Essays on Twin Towers

The 9/11 attacks became the stimulus for the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for it made the people become aware of the massive destruction that can be caused by terrorist attacks. After the September 11 attack in America which destroyed the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, America decided to create an agency that is solely dedicated to secure all borders of the country, respond to disasters and to strengthen the cyber security and infrastructure, and to deter any act of terrorism. Although there are some events of terrorism occurred in ...

Ricardo Talancon is a 20-year old student living at home with his six siblings and their mother and father. He is the eldest among his siblings and is the first to finish high school. He is also the first in his family to attend college as he is currently enrolled at UCLA, where he is studying hard to obtain a law degree. Born in the year 1996, Ricardo was initially a Mexican citizen living with his mother and father in a town known as Xico, which is fairly large and prosperous enough. His father supported the family by catering ...

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The key players in terrorism have to hold the key aspect of nationalism. The Uighur nationalist group which traces its origin in China has different ideologies, objectives and they have been involved in various attacks in the past. In 1952 the Uighurs were serving the role of the titular nationality after the formation of the Xinjiang Autonomous region. Ten years later, there was an exodus which made the group scatter in the Soviet Union. The group began setting in different parts of the world in the 1980s.While they were in Diaspora, the Uighur community leaders indulged in various activities ...

Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, born December 20, 1925, in Alor Setar, the state capital of Kedah, north west. Mahathir was the fourth Malaysian Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003. Mahathir was the youngest of ten children of a professor of Indian origin and a Malay mother. He began a career doctor before entering politics in 1964. Climbing the ladder quickly, he became Prime Minister in July 1981 and quickly gained a reputation as a maverick. Mahathir bin Muhamad was educated in Alor Setar and the King Edward VII Medical College in Singapore. He joined the administration ...

Section 1

On September 11, 2001 the United States was attacked by the terrorist group Al-Qaeda. The nineteen terrorists attacked the nation in four coordinated attacks. Four planes that were traveling from airports on the east coast and head for California were hi-jacked by the Al-Qaeda terrorists. The planes were then crashed into various US structures in a murder-suicide mission. The first two planes, which were Boeing 767’s; American Airline Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 (History.com) were sent into the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York City. The first plane hit the north tower ...

Introduction

Australia is one of the many countries in which moral panics have resulted to elevated racism. The concerns about crime and the fear of crime in many Australian cities including Sydney have greatly shaped lifestyles and have influenced the qualities of life. It is evidently that crime in many Australian cities is continually being linked to immigrants and other ethnic minorities. In Australia, in the recent years, the issue of crime committed by ethnic minorities and immigrants has been the subject of many media headlines and has greatly shaped policies, both domestic and international. The 9/11 attacks in the ...

Ever since the coordinated attacks of the September 11, 2001, America has been put through an enormous number of changes. The man who is primarily believed to have caused the September 11, 2001 attack is believed to be Osama Bin Laden. He is considered by the American government to be the mastermind of the attacks that brought down the Twin Towers in the city of New York. Some of the changes that can be identified are related to the security. Furthermore, intelligence reports that have been carried out by the American security forces indicate that Osama Bin Laden is ...

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The hygiene industrial program seeks to understand the hazards and risks around the workplace, processes that are needed to control the risks, as well as resources commitments to create an environment that is safe. In that respect, the program commissioned a study on the asbestos exposure that workers were subject to given the September 11th, 2001 fall of the Twin Towers that produced huge cloud of dust, smoke and the debris releasing asbestos hazardous fibers as well as some other substances into the surrounding air. The study applied stratified sampling that was done in view of the need to ...

On March 10, 1957, Osama Bin Muhammad Bin Awad Bin Laden was born. He is better known today as Osama Bin Laden. He began his years of life living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His birth father was Muhammad Awad Bin Laden, and his birth mother was Alia Ghanem. Alia was originally from Syria when she married Osama’s father. Osama was the 17th child born to his father out of 57 kids. He was the only child of his father and his mother. Muhammad had nine other wives before Alia. His father was born a Yemeni settler who lived ...

Abstract

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were a series of four suicide attacks on the US (CNN, 2013). Four passenger jets were hijacked by 19 Islamic terrorists operating under the group al-Qaeda. Two planes were crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. The two towers collapsed in a matter of two hours. A third plane was crashed onto the Pentagon while the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania when passengers tried to take over the plane from the hijackers who were aiming at Washington D.C. Almost 3,000 people died during these attacks. These attacks have led to major ...

