destruction Factors

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    Deconstruction factors contributes to death toll on 9/11 The deconstruction of the Twin Towers became one of the most compelling aspects of the falling of the buildings and ultimately the death toll on 9/11. The resources available now have demonstrated how, the building systems impacted the falling of the Twin Towers. In addition, it also shows how deconstruction also had a direct impact on the death toll. For the most part, the building systems were not properly tested. If they had been

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    On the other hand, Samson hinted towards a direct flight from Newark to his vacation home in South Carolina for the weekends. David Samson served, as the Chairman of the Port Authority, from 2011 to 2014 (Berstein). Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, appointed him to the position (Berstein). According to Samson, it took him and his wife too long to get to their second home in South Carolina (Clampet). The best flight out of Newark to their vacation home was in Charollete, North Carolina

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    On September 11, 2001, catastrophe erupted in New York City, New York. This tragic event sparked a war, united a nation, and conceived various personal encounters from people whom were involved in the experience. In the short story “The Ashen Guy: Lower Broadway, September 11, 2001” Thomas Beller utilizes a chaotic tone that can be observed through his use of details, images, and diction. Beller’s details allow readers to undoubtedly comprehend the narrative Beller is attempting to portray. Utilizing

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    Adding to his ethos appeal, Tom Junod uses a strong appeal to logos, by implementing facts and statically data to support his ideas. He points out the fact that not after the plane had struck the tower that they began jumping and jumping in the tower fell. With forensic evidence and the use of USA Today footage it was conclude that two hundred people died that day from jumping. Junod continues with statistical data: “Both are intolerable estimates of human loss, but if the number provided by USA

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    9/11 Research Paper

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    This project is about accidents that happen in New York and in Virginia during September 11 2001. There are some places that occur something at this date. These are the places that occur something. Before After It was 8:45 and it was a Tuesday and a group of people had a plane full of 20,000 gallons of gas. Then, the plane crashed the twin towers were about 110 story high and about 80 floors were burned. The plane crashed at the 60th floor and 343 were killed during that plane

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    9/11 Research Paper

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    Paragraph 1: The two media sources i am using is Television and the Internet on 9/11 disasters. The television and The Internet will help me because i can use like CNN news or History channel and i can also research on the 9/11 attack. The disaster and the devastation and the fatality on 9/11. Journalist are reliable because without they help i wouldn't tell you about the 9/11 disaster. When did this disaster occurred? On September 11,2001 8:45 A.M. on a clear Tuesday morning. Where did this disaster

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    The world after the 2001 September 11th terrorist attacks the had shifted the world towards completely shifted the attitude towards one religious group, Islam. Islam is a religion of either known from the media as religion of “peace” or a religion of “danger. The attacks in the world trade center left a devastating effect in american lives as it created a sense of vulnerability. hatred toward the Islamic religion grew as to the result of the attacks which led to changes in the world. Political reforms

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    September 11, 2001 was a tragic day for many people. The streets of New York City were in shambles and the country was in chaos. This very day did not last only 24 hours, it expanded into a week of utter destruction. The terrorist’s goal was to overthrow the United States’ government and tear us apart. At first they may have succeeded; but after the worst was over, we became much stronger than we were before. Everyone has their own story of how these days went down and changed their lives, for better

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