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9-11 Final Essay Brittany Lowe Composition 102 Mrs. Thomas 26 March 2012 Social Tolerance and 9-11 Attacks The attack on September 11, 2001, startled America and was acknowledged to be the worst terrorist attack acknowledged to take place in the United States. The attack started by Al-Qaeda flying a plane through the first twin tower then shortly after the second twin tower went crumbling down to the ground. After the witnesses in New York and the billions of people watching the astonishing towers tumble to the ground the third plane flew into the Pentagon. But the one plane not making it to their destination was the fourth plane not making it to the White House. This tragic event has left us living in fear for multiple years not knowing if Al- Qaeda was going to come back to our country and fly a plane through a historic building or plant a bomb on sacred grounds. September 11 took all Americans by surprise; because we never thought any country would come and try and hurt Americans. The United States suffered tremendously in the year 2001 especially with social acceptance toward immigrants coming in and out of America. Americans today still live in fear after this tragic happening on September 11, 2001. We lost trust for many countries but mostly we lost trust to innocent civilians living inside the United States. We didn’t only lose two historical buildings or part of the Pentagon we lost our trust toward the innocent Muslims living in our countries. In this tragic terrorist attack we lost social acceptance toward nonnative Americans but we still kept our pride. The article, “(Dis)unity and Diversity in Post-9/11 America,” was written by Robyn Rodriguez. The article is mostly about the “ethical and racial relations in the contemporary United States by focusing on the impacts of 9/11 – particularly in relations to the immigration policy” (Rodriguez). The United States allowed many immigrants into our country because we we’re so trusting and giving as a country. The attackers from Al-Qaeda presented themselves as foreign exchange students and really made Americans look like fools. “The attackers entered the country through regular immigration channels (i.e., as foreign students) the U.S. government has introduced policies to enhance border security, restrict immigration, increase the surveillance of immigrant populations, and more actively enforce immigration policy” (Rodriguez). The Al-Qaeda men really made us Americans look like complete idiots when they took over three planes. This planned attack took a great deal of time to organize with all the well-constructed planning. This attack ruined the security in airports and the security in the United States with all the foreign exchange students coming to America for schools. The first word in the article (Dis)unity really summarizes this paragraph well because it means a disagreement or conflict with a group, in Americans case our disunity is with the Muslims. This is because, a handful of Muslims came to hurt America but we look down upon all the innocent civilians living within the United States border like they had played a part in this tragic attack. In this article (Dis)unity is a perfect title, because this attack happened on the United State soil we still have our pride as Americans but we lost our trust for the outside countries. “The Expulsion from Disneyland the Social Psychological Impact of 9/11,” by Scott Morgan is a great article about the positive and negative aspects of how the 9-11 attacks changed our society today. “Americans responded to 9/11 with a number of negative reactions. Among other things, Americans expressed increased political intolerance, prejudice, discrimination, and desires for vengeance” (Morgan). Knowing from experience that Americans said harsh and discrimination slogans, because going back in remembrance my family said pretty unacceptable names after the attacks. Multiple negative actions took place in America after the attacks negative thoughts, and most of the entire negative outlooks were our mental state and how we were going to get through this tragic experience. But not all thoughts were all negative Americans had a positive and prosocial outlook such as, “greater intentions to do nice things for friends and family, giving millions of dollars in charitable donations, and becoming more civically engaged” (Morgan). This attack not only gave us an negative outlook on most social outlooks it also gave us the positive mentality to make our country the best and set a high standard for the United States by giving to poor countries knowing we need it more. “9/11 Attacks,” is touching points about the description of the attack on 9/11 and making this country come together to fight back. This war has done nothing but tear the US apart from our safe keeping to our neighbors and friends but this attack tore that up when they flew planes through our buildings. As the war continues we slowly attract back to our safety but we won’t ever be safe again until we get justice on the Muslims. So as the article ends it gives details on the emotional day with all the families’ children around the site. The article itself represents the social loses we endured as a country, but it has made our country more powerful and more in touch with reality. This attack took us Americans by surprise and caught us off our guards. With this tragic event caused Americans to suffer socially more than anything. We lost trust for many countries but mostly we lost trust in the innocent civilians living inside the United States. We didn’t only lose two historical buildings or part of the Pentagon we lost our trust toward the innocent Muslims living in our countries. So in this tragic terrorist attack we lost social acceptance but we still kept our pride throughout this big ordeal. The loss and gains, positive and negative outlooks this attack had on our country has made our society much stronger and we are more aware of our surroundings as a community. With this attack on September 11, 2001, the day Americans call the worst terrorist attack that happened on American soil, we kept our pride and we stand tall because of the worst day in United States history. Work Cited "9/11 Attacks." // Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection //. Gale, Cengage Learning, 2010. // Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context //. Web. 19 Mar. 2012. Morgan, Scott. T he Expulsion From Disneyland The Social Psychological Impact of 9/11. American Psychologist. 66. 6. September 2011. 447-454. March 22, 2012. Rodriguez, Robyn. (Dis)unity and Diversity in Post-9/11 America. Sociological Forum; Jun2008, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p379-389, 11p. March 22, 2012.

