Essays Tagged: "The Pentagon"
"On My September 11th..."
On September 11, 2001 perhaps one of the biggest terrorist attacks was taken upon the United States. A day that started as a routine mor ... ed. I remember thinking to myself that this would be a day that I would never forget, as I watched the television and saw a high-jacked airplane crash into the World trade Center and explode. It was ... d saw a high-jacked airplane crash into the World trade Center and explode. It was about eleven in the afternoon when I told myself that I would never forget this day.I had hundreds of questions f ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
TERRORISTS: TO DESTROY OR TO NOT DESTROY?
September 11, 2001 is a date that will be etched in the mind of Americans and those around the world forever. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade C ... hose around the world forever. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center of New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. have caused Americans to step back and take a look at what patrioti ... eans. Also, Americans now ponder what it will take to protect our rights as United States citizens. The terrorist attacks have certainly brought about many ethical issues that have rarely been conside ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
Internet, an enormous impact on the American experience
The Internet has an enormous impact on the American Experience. First, It encourages the growth of b ... oviding new ways of advertising products to a large audience, and thus helps companies to publicize their products. Secondly, It allows more Americans to find out what goes on in other countries by le ... . Secondly, It allows more Americans to find out what goes on in other countries by learning about other cultures and by exchanging their opinions and ideas with other people worldwide. This may well ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking
One September Day
September 11, 2001The United States and the world underwent an immense change on September 11, 2001, due to the hideou ... nderwent an immense change on September 11, 2001, due to the hideous acts of terrorism committed on the World Trade Centers in New York City, and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. This was an act that n ... n D.C. This was an act that no one in my generation has ever seen or experienced, except at a movie theatre on a Friday or Saturday night. To watch the terrors unfold on television was truly terrifyin ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
"My Notion of Terrorism". This essay describes my thoughts of terrorism, its reasons and aims.
"Terrorism" is practically the most frequently used word now. People are scared. Nearly every accident is claimed to be an act ... to be an act of terrorism. But what is terrorism? What people can be called terrorists?August 1945: the United States Air Force drops theworld's first nuclear weapons.September 2002 - the attack on Tw ... tes Air Force drops theworld's first nuclear weapons.September 2002 - the attack on Twin Towers and the Pentagon.October 2003 - hostages in the musical "Nord Ost".December 2002 - February 2003 - the U ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Why we should go to war with Iraq!
ve that we should "give peace a chance"; I have but one thing to say: "WAKE UP!"What did you expect the United States to do after the twin towers and Pentagon were attacked? Write up a treaty for the ... twin towers and Pentagon were attacked? Write up a treaty for the Taliban? Beg bin Laden for mercy? The fact is that terrorists and the countries that support them, will not abide by political documen ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
Basically a bookreport on Abbot's Flatland
hought-provoking book about A. Square's adventures in lands of different dimensions. A. Square, a mathematician in a two-dimensional world, visits Spaceland, a land of three-dimension, Lineland, a lan ... land of three-dimension, Lineland, a land of one dimension, and Pointland, a land of no dimensions.The book begins when A. Square tells us about flatland, what it is, and its history. He begins by te ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
This essay includes the book "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller in a 6 page paper on the importance of aircraft in WWII.
It's sad that when asked to name an event that changed their lives, many people will name a negative event. Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, was day of infa ... arl Harbor, December 7, 1941, was day of infamy in American history. Even people that weren't alive then shudder at the stories of the screaming dive bombers dropping torpedoes at the ships in the ear ... full of horror stricken seamen. When John Kennedy was killed in 1963, everyone knows where and what they were doing when they heard the news. People that had never met him wept openly in public. Every ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II
Should September the Eleventh Be A National Holiday? an essay stating my opinion as to whether 9-11 should be holiday(a day-off)
Should September the Eleventh Be A National Holiday?On September 11th 2001, the United States was attacked by terrori ... as attacked by terrorists who decided to try to crash 4 planes full of passengers into targets that they felt could cause the most damage to our country. The succeeded by crashing into Towers one and ... damage to our country. The succeeded by crashing into Towers one and two of the World Trade center, the Pentagon, and a field in New Jersey. They killed over 3,000 people, mostly civilians, who had no ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
"Terrorism Against Women" Sept. 11, 2001
"Terrorism Against Women"Since the atrocities of September 11, 2001, people across the world have heard an earful about the governm ... 1, 2001, people across the world have heard an earful about the government in Afghanistan, known as the Taliban, and its radical views. Recently, it sponsored the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, whos ... onsored the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, whose terrorist members flew planes into and destroyed the World Trade Center and parts of the Pentagon, and ended thousands of innocent lives. Also, they ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
The similarities and differences of terrorism now and in the past.