Introduction

This paper discusses the contents of the 9/11 memorial exhibition. The discussion will include the use of different elements by artists to express their feelings about the event. The 9/11 memorial exhibition took place on March 2, 2013. The memorial was dedicated to people who lost their lives in the event. In the event, a metal piece of the World Trade Center was featured. The metal piece was smashed to the ground during the disaster. The metal piece of the World Trade Center was surrounded with ceramic tiles. The purpose of this artwork was to honor the lives of those ...

Introduction

This research plan originated from a course focusing on research design proposals in political science. This proposal will summarize the existing information and find room for discovery and additional development of the dialogue surrounding women’s rights worldwide, specifically using Saudi Arabia as a focal lens. It will focus on the effect of the American media’s influence on Saudi Arabian people, and their consequent disposition towards gender equality. It draws upon data collected from numerous publications reporting on perception of America media and any changes that Saudis may have in opinion regarding women’s contributions and place in society. ...

The day September eleventh, 2001 will be a day individuals won't overlook for the rest of their lives. On that morning, planes were seized from Newark, Boston, and Washington. The primary occasion of the terrorist assault was at 8:46 A.m. in Manhattan, New York. At this point a seized plane flew into the north tower of the World Trade Center (Greenberg). The highest point of the north tower was loaded with smoke and flares. The individuals close to the World Trade Center were totally shocked and had their attention gotten right when the first plane hit. "Countless individuals saw the ambushes ...

This year, it will be thirteen years already since the catastrophe of the ninth September 2001. Sometimes, it is difficult to realize that modern teenagers did not see the crash of the Twin towers. However, those, who are in a college or at a university, have experienced the feeling of horror. Some say that it is good that modern teenagers have seen the catastrophe in so young age. This helped them strengthen their character. Others argue that the event left a sore in their mind; it made it difficult to live and look at the world optimistically. I do agree with both ...

R.M.S. Lusitania, 1915 versus September 11, 2001 R.M.S. Lusitania, 1915 versus September 11, 2001 In the course of human history, people have felt the cause and effect of disasters many a times. Natural or manmade disasters have caused immeasurable damage to human lives and property that they evade all reasons and logic. Natural disasters cannot be avoided or prevented because they are nature's outburst. Whereas the effect of manmade disasters is more profound because in the reason for their occurrence is completely human folly. Manmade disasters range from wars, terrorism, chemical warfare, and human errors. This paper tries ...

- Introduction to the Issue The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) was established for the primary purpose of ensuring “the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism” . The Act was originally passed on January 23, 2002 after the destructive effects of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. The gigantic losses sustained by the US economy necessitated urgent measures to mitigate terrorism risks and to spread the potential losses in future events of similar nature. The TRIA, which had stipulated initial termination date of December 31, 2005 was extended initially ...

A Rhetorical Analysis

In order to have a solid ground for rhetorical analysis, this paper has chosen a particular angle of collective memory as the artifact to be studied. Because collective memory deals with a memory of an event shared by a certain group of people, it is only fitting that we examine an event of national importance, something that had marked in the history of America and the World. One event that falls into that category is the 9/11 incident. Thus, in this paper, we will try to analyze a collective memory by dissecting the rhetorical appeals and tools used in an online article dedicated to ...

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Introduction In the movie World War Z, one of the issues is government preparedness in handling crises. Nowadays, the whole world is confronted with possible disasters or crises that can significantly affect the lives of the people in a community. During these difficult times, governmental response is vital in order to meet all the needs of those affected by these possible crises such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other catastrophic events (Neil 14). The main resource and official regulatory organization that is tasked to handle these crises in the U.S. is the Department of Homeland Security. The National ...

Introduction

The 9/11 Attack has been regarded as one of the major events in the history of America. This attack killed and maimed more people inside United States boundaries in a day than any other event since the historic Pearl Harbor attack. Notably, those who died in the horrific carnage in Pennsylvania, Washington and Manhattan on 11th Sept were the most direct victims of the terror attack. Many more people were killed in the subsequent “war on terror”. Arguably, several essential facts regarding 9/11 attacks were obvious; i.e. the attack was an act of mass murder where more than three thousand ...

The urge to tackle the reception of the arts is what differentiates the criticism Daniel Mendelsohn has on the United 93 film that depicts the happenings of September 2001 in the US. He has mastered the ability to pen down his reviews as commentaries in a cultural manner. His article September 11 at the Movies is one artistic response to the film United 93 that defines that day. Moments before the towers got hit; Daniel says his mind was on a classical Greek drama the Aeschylus’ Persians that is a true example of a real historical event (Mendelsohn, 43). This thought is what ...