Meryl Phillips

English 102

Mrs. T. Thomas

March 27, 2012

How Did We Respond?

 September 11, 2001 will be marked in the history books for forever to come. The September 11th attacks were the series of attacks upon New York City and Washington, D.C. Four of our American plans carrying numerous passengers were taken over by Iraqis. Two planes were run into the World Trade Centers, one into the Pentagon, and one that was headed towards the White House but ended up crashing in Pennsylvania. There were numerous factors that came from these attacks. As a result of these attacks, the world changed tremendously but from these attacks the political measures affected everything and everyone in America. This also affected how quickly the President and other government officials reacted.

 I could only imagine the trillions of thoughts running through the President’s mind once he found out American planes had been hijacked and ran into the World Trade Centers. Not only were the Twin Towers struck by planes so was the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Even though President Bush has a saying in what is going to happen Congressman Dick Cheney did not hesitate to stop anyone is his way to keep hijacked planes from crashing into the White House. According to the Los Angles Time, Dick Cheney authorized fighter aircraft “to engage the inbound plane.” Even though the plane was eighty miles out from the White House, Dick Cheney was looking out for President Bush’s safety and well-being. Cheney’s commands were never heard by the fighter pilots. President Bush was in Florida at the time during all of this commotion. Even though the President was not at the White House it took a tremendous amount of courage and fight to create this amount of safety for one single human being who was not even at the place under attack. If everyone thought as quickly as Cheney did we would be a good bit further then we are today. His response to the attacks and the President’s safety was tremendous.

 Some individuals do not agree with President Bush’s response to the September 11th terrorist attacks. According to CBS News, President Bush’s first thought when finding out the first tower had been hit was “I thought it was an accident, I thought it was a pilot error. I thought it was some foolish soul that had gotten lost – and made a terrible mistake.” Even though President Bush had just stepped in to a second grade classroom in Florida to read to a group of children, he had already acknowledged that the first plane had crashed into the first tower. As he sat down to read a story one of his staff members handed him a notecard stating that a second plane had been run into the second tower. In this second grade classroom there were tons of news media, this is when he knew he had to make a statement because he knew he had the whole world watching him. Even though he was in this classroom, he grabbed a legal pad and wrote a “speech” and as all the news cameras were focused on him he told the world “the world is now changed, the Trade Towers have been hit.” This was all he stated and then he did his duty and read to the children of the second grade class. Even though he did not jump up and leave he did let the world know that he was aware of what had happened. As a President, there are numerous responsibilities that come into play and not only did he address the nation he also fulfilled his duty to read to the children.

 After the attacks many people thought that President Bush wouldn’t do anything about this. But in reality President Bush was angry. Just like everyone else in America he was angry and couldn’t understand why someone would run our planes into our buildings. A week after the attacks and after the House and the Senate finally passed for the president to wage war against Iraq. Even though he might have been slow to show his reaction, he did not waste any time on declaring war against the people who destroyed our buildings and took so many innocent lives. According to some, they believed that the presidential power had fallen within the past two decades but now they were changing their minds because of the President’s fast reaction on declaring war. The War on Terror was forced into play. The war is still not over with yet and we have a tremendous amount of fighting, restoring, and cleaning up to do in Iraq.

 The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 we always be remembered until the end of eternity. Everyone has their own opinions about how the President and the government reacted to these attacks. The government can only do so much to protect America, but sometimes there are flaws and there are loopholes. Something is bond to happen but we should be prepared for the next big event and have different strategies on solving the problem. You learn from your mistakes to make the future a better place.

