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It was September 11th, 2001, and Kris Young was at a sponsorship meeting for him and a few other teammates at the North Tower in New York. All of the sudden, Kris heard the sound of a loud crash! He was about 7 floors below where the plane had hit. There was debris falling everywhere. Suddenly, a big piece of wood fell on Kris’s leg. Kris was stuck there with a big piece of wood on his leg that he could not get off. Eventually, Kris’s teammate, Paul Dejong, picked up the piece of wood and…

The standard thinking about immigrants and homeland security says with absolute precision that immigration brought terrorism. Terroristic attack is hazard to human life and material prosperity. In discussions of immigrants and their impact on homeland security, one controversial issue is how Americans are being killed. On the other hand, the chance of an American being murdered in a terroristic attack caused by a refugee is approximately 3,64 million per year. Others even maintain, the chance of…

Sixteen years ago on September 11, the United States experienced a terrorist attack that ended the lives of 3,000 Americans. Four airplanes were hijacked, two were used to crash into the World Trade Center, one was used to crash into the Pentagon, and the last one failed and crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania. On Native Soil is a documentary about the 9/11 Commission that investigated the flaws that allowed 9/11 to occur. After watching the movie it is clear that there were some major…

During the 20th century there were thirteen years in which alcohol was prohibited. The eighteenth amendment of the United States constitution prohibits the manufacture, sale, transportation, or the exportation of alcohol in the United States. The eighteenth amendment was also known as prohibition. Prohibition lasted from 1919 to 1933. Prohibition corrupted society because families became more exposed to alcohol than before, and the crime rate rose in the years of prohibition, specifically…

With terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda and, most recently, ISIS making threats against our country, our government seems to be using these terrorist’s groups as an excuse menace its people. Government agencies such as the American Civil Liberties Union have been found at the forefront…

The morning of September 11, 2001 started off as any other. Who would have expected the deadliest terrorist attack the United States has ever had. An Islamic extremist known as al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes all with very important targets. American Airlines Flight 11 with United Airlines Flight 175 struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The Pentagon was hit by American Airlines 77 (History.com 1). United Airlines Flight 93 was the only hijacked plane…

The planning of and emergency response to a terror attack has always been a great concern. The main focus has always been on those of overt attack. These attacks are those by chemical, biological, or radiological/nuclear weapons. These type of attacks cause an immediate response from police, fire, and Emergency Medical Services personnel CDC Strategic Planning Workgroup, 2000; Forest& Howard, 2013). In any attack it is the state and the local government that will have the responsibility for…

A child from an italian immigrant family Al capone, nickname “scarface”.He rose up as a leader of a chicago mafia during the prohibition era.He grew up with a very poor family but he had a taste for bigger and better things. Many New York gangsters in the early 20th Century came from impoverished backgrounds, but this was not the case for the legendary Al Capone. Far from being a poor immigrant from Italy who turned to crime to make a living, Capone was from a respectable, professional…

Journal #3 In this day and age media is one of the main influences because every day we are exposed to whatever the media puts out. Media has the ability to sway decisions, create biases and create stereotypes. This can be good because it can inform people on social issues and bring light to the problems that are going on in the world and create awareness. Media can also create issues by creating negative stereotypes on a group of people that then creates a hostile environment for that group of…

On the 12 of November 2015, a horrific terrorist attack destructed Beirut, Lebanon, killing 43 civilians and over 239 wounded. A would-be suicide bomber, who survived the attack told investigators that he was an ISIS recruit who himself, and three others had arrives in Lebanon 2 days prior to the attack; the three other bombers were killed in the explosion. The explosions were within 150 meters of each other, and five minutes apart from one another leaving shattered glass, blood and chaos all…