#1 Reading Response; The selling of 9/11 “The promise of closure through consumption” (Heller, 2005 pg. 20) “The Selling of 9/11 As A Commodity” by Dana Heller, is an extensive and indepth analysis of basic Marxian principles, depicting the issues within a capitalist society. The essence of which that nothing is free from commodification. In a system where the only escape from ‘alienation’ is to consume, events – even those as traumatic as September 11 can be made into a well packaged good…
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Robert Alvarez Dr. Mary Pyron Engl 1301 December 6, 2012 The Impact Sports Have On America On April 15th, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American baseball player in the 20th century to play in Major League Baseball, that year he lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to the World Series. Why is this important? Decades before the civil rights movement racial and cultural barriers were being torn down in various sports stadiums across the country. In 1947 the Brooklyn Dodgers and their fans showed…
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When examining 9/11, one can simply conclude that this particular event created a moral panic for the United States. This act of terrorism, was aimed towards disrupting the United States way of living. It sent the country in uproar, and put everyone in fear. From a sociological perspective, one could explain terrorism as a whole through the theory of functionalism. Functionalism, a theory deprived from Emile Durkheim, that explains how social institutions exist to serve some important or necessary…
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Kat Thorndyke Mr. McCrady Hon History 2B 9 September 2016 The Importance of 9/11 On the morning of September 11, 2001, four airliners were hijacked by members of al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda was a terrorist group run by Osama bin Laden. Their goal was to carry out suicide attacks on important targets in the United States. Out of the four planes, one struck of them Pentagon. The other crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. The two remaining planes were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City. This event…
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Psycho-Social Impacts of Mass Disasters Christianity integrated into American culture, and the influence that culture has on rebuilding after the 9/11 disaster “The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars” ~ Isaiah 9:10 Capt. Michael Dugan hangs an American flag from a light pole in front of what is left of the World Trade Center after it was destroyed in the September 11 attacks.…
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9/11: A Day Remembered Forever It was a clear Tuesday morning; September 11, 2001, nineteen Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations boarded four fully fueled American airliners. These airliners were set to depart to cities in California. Little did the staff for each of the planes or the people boarding them know that plans had changed. Within the space of an hour, al Qaeda wreaked more direct damage on the United States than the Soviet Union had done throughout the entire…
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and/or events from the Millennial Generation have affected our society today, there would be a variety of answers. However, according to Roibín Ó hÉochaidh with Berkely News, when two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York on September 9, 2001, the society in which we live was affected immensely. (hÉochaidh, 2011) Roibín Ó hÉochaidh stated, “Even more than Pearl Harbor or the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the 9/11 attacks stand alone as a seminal moment in the modern history…
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physical loss of life, an emotional impact of loss, and realization of our country’s vulnerability. This day in history has changed daily American life as we know it all the way from the way we travel, to the way we see other citizens. Since this day Americans have started a “war on terrorism”, but the question comes forth, has terrorism started a war on Americans? The attacks on September 11th were the most devastating terrorist attacks to ever take place on American soil. On this day two Boeings 767’s…
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Unit: 8 Civil Rights, pages 4 to 15 Unit: 9 Culture of the 50s & 60s, Part 1, pages 16 to 23 Days to teach: Unit 7 part 5 days Unit 8--12 days Unit 9—12 days TEKS Guiding Questions & Specificity Assessment Vocabulary Instructional Strategies Resources/ Weblinks (8) History. The student understands the impact of significant national and international decisions and conflicts in the Cold War on the United States (10)History. The student understands the impact of political, economic, and social factors…
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America post 911 In this paper I will discuss the effects of 911 on American culture and society and how it changed the way United States citizens navigate their lives today. On September 11, 2001 a catastrophic event happened that would change America forever. That event was 911 the event occurred in New York City when two fighter planes crashed into the World Trade Center twin towers. This event would live on in our hearts forever. The three Areas that will be addressed are air Travel, government…
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