The issue I am writing about is terrorism. There are many similarities and differences between ideas ... rism. There are many similarities and differences between ideas of terrorism of long ago and now.In the mid-1700's the British placed a tax on the colonists called the Stamp Act. American colonists we ... n the colonists called the Stamp Act. American colonists were outraged. Many colonists thought that they could not be taxed without their consent. Some colonist joined organizations such as "The Sons ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
Middle East Opinion Paper.
Middle East Opinion PaperFor Americans, the visions of September 11th will always be an unforgettable memory. As we grieved over the loss of ... emory. As we grieved over the loss of more than 1,000 innocent people, we also were in fear of any other dangers yet to come by future terrorist attacks and the safety of our nation. Osama Bin Laden, ... ety of our nation. Osama Bin Laden, a known terrorist, has been considered to be a prime suspect of the 2001 attacks that destroyed the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. Saddam Hussein is yet anoth ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
September 11, 2001 Impacts and Outcomes.
September 11, 2001Impacts and OutcomesOn September 11, 2001, tragedy struck the United States of America. Shock was felt worldwide as several terrorist attacks took place in di ... of America. Shock was felt worldwide as several terrorist attacks took place in different areas of the United States.At 8:45am, a plane departing from Boston was hijacked and flown into the north tow ... on was hijacked and flown into the north tower of the World Trade Center, located in New York City. The flight was later revealed to be the American Airlines Flight 11. This airline was carrying ninet ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Terrorist Attacks.
Shortly after terrorists crashed hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, the whole tourism industry ... de Center towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, the whole tourism industry has changed.The purpose of this essay is to describe the effects of the terrorist attacks on tourism.Therefore, ... this essay is to describe the effects of the terrorist attacks on tourism.Therefore, first of all, the different effects on the various travel segments will be identified and the negative impacts on ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts
The Costs and Consequences of American Empire.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American EmpireBy, Chalmers JohnsonChalmers Johnson in his book, Blowb ... Johnson in his book, Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire, analyses chronically the effects of foreign policies the United States pursued during the Cold War and into the present d ... ies the United States pursued during the Cold War and into the present day. He especially considers the social and economic ramifications of military and diplomatic policies the United States implemen ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
"Terror Experienced Abroad: An American Student Studies in Muslim Kenya," This is about terrorism.
There's news...go talk to Athman, Anri said as she and Jason hurried off in a direction away from th ... ied off in a direction away from the hotel.Okay, I thought to myself. What on Earth does that mean? The "news" I was to receive was more than I ever could have imagined.Athman, one of our academic dir ... eceive was more than I ever could have imagined.Athman, one of our academic directors, was telling other group members the little news that we had at that point:There have been some bombings in the St ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
The Ripple Effect of September 11th
The ripple effect of September 11th's terrorist attack upon the World Trade Center and the Pentagon ... nd violent downslide has placed tens of thousands out of work and threatens to completely undermine the very foundation of the United States economic system. As a nervous nation looks ahead at the mon ... the months to come, every indication seems to point to economic distress; according to economists, "the U.S. economy is going to experience some extremely tough times in the months ahead" (The Ripple ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
September 11.
"The third war will begin when the big city is burning," Nostradmus. Tuesday, September 11, 2001 has ... n the big city is burning," Nostradmus. Tuesday, September 11, 2001 has gone down in history. It is the day when the United States experienced a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentago ... e United States experienced a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and various other locations. The terrorist attack not only affected men and women working in the World Trade Cent ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
The Day that time stood still, September 11th.
I will never forget this day. I was in school and all of a sudden the announcements came on. Now for some, this is not ordinary, but this was about 10:00 and the anno ... ry, but this was about 10:00 and the announcements had already been done that morning. It said that the school would be dismissing early because the World Trade Center had collapsed. Now as you know, ... ow as you know, most younger kids wouldn't really know what this meant or even care about this. But the announcements came on again about 2 minutes later and said that the Pentagon had been struck by ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed ... e Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefiel ... ness and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. War, however, was averted due to the bravery, intelligence, and wits o ...
Subjects: History Term Papers