Works Cited

Buffton, Deborah D. “WAR ON TERROR, INC.: CORPORATE PROFITEERING FROM

THE POLITICS OF FEAR.” International Journal on World Peace 28.3 (2001):

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Schrader, Esther. “Cheney Gave Order to Shoot Down Jets.” //Los Angeles Times //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Los

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David Palladino

Professor Thomas

Composition II

30 March 2012

The Attacks of 9/11 have Caused Financial Sufferings in America

Everyone remembers September 11, 2001. Everyone remembers the devastation it caused to so many families. The whole world remembers the impact it had not just on New York, but America. Not only did it cause devastation to families by taking lives but it has taken a toll on the financial markets of America. (Terger) So many people talk now about the economy and how bad it has gotten since September 11, 2001. Although many can talk about it, many may not realize just how extensive and long lasting the impact of that day has been. New York was on the front end of the attacks of 9/11. Almost three thousand people lost their lives; and many more have lost their jobs. (Serwer)

The most affected sectors have been the airline, insurance, and agriculture and food industries. The airline industry was already in some trouble financially due to the recession, but when 9/11 happened, the situation worsened although airline business has resumed since the attack, it has still continued to lose money.(Los Angeles Time) With the economic impact of rising oil costs, ticket prices continue to rise, charges are now incurred for amenities such as extra leg room or bags, airline companies continue to consolidate, and still a significant number of people will take some other means of transportation due to being afraid.(Los Angeles Time) Airline carrier have also started to merge and put more passengers on flights, thus increasing the profitability of each flight.

The insurance industry has been impacted with only a few insurers offering very limited and quite pricey coverage for terrorist attacks. A lot of talk is rising towards the government about a possible compensation to the insurance companies who become greatly affected by future terrorist

The food industry was greatly affected after the attacks, but not the way one might think. Companies became more conscious of security at their plants. They spent money on bullet proof glass, key card technology to see how long their staff and visitors were in each section of their plant. This resulted in cut backs on scientist salaries but an increase on food cost. (Food Quality)

Not only has the attack affected large industries for money, but it has already produced the highest rate of mass unemployment. Not only has it affected mass amounts of people, but it has also affected the federal government with the money it needs to provide for the military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Jones)With the amount of tax money going down due to the unemployment rate, the government also loses money and then makes it even harder to come up with the cash for welfare, military, etc. (Jones) With the 9/11 attack it not only worsened the condition of the economy but it increased the annoyance by the workers already affected by the recession that started in March 2001.I n a report, //Extended Mass Layoffs in the Fourth Quarter of 2001//, issued February 13, 2002, BLS found that as of December 29th there were 408 extended mass layoff events, involving 114,711 workers, directly or indirectly attributed to the attacks. Thirty-three states reported extended mass layoff activity related in some way to the September 11 incidents. Fifty-four percent of these events and 56 percent of these separations occurred in just five states—California, Nevada, Illinois, New York, and Texas. Among the workers laid off because of the terrorist attacks, 42 percent, or 44,756 workers, had been employed in the scheduled air transportation industry. An additional 28 percent, or 32,044 workers, had been employed in hotels and motel. (Bureau of Labor statistics)

Although mass amounts of unemployment happened, the national security and U.S. military seemed to expand more than ever. Between the years of 2006 and 2008, the military expenses rose from $540 billion to over $700 billion due to the oil crisis and the constant and rather large involvement of our country being in Iraq.(Bureau of Labor statistics) This also has a lot to do with the unemployment rate boosting, as well. It seemed as if no one could get a job so everyone decided to automatically sign up for the military. The government even had to put people on the waiting lists since so many had the drive to join the military force. Another problem was that due to the amount of unemployment, soldiers returning from war could not find jobs as well.

Due to the financial sufferings that 9/11 caused and is still causing, Americans have finally opened their eyes and realized they need to reassess their priorities and make sure their life is in order. It seems as if men and women all across the United States are not taking as many financial risks and living a lot more conservatively after the 9/11 attacks rather than before the attacks occurred. Since there haven’t been many job opportunities and many Americans are filing bankruptcy on their homes and businesses. Americans today have to be careful with what they decide to spend their money on.

Works Cited

Serwer, Andy, and Beth Kowitt. "The Decade from Hell... And How The Next One Can Be Better. (Cover Story)." Time 174.22 (2009): 30-38. Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Mar. 2012.

