In the essay "We're Safer Post 9/11" written by Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano, and James Clapper, a very intelligent, well descriptive work is published based on the days after the tragic 9/11 event. We all know that 9/11 was a very sad day and it destroyed the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pa. The writers gave great examples as to how the United States has increased the safety of our country. We have took down most of the people and groups affiliated with the 9/11 attack and that is a great achievement accomplished. The attempt of proving how we have increased our safety was well expressed.
A great terror struck our nation September 11, 2001, two aircraft’s hit the world trade centers, killing 2000 people and injuring over twice as many. A third aircraft flew into the Pentagon while a fourth crashed in a rural area in Pennsylvania. This day will forever be engrained into history as one of the worst terror attacks faced in this nation. Nearly three years later, in an attempt to figure out what happened on that tragic day, scholars came together to discuss the possible parallels between foreign and domestic terrorist. The author, Michael Kimmel, outlines the possible cause of the 2001 attacks and offers us a link between both foreign and domestic terrorism.
This article has three main topics that greatly support the idea of how 9/11 changes the US. First, the section titled “ongoing wars” shows how the US has entered wars that had a huge effect and how the September 11th attacks changed the US military. Second, “Immigration and deportation” covers the number of people subject to these affairs before and after 9/11. Third and finally,” The friendly is skies” goes over the effect on flight of all kinds and airport security. These three points
1. September 11 served as a sort of "line in the sand" for domestic surveillance and preparedness. It was the event that provided an official rationale for increased monitoring to prevent terrorism before it happened. With regard to Hurricane Katrina, the police department was woefully underprepared and understaffed for a problem of that scale. What resulted was rioting, brutality, looting, shootings, etc.
Seventeen years ago, the United States and her people weren’t officially in any war or conflicts. Very few citizens had even heard of Al-Qaeda or Osama Bin Laden, and ISIL was not even a blip on her radar. America’s involvement in middle eastern affairs and the War on Terror – a reaction to the 9/11 terror attacks – created a drastic change in our nation’s political and social landscape. The aftermath of the attacks forced America to reevaluate their ideas regarding, safety and privacy. After the attacks of September 11th, the laws and regulations that have since passed have drastically improved national security, although the reduction in privacy, effects on foreign relations, and the lasting consequences of the War on Terror have had negative
Jaelyn An Mrs. Glass AP Language and Composition 15 March 2024 George W. Bush 9/11 Statement Rhetorical Analysis September 11, 2001. A day Americans will never forget. A day this country will never forget. The world witnessed a pivotal moment in history, one that struck the heart of the United States. On this day, a group of terrorists known as al-Qaeda placed four attacks on the United States, two of which resulted in the destruction of the World Trade Center located in New York City, along with significant damage to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
The post-9/11 was the era following the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. It was featured by a sensitive suspicion of people who were not Americans in the United States. It was also characterized by the need for the government to focus on addressing terrorism and an extra belligerent American foreign policy. The American government has been criticized because of its post-9/11 foreign policy. The policy formed shifts in alliances and became a polarized matter both locally and internationally.
“9/11 changed America fundamentally, far more so than outsiders realized at the time. For Americans it genuinely was a new Pearl Harbour, an attack on the homeland that made them feel vulnerable for the first time in 60 years,” (Powell, 2003). The terrorist attacks of 9/11 affect America today because they instigated the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the “War on Terror,” and led to an increase in anti-Muslim hate crimes. “Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction, triggering major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defining the presidency of George W. Bush,” (9/11, 2010). The most noticeable of these effects was the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
One of the ways that 9/11 changed the United States was that it changed the American Security Policies. Biddle Craig said, “ During these years, Islamic terrorists have continued plotting, attacking, and killing Americans, not only overseas, but also on American Soil, with four “ successes” among a total of 60 plots, and counting. Ever since the 9/11 attacks happened, America’s attacks continue to happen and get worse every time. Biddle Craig also said, “ … Our government has instead pursued tribes of cave dwellers in Afghanistan; ousted from Iraq the regime of Saddam Hussein, a major enemy of Iran; gone to war with Libya; spied on American citizens; molested children and grannies in airports; contemplated war with Syria; and engaged in other various activities wholly unrelated to eliminating the fundamental cause of the
In the wake of 9/11 and the war in Iraq, the threat of terrorism in America reached a new high. In 2005 George W. Bush addressed concerns about the nation's policies concerning homeland security. The policy known as the “Patriot Act” was due to expire and Bush fought for the renewal of this policy with 4 specific reasons. Along with his own opinions he attempts to reinforce his proposition by merely using stories as evidence.
The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 had an enormous impact all across the United States. Since this life changing event the United States has taken extreme measures to ensure the safety of all American citizens. This deadly attack has led to many changes in Immigration and security (Krikorian 567). It has also contributed to the unnecessary judgements against ethnic backgrounds and religion (Chavez 563). The increase of racial profiling, fear and paranoia, upgrades in security, and decrease in immigration are all factors that contribute to the results of 9/11.
Creating sites where history is to be interpreted, whether they be memorials, museums, exhibits, or some combination of those previously mentioned is difficult. Missteps in the process can lead to the disrespecting of victims, distortions of historical fact, feelings of being unsafe or unwelcomed for certain groups, and erasure. Although such potential predicaments must always be considered, they are perhaps most prevalent and problematic when interpretation is done regarding recent events. Emotions, sentiments, and wounds, although not necessarily fading entirely over time, are most raw and prominent in the direct aftermath of an event. The National Park Service does not typically dedicate land or areas to the memory of certain events until
It is almost sixteen years since that fear was imposed on us and the age of terror began in earnest. From the moment the Twin Towers fell, 9/11 was seen as a watershed, a historical turning point of grand and irreversible proportions. With the acrid smoke still swirling above ground zero, the mantras repeated constantly were that 9/11 had ?changed everything that nothing would ever be the same.? By now we see those mantras for what they were: natural, perhaps inevitable, exaggerations in the face of
“Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” George W. Bush delivered this speech on the night of the September 11 attacks. The shattered steel of the Twin Towers, once towering the New York City skyline, forever changed America and its response to terrorism. The largest foreign attack on U.S. soil appropriately gave reason to Americans to recoil in fear and lose trust in the future, but in reality, the country displayed the opposite reaction.
While Canadians are consistently stereotyped as polite, peaceful and accepting individuals, Canadian history demonstrates its evident use of war and rebellion. Canadians fought against First Nations’ tribes, the French, the Americans and against Axis powers in the First and Second World War to achieve various levels of independence and peace for Canada and its ideals. Wars create distinct symbols, customs and of course art work, resulting in a uniquely Canadian culture. During the Second World War, Canadian art culture flourished with the creation of an official art program designed to document the Canadian war effort overseas, inspiring a new generation of artists and art movements. However, secondary research provides little information on
