Independent Novel Study 1 Date: May 13 Chapters: 1-4 Harajuku Fun Madness In this chapter we find out that Marcus and Darryl are very smart and very good at technology. Marcus and Darryl sneak off to play in a videogame tournament, Harajuku Fun Madness and while they are going to the tournament terrorists attack. They were underground and someone stabbed Darryl and they go up to get help but the officers take them as prisoners. They are placed in jail under questioning because they were near the crime scene and because Marcus has a lot of encrypted tech on him that a terrorist could potentially use. At the end of this chapter he is released and someone grabs him from the alley. “Anything they ask, answer them. If it’ll get you …show more content…
They take him to his house and talk to his parents because he has a strange traffic pattern. Marcus talks about arphid cloning and Vanessa gets mad. Marcus’s dad gets pulled over twice making him get home three hours late. “I got up and got moving. I felt the eyes watching me from all directions.” I thought this quote was important because it shows how bad this attack was. It put everyone on edge and this is shown by the constitution making you swipe with debit to track your location, soldiers in the streets and cameras in the classrooms. Everyone is being held under surveillance because they don 't know who is a terrorist and who is a normal citizen. They pull people over if they are just taking weird traffic patterns. I can relate to Marcus because sometimes I feel like i 'm under surveillance. In elementary school a speaker came in and said he could track any of us. It was very worrying and made me afraid. I felt like the technology was working against me rather than for me. Also there are many security cameras everywhere and it makes you feel like this world is a very dangerous place. In Marcus’s case he was very good with technology and was able to make the technology work for him without being tracked. Independent Novel Study 3 Date: May 23 Chapters: 9-12 The Police In this section Marcus’s dad talks about him being pulled over. Marcus is on the Xnet and there are people asking him personal questions and he logs off. The DHS got
Marcus becomes an icon in the eyes of the citizens fighting for individual privacy and civil rights. As this group rapidly grows and evolves, Marcus and his followers now attend an illegal open air concert in Dolores Park. He meets the love of his life Ange and just when things start to get a little intimate between the two, the police and DHS come break up the concert with pepper spray. This ultimately leads to Marcus finding out that Darryl is alive and hidden in prison when a man named Zeb approaches Marcus in the streets and passes him the information in the form of a note, giving Marcus hope and inspiring him to keep going on. At this point, Marcus has gathered enough courage to tell his parents about everything that he has been through and is now open to tell Barbara Stratford, a newspaper reporter for the Bay Guardian, known for her intense and deep investigations in her work. As word is getting out on the secrets of the DHS, Marcus is put on a ticking clock as he needs to do everything in his power
The speech tells us that terrorist had attacked Americans, and it left many dead and injured. It tells us that people on the airplane, in the building, people going in to save lives, moms, dads, friends, and other family members had been trapped in that building. Many people outside of the Twin Towers caught the airplane in action hitting the building, this leaving American’s scared for their lives.
Firefighters and policemen struggled to get the sufferers out of the building safely. Some went up the treacherous flight of stairs to gather people still holding on by a limb, and never came back down. Soon we were informed about a plane crashing into the Pentagon. And Two other flights brought down due to lost control. None of these incidents were accidents. They were all coordinated by Al-Qaeda. The objective of the attack was to raise fear in America’s eyes and to invoke terror. And ultimately demonstrate we’re not as powerful, and untouchable as we thought. As a result of this nationwide scare, we now experience mass amounts of racial profiling. Also, airport security processing will never be the same again. Finally, the growing presence of fear and threat of terror in the United States of America. Conclusively, thousands of lives were ripped away and the lives of those still living during this time, forever
The September 11th terrorist attacks brought fear and anger to all Americans. People of all races did not know how to react to such a horrific tragedy. After these attacks were carried, former President George W. Bush declared a “War on Terror”. While this was happening Muslims in the U.S were in the middle of this issue. The War on Terror was focused on Muslim Citizens in the U.S due to media outlets and many people criticizing all people that are Muslims are radicals. With all said The Patriot Act was passed which many criticized because it was argued conflicted personal liberties and public discussion. George W. Bush praised the act for making America safer. However, it was a plan targeted primarily at Muslims and Arabs . Like American governments have done in the past acts like the Espionage and Sedition Act this is another one of acts that aim to target one group . “War on Terror” was not only declared on the real terrorists of Al Qaeda but it was also declared on many Muslims in the United States with the passing of the Patriot Act. Under these circumstances people’s rights are taken away and citizens and non citizens who are Muslims would be mostly of focused upon. It would give states the right to hold and investigate suspected terrorists with insufficient evidence .The Patriot Act affects people rights, goes against the Constitution and can invade people’s privacy by targeting one group and not given the rights people of the American government deserve.