Terger, DB 2011, 'The Economic Costs of 9/11 on the U.S', Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 91, 3, pp. 12- 13, Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost, viewed 19 March 2012

Jones, DR 2003, 'No Help for New York's Workers After 9/11', New York Amsterdam News, 94, 37, p. 5, Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost, viewed 19 March 2012.

Ashbrook, Kristra. "Same Methods, Different Marketplace." Article. Web. 30 Mar. 2012.

Martín, Hugo. "10 Years after 9/11, the Airline Industry Is Looking up." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 10 Sept. 2011. Web. 30 Mar. 2012

“What Have Been the Effects of the Events of September 11, 2001 on BLS Data?" U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 6 Jan. 2004. Web. 30 Mar. 2012.

AngelicaJackson

Professor Thomas

SENG 102

March 25, 2012

Tainted Home, OurAmerica

September 11, 2001 marked the worse tragedy in our country that changed us as a whole where we will never be the same. Many people were killed and traumatized. So many Americans didn’t understand why it happened to us, the land of the free and the home of the brave. All Americans quickly feared for their safety because of these attacks, and felt that it would happen again soon. This fear lead to security being tighter in our airports, our government buildings, threats of bombs, anthrax attacks, and constantly being checked when you enter major games and certain places.

Security has tightened so much since 9/11, and routines are just not the same. Right after 9/11 happened people were so afraid of another attack and our safety. We were even afraid of anthrax to be sent to our mailboxes. Our government buildings are surrounded by concrete blocks in case of another attack so our buildings may withstand. In Washington D.C., the Pennsylvania avenue is no longer open to traffic anymore and that street was once known as “ People’s house” (Zakheim).

On the tenth Anniversary of 9/11, we almost had another attack from men that wanted to avenge Osama Bin Laden’s Death. They were planning a massive car bomb attack in New York City. Vice President Joe Biden says that they got this information from a credible source and he tells this to Good Morning America. Mayor Bloomberg really took this serious and appeared on television to interrupt any evening programs to inform the American people. He says, "We know the terrorists regard the anniversary as an opportunity to strike again. We do live in a world where we must take these threats seriously," (Patterson.) Obamas administration expected for this to happen and found this to be very credible and accurate. Going to the airport is such a major hassle as well. I experienced this first hand because I was not aware of the 4 ounces rule with lotions to be brought on with your carry on bag. I had lots of lotions, shower gels, foams, and sprays that I had just brought from bath and body works. TSA made a horrible example out of me immediately. He took my products and waved them in the air and said “Attention everyone! This is a prime example of what not to bring in your carry on bag in the airport.” After that embarrassing sherade, he took my stuff and threw it in the trash. So, in Airports you have to take off your shoes, belts, any medal and be very patient because some airports are stricter than others. This even has caused us to have our bodies checked and our bags attached to us. As a cause of 9/11 identification cards are required everywhere. In ways it’s not fair because you have to get to the airport hours before your flight because of security. The government is tracking us everywhere and surveillance is tighter throughout cell phones, debit cards, cameras, and calls over seas.

Since the terrorist attacks, the government created the Department of Homeland Security. With this department, it gave us more power to detain any suspicious subjects and keep them in our custody as a precaution (Katel). President Bush was credited for this Department. In cause of the attacks our security was made tighter on our borders and military was sent overseas to prevent new attacks (Katel). Bush’s administration strategized ways for there to be first responders more quickly in high emergency situations all over the country. Homeland Security disbursed $8 billion to states, regions and cities to train and equip first responders (Jost). So, 911 have a positive side because now we are more secure in many more ways and prepared. On November 19, 2001, President Bush signed into law the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA). This act established a new Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which consolidated security efforts inside the Department of Transportation (DOT) (Blalock). This act ensures that the passengers on airplanes are safer because more precautions are in place.

In conclusion,America will never be immune to terrorism. We will always be looking for suspicious characters that look like the terrorists belonging to Al Qaeda responsible for the attacks. (Zakheim). Since the attacks are from Al Qaeda, we fear them and fear that they are terrorists especially if they are fromIraq, andPakistan. Our country still feels that we could have another terrorist attack. Many observers fear that no matter how hard the government tries, the threat of terrorism cannot be eliminated(Jost). There are going to be terrorist attacks, and there are going to be successful terrorist attacks. (Jost)

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Blalock, Garrick. “The Impact of Post-9/11 Airport Security Measures

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