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    World Trade Center Building 7 Building 7 of the World Trade Center was not one of the initial targets for al Qaeda but suffered significant damage leading to the collapse of the building. The building had been completely evacuated at the time the building collapsed at 5:21 p.m. the same day the World Trade Centers were attacked. The buildings structure was altered due to fires that were ignited from impact of debris when the North Tower collapsed. The water in the fire system was shut-off due

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    I’ll be comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between Pearl Harbor and the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11. Although they have many differences, they had some huge similarities. For example, both were huge tragedies that devastated the United States and left thousands of innocent people dead or wounded. The first part of my essay will be my comparison between the two tragedies. My second half will be the differences in these awful events. Some of these similarities and

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    wind from the west. It's bad. It's black. It's arid. We are young men. We're not ready to die. Oh no, God OH!” Were the last words of Kevin Cosgrove as the world trade center tower 1 collapsed. He was a guest visiting the world trade center at the 11th of September 2001 when two commercial airliners were hijacked and aimed to hit the world trade center’s buildings 1 and 2 to break them down to the ground. At the same day, another plane was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon, the headquarters of

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    The Illuminati

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    the top men have some very recognizable names. Like it was stated before the group has supposedly placed the individuals into society and had them control banks, businesses as well as schools. According to the article “Does a Satanic cult Rule The World?” “Freemasonry is taught to your child. For example, a survey of schools in my city shows that 75% no longer use the word "Christmas" to describe their holiday season festivities. Instead Christmas has been replaced with such jargon as "winter concerts"

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    is that the collapse of the twin towers were the result of controlled demolition by the government rather than structural failure due to impact and fire. Now the question remains, was it controlled demolition or was it terrorist attacking the World Trade Center on purpose? This conspiracy theory revolves around authorities knowing about the attackers and also guiding them to complete their terror attack. None of the deaths would have happened without the deliberate unplugging of Americas air defense

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    9/11 Research Paper

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    President Bush’s (BE #12). first reaction was the thought that the pilot had a heart attack. However (BE #7), as soon as the President realized that this was an act of terrorism, he declared war with the statement “I made up my mind at that moment that we were going to war” (Haulley 2005). In President Bush’s first address to the public after the attacks,

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    everywhere possible including the areas of homeland security, national defense, and in the private sector. Tourism in New York City plummeted affected the attacks. This caused a massive loss in a sector which employed 280,000 people and generated $25 billion per year. Hotel occupancy fell below 40% and 3,000 employees were laid off in the week following the attacks. (Wiki- Economics, History.com) Health effects of the September 11, 2001 attacks were almost non-existent at first, but years and years

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    The Twin Towers

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    Donald E. Crawford U.S History June 10, 2009 The Attacks of the World Trade Centers Over 200,000 tons of steel, 425,000 cubic yards of concrete, a total of 10,000 workers and 7 years, 2 buildings were created known as the World Trade Centers. It 's more than its signature twin towers: it was a complex of seven buildings on 16-acres with its own zip code (10048). The construction of the buildings began in 1966 and was completed in April 1973, with the North tower opening 2 years prior of the

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    targets. Both towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in a field in Pennsylvania. II. Body: A. The World Trade Center was the 1st target of the 9/11 tragedy. 1. Normal day 2.

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    9/11 Attack Terrorism

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    On September 11, 2001, 19 activists connected with the Islamic radical gathering al-Qaeda seized four carriers and did suicide assaults against focuses in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon simply outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane slammed in a field in Pennsylvania. Frequently alluded to as 9/11, the assaults brought about far reaching demise and demolition, activating major U.S. activities

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