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    The events of September 11, 2001 showed how forms of transportation can be used to cause catastrophic destruction. Not only was this mode of transportation used to kill all of the passengers onboard the aircrafts, but the two planes that hit the World Trade Centers and the plane that hit the Pentagon killed many people inside the buildings. Terrorist attacks via mass transit poses a simpler and greater threat. Millions of people within the U.S. use mass transit every day to save money and time, among

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    The date September 11, 2001 is an all-knowing sad remembrance of how our country fell victim to terrorist attacks. The terrorist group, Al-Qaeda, seized U.S airplanes and crashed them into the buildings of the World Trade Center, killing thousands of U.S citizens. Along with the problem of why this happened, we must also determine how this happened; and that the problem lies within the limited security of the U.S travel agencies. In the proposal of the H.R. 2127 Securing Expedited Screening Act,

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    This idea has us believing than nothing is safe, and we can never really relax and enjoy our lives as we did before September 11, 2001. The goal of terrorism being met here once again.      In America we place great value in our famous skylines of free standing structures. They show how advanced our country is economically. We can build giant stadiums

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    September 11, 2001 is a day Americans will never forget. It was a day that brought shock, anger, disbelief, and sadness to everyone. On that day, thousands of innocent people lost their lives due to an act that was unthinkable. It was the day that the United States of America was attacked by nineteen terrorists part of Al-Qaeda. That day was classified as the worst terrorist attack in America. September 11, 2001 changed America forever: in a way that we were not prepared for. September 11, 2001

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    September 11, 2001. What comes to mind when this date is whispered? Most likely it is of the horrific events that were reported by the media on this date. But for how long will the words “terror attacks” be the first thought that comes to mind? What major events will the coming generations remember and be told about the country? Today a multitude of scholars are determined to never let these events be forgotten by not only the American people but those of other countries as well. Scholars use their

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    September 11, 2001 was a milestone in the history of the United States, which experienced a collective shock and trauma that has never been forgotten. Not since the McCarthy era in the 1950s have there been such restrictions on civil liberties, including the protections of free speech and against unreasonable search and seizure in the First and Fourth Amendments. The entire airline and tourist industry was driven to the edge of bankruptcy and would not have survived at all without a major bailout

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    On September 11, 2001 a terrorist group hijacked four planes that were flying above the United States. Two of them were flown into the twin towers of the world center in New York, Another was crashed into the Pentagon the top military building between Washington D.C and Virginia and the last plane crashed into a field, 80 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Twin Towers in New York were severely hit it, injured and killed 403 officers and firefighters,it was a very sad day. All the people that

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    day. September 11th, 2001, will forever go down in history, as one of the most tragic disasters to hit the United States of America. It was a heartbreak for all of us to see those towers fall and thousands upon thousands of American lives destroyed. The events of that day are surely going to be remembered for the brutal truth and will always remind us of the hate that we as humans can create. However, who we were attacked by and even if we were attacked, is a hard decision to make. September 11th

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    September 11, 2001 was a very devastating day for Americans. Four planes were involved in this. Two flew into the World Trade Center towers in New York and another into the Pentagon in Washington. The fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania before it reached its target in Washington. Within two hours, both of the massive 110-story twin towers had collapsed. A wing of the Pentagon was severely damaged. More than 3,000 people died in the attacks. Two days later, the White House identified the culprits

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    September 11th, 2001 is one of the most tragic days United States history and is a day that will truly be remembered throughout time. Many innocent people lost their lives on that day in 2001. On that day many heroes emerged some expected and some unexpected. September 11th, 2001 was such a tragic day because of all the firemen and first responders who lost their life and all the unexpected heroes who lost their life. Firemen and first responders who died trying to save other people's lives are

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