Introduction

Many civilizations today place security concerns prior to their political agenda because of the increasing perception that international security is at higher threats from malicious acts like terrorism. Though terrorism has been in existence for a longer time and many security strategies are in place to prevent terror attacks, major terrorism acts including the unforgettable day in the US history (the 9/11 attack), the bio-agent threats, the Tokyo subways attack, the 1997 intention of the Islamist extremists to bomb New York subways and the 2004 bombing of Madrid commuter trains have evoked a stronger battle to improve security (Adams, 2003).

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Research Paper: Chemical, Biological, Radiological

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Background/Literature Review - Description of the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) weapons - Identification of basic threats associated with CBRN weapons

Discussion

- Summary of past terrorist use of CBRN weapons based on case studies - Comparison and contrast of various CBRN weapons that could be used in a terrorist attack - Examination of critical knowledge of the current CBRN threat.

Conclusion

Recommendations Abstract This research paper explores chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats (CBRN) to United States of America within the last decade. The exploration encompasses a description of the chemical, biological, radiological, ...

George Bush, five years later then the attack to the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001, gives a speech from a written text (Bush, George 2006). He basically explains how the terrorist attack to the Twin Towers happened and what the US Government has done to prevent future terrorist attacks to the US. According to him, the terrorist groups hidden in the shadow of the US community with no name and no country background have formed some small groups and these small groups have planned some terrorist attacks to the American citizens. With the information gathered through some ...

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The United States (US) has placed itself in a dominant position in global affairs during the Cold War, as it tussled against the equally footed Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The Cold War seemed like a never-ending tug-of-war between the two perceived “superpowers”, although at least one had to lose, eventually. Come 1991, the dissolution of the USSR left the US as the clear winner of their decades-long debacle. With the US having the upper hand, several changes have to settle in the post-Cold War era. This study is an attempt to lay out various ...

Since the horrors of 9/11, and in particular since it was revealed that Al-Qi-Ida were responsible, Arab Americans have been the subject of discrimination in America. The extent to which the discrimination is occurring is uncertain, and opinions on the subject vary. There have been reports of the numbers of hate crimes and discrimination against Arab-Americans, both prior to 9/11 and afterwards. Furthermore, there has been research and media interest into how police departments in different states treat ethnic minorities, including Arab-Americans. While discrimination against Arab-Americans is now less than it was immediately after 9/11, it is still a more ...

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp also known as G-bay or GITMO is a military interrogation and detainment facility that was established in 2002. Guantanamo bay detention camps are high security detainee camps which are run by the United States army. These camps were established to hold people deemed unlawful combatants. The areas of detainment consisted of three camps which were the camp Iguana, Camp Delta which included Camp Echo and lastly there was Camp X-ray. This detention camp is located in Cuba within the Guantanamo naval base. The Bush administration ruled out that the Guantanamo detainees are not entitled to ...

Terrorism refers to those violent actions that are for causing fear (Hoffmann 120). The terrorism actions are commonly from a political or emotional point of view. Political violence intends to bring fear to civilians through violent discrimination and destruction of the targets. The intention of the terrorists is to influence the media to publicize the attack to destroy the political picture of the target. Terrorists’ attacks have adverse effects on large audiences, and they cause severe and deep psychological effects. Often, terrorist acts have a political aim where the attackers intend to effect a certain change in that manner. The victims of ...

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Racism can be defined in many ways but basically racism is the prejudice or discrimination based on race. Since time immemorial racism has been the main cause of the many wars that America as a country has been going through. People can become racist either physically or verbally for example physical violation, intimidation or graffiti. Similarly, Anti Semitism can be defined as a term that is used to describe people who oppose the Jews. Just as racism, anti-Semitism is also discriminatory and it was first used during the holocaust. Racism has been the greatest obstacle that has hindered this country since ...

My point of view is that the death of Osama bin Laden was a great victory not only for America but for the world as whole. This is because he was responsible for planning and executing terror attacks around the globe and turning terrorism into an organized body known as Al Qaeda.

How Can You Define Your Point of View More Clearly?

I believe the death of Osama helped the world get rid of a man who was psychotic and was willing to kill innocent people to achieve his warped objectives. He had declared a ‘Holy War’ and was responsible for being the man behind the terror attacks in various countries including ...