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Remember, this is a narrative essay, which means it’s okay and even required to use personal pronouns such as “I”, “we”, “me,” etc.
first draft- 100 points / final draft- 100 points / TOTAL- 200 point
ESSAY: Life After 9/11
9/11 was one of the deadliest day in
the United States. On the 11th, September of 2001, the terrorist hijacked
four planes in America, causing much tension and destroying the lives of over
two thousand people by airplane crashes. The terrorist was from Arabic Nations
led by the Al-Qaida group. It was not clear how the terrorist managed to get
into four airplanes before they took off, but the 19 militants managed to get
in with knives they used to hijack the planes and control them (Brown). The
hijackers managed to carry out a suicide attack on the targets in America as
all four planes were crashed. On this most frightening and deadliest day, the
United States President, President George W. Bush, declared the fight to all
terrorists, claiming that the terrorist had no power to control America
(Malley). It is a day of history where terrorists managed to accomplish their
intention of killing a large population on a single day. The United States government was shocked to
have such terrorist attacked running successfully within their territories.
President George W. Bush was in Florida in the morning when the first planes
crashed but had to return to the white house and declared a more intensive
fight against the terrorist attacks from the Muslims of Arabs (Brown). The terrorism attack steered the battles, and
the United States put more effort into looking for the mastermind leader and
founder of the deadly Algaeda terrorist group, Osama Bin Laden.
9/11 means a lot to me. Individually,
this was an alarm to awaken the world on the seriousness of the need to fight
terrorism. It also told us that not all our neighbors can be trusted and helpful;
some have bad intentions of fighting and killing us in the future. This was
showed as terrorists lived within the communities of Americans. Some of the 19
militants stayed in American and even managed to sneak in knives in the airport
without noticing. I tend to worry a lot about how some people can destroy their
lives as long as they have accomplished what they need. For the heartless and
cruel terrorists, destroying other people’s lives was something to celebrate to
the extent of accepting to die with them. The day became remorseful to the
families who lost their loved ones in the plain crushes. It could have happened
that members of one family used the planes, implying that all died in a single
day. I sympathize with them and feel very remorseful, though it teaches me to
stay alert and responsible in life to avoid causing death to innocent colleagues.
Historical events like 9/11 affect our daily
lives and focus. We learned that one should not be comfortable at their state,
and everything might not be okay or friendly to use. We learned how to
socialize, the importance of personal security, and building a happy mutual
interdependence. Furthermore, we tend to change the way we utilize resources
and valuing what we own today. Investing in education is helpful so that we
learn about security activities and live in harmony and togetherness among
ourselves. A historic event shapes our knives and perception towards our
friends. It tells us how miserable our lives can be when we ignore the
importance of togetherness, friendship, and caring. We should be ready to
destroy others’ lives just like terrorists can but learn not to revenge our
colleagues when they wrong us. I have feared traveling to study or work in
countries that are in threat of terrorist attacks. Countries that have had
recent fights either internationally or within the countries are not very safe.
I only travel to more safe countries and am not in conflict with any terror
group as I fear being a victim if such occurrences happen. This has limited my
study life as I have developed a fear of traveling to far countries for studies
or work. Flying using international planes, with many people in it, is something
I fear the most. Terrorists are interested in attacking a large group of people
at once, so engaging in such groups puts our lives at risk of becoming a
terrorist target.
Life
in America would not have been the way it is now if 9/11 had not happened. There was a hit by two hijacked planed in the
former Twin Tower during the era, which interfered with communication. It was
impossible to communicate as the crushed affected the cell phone services in
the area (Lee) effectively. There were no cellphones to video call what was
happening. After the 9/11 terrorist
attack, there have been substantial developments in technology in America.
America has improved its ways of transmitting messages by significantly
telecommunication network, preparedness to handle disasters, improvement in
security levels, and personal privacy. The technology has faced new
advancements, and people can now communicate globally by using tweeter
accounts, personal emails, and video calls. American has developed new ways of detecting
terrorism to initiate early attacks killing a mass of people. Today, digital
websites and other social media platforms like Facebook have improved
togetherness and efficient communication, which was not the case in 2001.
People have learned new ways of developing themselves, and useful ideas can be
shared globally quickly. Technology has ensured improvements in our everyday
lives.
Works Cited
Brown,
Ryan. “The intergenerational impact of terror: did the 9/11 tragedy impact
the initial human capital of the next generation?.” Demography 57.4
(2020): 1459-1481. https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article-abstract/57/4/1459/168104
Lee, Darrell M. West, and Nicol Turner. “How
Technology and the World Have Changed since 9/11.” Brookings, 27
Aug. 2021, www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/08/27/how-technology-an.
Accessed 24 Sept. 2021.
Malley,
Robert, and Jon Finer. “The long Shadow of 9/11: How counterterrorism
Warps US foreign policy.” Foreign Aff. 97 (2018): 58. https://heinonline.org/hol-cgi-bin/get_pdf.cgi?handle=hein.journals/fora97§ion=81
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