Boston Marathon Bombing Analysis

I learned quite a bit about the psychological impact of the Boston Marathon Bombing. After researching the effects, I realized how much trauma these innocent people went through during a moment that was supposed to be joyous. People that were healthy and filled with life were either severely injured or had there life taken away by a senseless act. Some of the injured victims will never be able to walk again, others, never able to see their loved ones again. Martin Richard, an 8-year old boy whose life was taken during the attack, will never get to see his family one more time. The amount of grief the Tsarnev brothers caused can never be taken back and it has left a psychological effect on the viewers and the victims – runners, adults and children.

The article of my choosing that express American spirit is the Boston Marathon Bombings and how the city of Boston came together after a terrible terrorist act. Boston Stronger is written by David Ortiz Boston Red Sox Designated hitter.The Boston Red sox and David ortiz had a major part in helping the city come together as one.The Red sox won the world series in october six months after the bombing. David expressed that something like this should never happen especially on a day that represents sports so well. David had trouble understanding why the terrorists choose this event where people run for such good causes like raising money for cancer . Ortiz came was born in the Dominican republic and came here for baseball so he didn't know to much

On 4/24/15, a body was discover by the MA local police in an alley, there were signs of torture although that was no the cause of death, the cause of death was a shot to the back of the head execution style, the victim was Senator Rick Khoper (RK). Khoper was the one of the many senators of the city of Boston, he was the kind of guy who would do anything necessary to get money, become as rich as possible. He had been helping the Russian mob to do money laundering among other illegal actives, like prostitution, drug trafficking and others, although he never did any of it, he helped by facilitating the process on how to do it and by alerting them of any danger. But all of this was about to change.

People’s reaction throughout the U.S. is considered as a major effect. The entire nation, including governmental services, people in the rest of the country, fundraisers, and optimistic survivors made contribution as a thriving force to help victims and to keep Boston strong. Representing U.S. government, President Barack Obama gave public speeches after the attack, stating the bombings as a terror. He claimed that the government held the responsibilities of “get[ting] to the bottom of this” and would “find whoever harmed our citizens and bring them to justice” (“President Obama’s”). On April 20, the nation had half-staff flags throughout the nation as a respect for people traumatized in the bombing. In addition business and service including major stock markets spontaneously held moments of silence for victims in the Boston Marathon Bombings (Lane). People in the rest of country participated enthusiastically into the movement of helping Boston. Portland, Oregon had a Boston Remembrance Run on April 17 (Raymond). It is also known as the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon (Raymond). There was one rule applying to all runners, volunteers, as well as spectators. They were all required to wear red socks, which were Boston’s symbols (Raymond). More than 1,000 runners joined the remembrance run to support (Raymond). The Andrea Miles was proudly to state the success of this run, “As Oklahoman and folks participating in the OKC Memorial Marathon, we have such a deep connection to not only the marathon but the events from the Murrah bombing that have led to this memorial, so now we're not just running to remember the 168 people who were lost in 1995 but also to honor Boston and stand in solidarity with them”

Within seconds of the clock striking 2:49 p.m, a bomb goes off in front of Marathon Sports store near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing one and wounding a number of others, both runners and spectators. Less than a minute later, another bomb lets off in front of the Forum restaurant, killing two more and injuring many more(CNN). As chaos began to erupt, Boston PD sprang into action immediately. Despite their efforts, the bomber who was at the time unknown, had already escaped the scene. Within minutes of the explosion, the event is now being acknowledged at the national level, suspected of being the first act of foreign terrorism since the 9/11 attacks on the Twin

April 15, 2013 hundreds of innocent Americans were traumatized forever. The 117th annual Boston Marathon was hit with an act of terrorism. Two-hundred-sixty people lost their legs while three people lost their lives. On this day Americans realized how important security is. One thousand federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel sat down and watched surveillance footage for hours tracking the terrorist that caused the Boston Bombing to occur. April 18, 2013 the FBI released footage and images of suspects whose identity was once unknown to gain more knowledge. Due to security footage the men who committed the monstrous act were brought to justice. Without the public surveillance these terrorist would have never been found. (Boston Marathon Bombings.History.com Staff.History.com.2014.Boston Marathon Bombings.)

The day was absolutely beautiful, sunny with decent temps which made for perfect running condition for the runners during the 117th Boston Marathon, and event held on Patriot’s day to commemorate the battle of Lexington and Concord that had started the Revolutionary War in 1775. 23,000 runners lined up at the starting line in the city of Hopkinton, the first wave of runners started at 9:32. At approximately 2:49 p.m. is when 2 bombs went off, at least 5,600 people still racing towards the finish line at the time of the explosion (History).

Terry Nichols received life in prison. “Until September 11, 2001, the Oklahoma City bombing was the worst terrorist attack to take place on U.S. soil.”A bomb carried in a Ryder truck exploded in front of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City at 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995. “The blast killed 168 people, including 19 children. More than 500 people were injured.Timothy J. McVeigh and Terry L. Nichols was convicted

When you think of the Boston Bombing, what do you think of? Many questions come to mind when the Boston Bombing is mentioned. The Boston Bombing was a tragic incident that is known as an act of terrorism. There were two bombs that went off near the finish line about 12 seconds apart. Two brothers that committed the act of terrorism. The Boston Marathon Bombing was a tragic event that resulted in many injuries and deaths.

Terrorism, the very word bring a foul mood with it, wherever it goes, yet most don’t even know the meaning of the word. Most people insult the idea without very little thought, even when knowing not a thing about it, or why its being caused. The Boston Tea party was an act of terrorism, and is taught to be known as one in some schools in the U.S., and many will rise and say that the Boston Tea Party was a justified, valiant, and patriotic act. Terrorism, in many cases, can be proven.

In American history, many great events happened. In the same thought there have also been bad ones. The Boston Marathon Bombing. On April 15, 2013, two bombs were placed and exploded. They killed 3 people and injured at least 264. Yet, even if there was so much destruction, there was also great things to come out of it. Americans showed that willpower, fighting for justice, and aiding other people is part of our identity

On the covers of newspapers and on the screens of many, the story of the Boston marathon hits the ground. Twenty six thousand eight hundred thirty nine people from all over the world came to run in this awe-inspiring marathon. Until the tragedy strikes right in their faces. The explosions, injuring scores of people, effected the lives of innocent civilians. Cheers were replaced with screams, sirens, and the first responders providing aide to the citizens. This was a brutal event just like the one on September 11, 2001. Instead of using seclusion towards political and economical reasons for events, the mass medias perceptive towards incidents involving the religion Islam has created the stereotypical thought in society in which we live in today.

The main suspect of the Oklahoma City Bombing was Timothy McVeigh. In 1988 McVeigh was sent off into the military and was put in Operation Desert Storm, and in 1991, he was discharged. “He became internationally known when he was charged with the bombing of the Alfred p. Murrah US government building in Oklahoma City In 1995, in which 168 people died.” (Timothy McVeigh) McVeigh served a trial in Denver in 1997, and the jury of the trial found guilty. McVeigh was then charged with conspiracy and murder. He was then put on death row.

From the lips of the FBI, “Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective.” On September 11, 2001 the United States of America experienced such actions, it was the largest terror attack experienced by any country. The affect this had on America was tremendous,

“Four days later, after an intense manhunt that shut down the Boston area, police captured one of the bombing suspects, whose older brother and fellow suspect, died following a shootout with law enforcement earlier that same day”( History). Boston’s response to the marathon bombings – which saved lives, maintained order, eventually captured the lone surviving suspect, and brought a community together to heal, all in less than a week was what truly made the city “strong.”