World Trade Center

Book Review of Seeds of Terror The book entitled, “Seeds of Terror”, examines evidence of terrorist activity in Southeast Asian countries. It is an eyewitness account by Maria A. Ressa, about Al-Qaeda’s Center of Operations emerging in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia. She recollects her own, as she has lived through many of the terrorists’ attacks in the region. Over the years, al-Qaeda successfully infiltrated and co-opted homegrown Muslim movements in:

Changez exclaimed that the patriotic symbols plastered everywhere “seemed to proclaim: We are America—not New York, which, in my opinion, means something quite different—the mightiest civilization the world has ever known; you have slighted us; beware our wrath” (Hamid 79). This acknowledgment of patriotism shows that Changez felt his culture was overwhelmed and belittled by America 's response to the attacks. Changez’s feelings of lack of identity in

terrorist. Around 8:14 am the longest war began with the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11. That morning there was plenty of audio recordings recorded on all flights or even other civilians on board. At the Federal Aviation Administration Command Center they a inform of a stabbing on board the aircraft. The terrorist were about 100 miles away from their target. Mohamed Atta made sure his flight were safe. The Northeast Air Defense Sector, they were preparing for a military exercise, code name vigilant

~Nikkie Galindo~ 9/11/2015 2nd 9/11 Letter to First Responders Fourteen years ago, our country appeared to come to a halt at 8:46 am. As the first hijacked plane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center, Americans were filled with fear and melancholy. And as they held their breath, awaiting some sense of hope, you did what most people could never imagine doing. You went into the buildings while people were going out, holding your own, in the midst of the immense heat and disintegrating steel

On September 11 members of Al-Qaeda hijacked four planes in the United States. Two of which crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on the plane and an additional three thousand, who were either inside the building or emergency workers who rushed to help. A third plane flew into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers gained control against the terrorist. Bush declared a “war on terror” and accused Afghanistan

National Geographic provides multiple accounts of filmmakers who filmed what was going in Manhattan on September11th. Allison Thompson was an accountant turned film director. The morning of Thompson saw the first plane crash into the North tower on TV and knew immediately that she had to go down there. Thompson lived on the Upper East Side, and decided she would roller blade the eight miles to round zero. All she had with her was her camera and a medical bag filled with supplies. Cynthia Malleran

Americans to be treated poorly following the attacks. On September 11th, 2001 nineteen hijackers took control of four commercial planes with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel. One plane crashed into the north tower of the world trade center in New York City. It left a burning hole in the world trade center, killing hundreds of people on impact. Evacuation started soon after the plane hit the tower and news stations started reporting.(History.com Staff, 2010)  But unfortunately all Americans thought the attack was

On September 11, 2001 America was attacked by terrorists at the World Trade Center in New York City and The Pentagon in Washington D.C. Planes crashed into these buildings and killed thousands of people, and injured even more. This tore families apart. Also, many people believed that Muslim and Islamic people were responsible for the terrorist attacks. This was a very sad time for the nation because it was very rough for citizens with different races and religions. In the story “Hum” by Naomi Shihab

Michael Wright was in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 at 8:48 in the morning. He is an account executive. Wright was a thirty-year-old man who witnessed the crash at the tower. It was Tuesday morning when Wright and his coworkers felt an “earthquake” when they were inside the men’s room. He then opened the door and was surprised by the fire gushing into the building. From there he tried to evacuate and get to a safe place if possible. Wright’s information was reported in Esquire News

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