Aftermath Of 9/11 Essay

Final Essay: The Aftermath of September 11th, 2001

Kinza Khan

American History II

Dr. David Goldberg

February 26th, 2023

One of the most tragic incidents in American history, September 11th, has forever left an empty hole for so many Americans. So many families broken, misplaced, and lives lost due to the series of events that took place that day. There have been many conspiracy theories that this attack was a terrorist attack of coordinated attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City by extremist members of Islam known as the Al-Qaeda. Other theories point fingers at President George W. Bush for the attacks and blamed the Muslims for it since they are always being targeted anyway. The list of

There were other organized attacks which lead people to believe that this was true and act as a warning. Like every news in history, many Americans picked up on the threats and others did not care feeling protected by the United States Government. Unfortunately, the day of 9/11, Americans were in complete panic on the unfolding of the attacks. People were carrying out their normal day going to work, school, and just basic daily activities. People started to get news on their devices and the television of these horrific videos and images. The unfortunate ones getting calls the same day or through the next days on the passing of their loved ones and the steps needed to identify the body. While there were few survivors, nearly 3,000 deaths and there were also approximately 1,106 bodies who have not been found or identified. On the day of the attacks, reporters and photographers take advantage of mostly open access to document the destruction and the relief efforts (Hagedorn,

Although it has been a tough time for America, there is an optimistic future waiting ahead to grow as communities and as a country. Personally, my family experienced discrimination before 9/11 but after was a little more. For the longest time, my mother and father would get disgusted looks as if they were the ones who crashed the planes into the twin towers. We were yelled at and told to go back to our country multiple times. Also, my uncle had applied to come to the United States before 9/11 and was given an estimation of a year or two to be accepted entry. After 9/11, the immigration took a halt and he then had to wait 9 to 10 years before he was granted access. Although I did not lose any family members to the tragic event, a piece of humanity was taken on 9/11. I can say that it has lightened up a little bit but overall, even though my family members are citizens, and I was born here, a citizen, we still get discriminatory treatment by some.

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