America came under attack on September 11, 2001, at the hands of terrorists taking aim at the American psyche by taking down two iconic pillars that represented decades of financial success of America’s free market society. The attack left families, friends, and the nation grieving for those who perished in the collapse of the twin towers and for those first responders who risked their lives to save them. In response to that horrific act against the United States president George W. Bush, along with his administration, went to work, trying to establish the U.S.’s response. From the ashes came legislation creating the Patriot Act and “This bill was signed into law with little debate on October 26, 2001, only 45 days after the attacks that
September 11, 2001 is known to be one of the most devastating days in history. To this day, September 11 has been the largest terrorist attack in the United States with 2,996 deaths and over 6,000 wounded. They not only crashed the Twin Towers but the crashed them with our planes. Due to the crash, it “...resulted in a dramatic change in our nation’s attitudes and concerns about safety and vigilance” (Green, 2016). The impact left behind after the attack changed the United States tremendously. Although there were many dramatic impacts that followed the crash, I found two in which seemed to have the biggest impact on the United States. Surveillance has increased tremendously since the crash resulting in the loss of privacy rights. The article How 9/11 Changed America it states “...the the National Security Agency alone.. violated privacy laws thousands of times per year since 2008” (Green, 2016). This shows that we have lost our privacy rights due terrorist attack.
Imagine being surrounded by dust and fire, the sound of explosions in the distance, along with people screaming names of friends and family members. People jumping out of the windows for a glimpse of hope. "Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly acts of terrorism. The victims were in airplanes or in their offices: secretaries, businessmen and women, military and federal workers, moms and dads, friends and neighbors. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended in evil, despicable acts of terror. 9/11 was a terrible event, still affects us today, TSA, the creation of the National Security and the NSA, along with ruined lives for the families of people who have died.
“Our first priority is to get help to those who have been injured, and to take every precaution to protect our citizens at home and around the world from further attacks (George W. Bush). Sustaining a strong national government reassures the people that they are being protected and secured continually. For as long as the nation has existed, the concept of national security has served as the fundamental interest of the government. They have made an effort to do this to their best ability by finding a compromise between national security and the personal freedoms of the citizens, insuring the people that they’re being protected without obtruding on their privacy to some amount. “Maintaining a strong national defense secures liberty against threats known and unknown, from rogue states to terrorist organizations (The Heritage Foundation). America was determined to defend themselves and make it sure that these forms of attacks would never endanger the country again. The government stood and still stands together in the battle against terrorism and goes to every extent to find the ones who were at fault for these gruesome affairs. “The search is underway for those who were behind these evil acts. I have directed the full resources of our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those
Many people remember where they were, what they were doing, and how they reacted to the news of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Questions running through people’s minds would be who was responsible for this, and how could we let something this dreadful happen to this great nation of ours. About 14 years ago the United States was not involved in any type of war, believe it or not, ISIS did not exist, and people were not aware of the Islamic terrorist group, al-Qaeda, and their leader Osama bin Laden. The United States’ surveillance state was much smaller than what it is today, and airport security was extremely lenient. September 11th, 2001 marks a gruesome day in history that greatly impacted and still influences the decisions that are made in the United States today.
September 11th, 2001 was a date that went down in history. This day was evidence that the revolution of public safety needed to occur. The Patriot Act is a law that is required to prevent
They were looking by some apartments. And they saw Michael putting Dylan's brother in the car. Daylans brother had tape on his mouth, rope in his feet and hands. Morgan was so scared but she tip toed and was heading to get to the car, and when she got in the car she busted the back window and hurried up and grabbed him and ran as fast as she could. Michael was grabbing a gun, then Morgan got low and was hiding herself and Dylan's brother. She called, Dylan and told him, “Come pick me and your brother up we are behind MIchael’s house.”
While the chaos ensues, A.J. is still recording everything from behind a bush, in the small flower garden in front of the school and hasn’t stopped recording since he first saw Jesse with the jocks. He soon realizes the dangers of being in the bushes just inches away from teachers who are hungry to put some kids in detention. He lies down and covers himself with leaves and petals, not being able to see or record. A hand reaches out and pulls A.J. out of the flowers bush. Luckily for him, it’s only Jesse. As Jesse begins to swear out loud, A.J. notices it’s time for them to get to their next class,
Everyone needs to be aware of the implications terrorist attacks have on the daily lives of people worldwide. We also need to know how to stay safe without overreacting and hurting innocent people. People need to be educated on safety, staying away from certain people and places, and reporting suspicious activity, but not use this so much that innocent people are being labeled as terrorists. I believe everyone should know in the future how these attacks changed people’s live and current events globally, by reading about them in future
In the lives of Americans September 11th, 2001 will forever be embedded in our memories. This was the day that international Terrorism first struck America. A day that America’s security was exposed from there on TSA, and Homeland Security was built. I remember before the devastating attacks we were able to walk up to any terminal in the airport and wait for any of our family members board the aircraft. Since those devastating attacks Americans have seen new policies in security and new implementations in transportation, but the cost to our new security and technology is the peoples’ privacy has agonized.
So then both Sarah and Michael catch up with her but she gets away. Both Michael and Sarah wondered how agent Weber had found their hiding spot. Later Michael and Sarah both go into a game called Curious ways to die and find Bryson their. After that Michael, Bryson and Sarah are all sucked into a plane and outside the sky was pitch black. Then all the characters meat Kaine and Kaine says that he needs help . Kaine said that he needed more human bodies so that their would be more tangents in the world. After that he said if they do not help him Sarah’s parents will die. Next Kaine told them to deside before he used the Killsim on them. But the kill sims never there thanks to Bryson with the Wave. Then Bryson tells them that he is not the one who did it and Bryson heard a voice that said you have friends among the tangents. Then the cops found the three of them and said that they are under arrest for murder,kidnapping. As they were being brought in they escaped. After that they desided to go Atlanta and to Vns headquarters where they would find agent