Osama Bin Laden: A True Hero

In the airports, Muslim people became “the usual suspects”, were thoroughly searched and often interrogated. In her article, O’Connor claims that the lives of American Muslims changed forever, and the statement is hard to disagree with (“How 9/11 Changed These Muslim Americans’ Lives Forever.”) Those who had nothing to do with the September 11 attacks, their children and grandchildren were sentenced to face racism, hate and violence.

Are there heroes in today’s society? No one thinks of themselves as a hero, but it does not take any special skills to be a hero because anyone can be a hero. The characteristics of a hero only show up when there is a time of need such as a major catastrophe or minor incidents that happen on a daily basis. During the twenty-first century there have been quite a few major catastrophes. The major catastrophes include the 9/11 attacks, two major hurricanes (Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy), and the Boston marathon bombing. There are also several different major and minor characteristics that a hero will show in times of need. For instance some major characteristics of a hero are perseverance/determination, bravery/courage, dedication/endurance, and selflessness/sacrifice. Some minor characteristics include humility, fearlessness, skill, strength, integrity, and intrepidity (Wanamaker, 2013). In the twenty-first century the 9/11 attacks is the first major catastrophe. During this major disaster there were quite a few individuals who helped to rescue people. There were heroes in each of the three crash sites that occurred on that very eventful day.

Kristen Lewis’ article, “Malala the Powerful” was about how a girl as shot in the head by the terrorist group, the Taliban because she was using her voice to stand up and say everyone deserves an education, especially girls. In Pakistan, the religion is strict therefore the Taliban decided to control the government, that made life for women and girls brutal. The Taliban ordered that girls were not allowed to attend school. Malala completely disagreed so she used her voice on the internet incognito to bring awareness about what was happening. The Taliban was out of control, Malala’s family was forced to move South. With all the commotion she revealed her identity, making her well known world wide. Once news broke on who she was, the Taliban

The “mold of a Muslim post 9/11 was anyone fitting the description of a Muslim, which was wearing a hijab for women and wearing a turban for men. If you went to a mosque, which was the Muslim house of worship, you were considered a Muslim. Anyone who fit that “mold” had a red flag put on them. For example, Rasha and her family were arrested and detained by the FBI in the middle of the night, “because they were being investigated for possible terrorism connections” (21). Due to the heightened level of security after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 committed by Muslim extremist; this family was targeted because of their religious beliefs. Ironically, the Muslim extremism that the terrorists of 9/11 depicted was a direct contrast of the true core Muslim values of honesty and compassion that Muslims are taught in their families. For instance, when she was young, Rasha’s parents taught her “the simple values of honesty, compassion and protecting her honor” (17). Readers can see that Rasha’s family valued their Muslim heritage and brought her up to value them as

Malala Yousafzai gives specific facts and reliable pictures to help convince the readers of her life story at the age of 14 and 15. By using logos, she talks about the Taliban and what it is starting to do. First she states that there is a radio station where a leader talks about demands men and mostly women should do and wear. Malala gives the names of students, family members, and leaders to show that they are reliable and actual people involved in the act of the Taliban and the shooting. “She told me her name was Rehanah and that she was the Muslim chaplain… she began to pray in Urdu… Instantly I felt calm.” (134) Shown by this, she also gives names of hospitals and doctors involved in her hospital stays.

the second we knew al-qadha was the terrorists that caused the 9/11, the price for countless innocent people will have to be paid by muslims. "The history of the world is labeled by two designations; B.C and A.b and there's a third designation now; the 9/11." My name is Khan. Muslims experiences daily prejudice and discrimination caused by the 9/11 and the media. Arizona, . According to a recent Gallup Poll, over fifty percent of Americans consider Islam a ‘critical’ threat, with similar numbers reported in France and Germany. researchers crunched the figures for 2006-08, they found non-Westerners were thirty eight times more likely to be killed in a terrorist attack than Westerners.

