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I feel as though this photo conveys the personal aspect on the events that took place that day. There are countless photos of the buildings, the planes and the ground effort but this photo shows the decisions that had to be made by those in the Twin Towers that day. Those that had to make a decision between death now, by suicide, or death later, by fire or building collapse. A choice that no one should ever have to make but was presented to them.

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Post-9/11, airport security became much more intense. The TSA was created, security cameras became more common and both bags and passengers had to be checked thoroughly before they could get on the plane. Scenes of people running through the airports to catch their loved one were no more. Goodbyes happened before someone even went through security. Today, security is becoming even tighter as new technology allows for more in depth screening. Taking a flight involves much more preparation now than it did pre-9/11 as it could take a couple hours to get through security,

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I, like many Americans, still wonder how people could do such horrific things to others, no matter the differences between them. I believe that the actions of the terrorists came from a hatred of American intervention in land that they felt was stolen. There are many people in the Middle East and elsewhere that feel as though Israel should not have been formed and that America should not have become involved there or in other Middle Eastern conflicts, like the Gulf War. The terrorists wanted to show America how they felt about Christians in the Muslim world.

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This date is theorized to have been chosen because of the date's significance in the Islam world. There have been many significant events that have occurred on this day like the Siege of Malta, the announcement of the Muslim expulsion from Spain, the Battle of Zenta and the Battle of Vienna. All of these events are major times that Muslims have had conflicts with Christian West countries.

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September 11, 2001.

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The terrorists were retaliating for the United States' military involvement in Israel. The Pentagon is the headquarters for the Department of Defense. The World Trade centers were housed many offices in New York City. The buildings were also a very iconic to the NYC skyline because of their height. The crash site in Pennsylvania is significant because of the effort put in by the passengers to help save other people from a potential attack,

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The attacks took place in New York City at the World Trade Center buildings and at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The last plane went down in Pennsylvania. The attacks took place at the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon because they were very important, very American places.

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In total, almost 3,000 people were killed in the attacks. Close to 10,000 people were treated for their. injuries

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Two of these planes flew into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City. One of the planes hit the Pentagon and the other crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after the passengers fought the hijackers and took over the plane themselves. Many theories exist over where this plane was headed, like the White House, the Capitol Building or the Camp David land in Maryland.

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On September 11th of 2001, 19 men associated with al-Qaeda hijacked four American flights abnd they carried out suicide attacks with these planes.

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At the time, George W. Bush was president. That day, he was moved around the country due to security concerns but was able to deliver a speech to the American public at 9 o'clock that night. In this speech, he told the American people that these attacks could not "touch the foundation of America."

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The most important people from this day were the police and firefighters that worked hard to rescue and help as many as possible. 9/11 was the deadliest day for New York City firefighters where 343 were killed.

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Osama bin Laden was the leader of the terrorist group, al-Qaeda. It was 19 men from this group, funded by bin Laden, that carried out the attack. These men hijacked American planes and carried out suicide attacks against United States landmarks.