George W. Bush was our nations greatest president and hero. George Bush was born on July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. He lived most of his younger years being raised in Midland and Houston, Texas. Early on bush showed signs of greatness, in 1964 he graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and he later married in 1977 before being commissioned into the Texas Air National Guard in 1968. Bush rose through the ranks quickly and was soon assigned to Houston, flying with the 147th Reconnaissance Wing of Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base and because of his quick rise, many critics say that he only got there because of his fathers already high political standing. Unfortunately during 1972, he was suspended from

On September 11, 2001 something unforgettable happened. The Twin Towers in New York City were struck by two commercial aircraft. But there was more to the attacks than people realize. Some of the biggest heroes that day were the men and women who landed the 30,000 planes in the air that day. Those people stopped potential hijacks right in their tracks. These people were real heros

In America, there has been many occasions of attacks. Most of these attacks consist of terrorism. Terrorism is the unlawful act of violence which is used by terrorists to make people fear. Osama Bin Laden is one of the most well-known terrorist in the world. The killing of Osama Bin Laden, which is the man behind the attacks on 9/11, was a turning point in history because he was the leader of Al-Qaeda and the sponsor of the terrorist act.

It is our inability to understand the true nature of conflict that has resulted in both the tragic loss of life and our failure to achieve anything remotely resembling victory after tragedy. Gandhi is one of the most revered pacifists in history and Bin Laden, one of the most reviled villains. One man, was willing to sacrifice his life rather than lift a finger to hurt another soul. The other is willing to kill thousands to achieve his ends. However, once you let go of the moral considerations, there are, in fact, many similarities. Not in goals or philosophies but in how their tactics manipulate the world.

May 2nd, 2011. I was in the 8th grade. The school, the nation , and the world had essentially learned about the death of Osama Bin Laden the night before. As I went to my classes I could tell that a feeling of happiness and joy filled the air. I could not remember much about that day up until the last period of the school day.

Osama bin Laden is a world-renown man. He is known by some as a polite, generous person to look up to. To most, he is the man who was behind arguably the most traumatizing terrorist attack the world has ever seen, the head power of the menacing Taliban Islamic extremist group, and, at one time, the most sought after criminal on the planet. Bin Laden was raised a very religious man and this led to his extreme beliefs of the immorality of the western world. As his life progressed, his views turned into action. Bin Laden was a powerful man who was always taken seriously, especially by his enemies. From birth to death, Osama

In her didactic autobiography, Carmen bin Laden, sister-in-law of Osama bin Laden, construes her past life in Saudi Arabia as to be confined in the prison of her name and educates people on the Muslim religion, its extremists, and its constrictions on Muslim women. Additionally, she instructs us as Americans to avoid the fundamentalists and to practice our freedoms so we don’t fall into the same dilemma she did. In her opening paragraphs, she brings up the 9/11 attacks and how she and her family live with a daily reminder of that day. She tells her fears of her children not being able to pursue their dreams and goals because of the family they were born into and the last name they share with an America’s Most Wanted terrorist.

Will history judge the events of September 11, 2001 as acts of unwarranted terrorism, or as the retaliatory acts of Islamic patriots and freedom fighters? There has been much speculation as to the root cause of 9/11. Most Americans, and indeed much of the Western World view that these were unwarranted acts of outright terrorism that justified the “War on Terror” in response. However, to many in the rest of the world, especially those living in predominantly Muslim countries, the events leading up to and including 9/11 were caused by the West, especially the United States. An analysis of the facts by reveals that the events of 9/11 are seen differently because our fundamental collective ways of thinking are vastly different. The truth of the events of 9/11 will only ever be understood properly if we objectively look at the history of both the West and the history of Islam.

One of the world’s deadliest terrorists, Osama bin Laden, has cause havoc throughout the world by committing terror acts carried out by his Islamic extremist group, Al- Qaeda. Bin Laden has caused many problems throughout the world by his terrorism and this all came to an end on May 2, 2011. Seal Team Six was sent into his bunker and put an end to his life and his 10-year hide out after the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center. Osama has been the leader of Al-Qaeda since 1988 and since then has committed numerous amounts of terror attacks on all parts of the world. Osama bin Laden has developed over time as a leader of Al-Qaeda, and through his beliefs of Muslim brotherhood, he developed into an extreme Islamic terrorist.