In the essay "We're Safer Post 9/11" written by Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano, and James Clapper, a very intelligent, well descriptive work is published based on the days after the tragic 9/11 event. We all know that 9/11 was a very sad day and it destroyed the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pa. The writers gave great examples as to how the United States has increased the safety of our country. We have took down most of the people and groups affiliated with the 9/11 attack and that is a great achievement accomplished. The attempt of proving how we have increased our safety was well expressed. Yet, there are still terrorist groups plotting to take us down that we are not aware of. Holder, Napolitano and Clapper stated “We have expanded the number or Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) around the country from 35 to 104-” (706) as an example of logos. Ethos is shown through the knowledge the writers have on the safety precautions made throughout the years. The positive take they have on the safety increase and strong framework throughout the country is shown through pathos. The United States is a …show more content…
Within this essay logos is expressed numerous times and is shown in a great way. “One recent study found that between 1999 and 2009, 86 terrorist plots against Americans have been foiled.” (Holder, Napolitano, and Clapper, 707) shows they have really dug up some evidence and know their facts. The United States has really stepped up their game after the tragic 9/11 tragedy on keeping the residents of this great country safe. Not only is it their responsibility but ours as citizens of the United States to keep safe and the authors really express this throughout the essay. Holder, Napolitano, and Clapper seem to have a wide interest in the subject of the safety of the Nation after the 9/11 incident and they take that into great affect in this
In his “9/11 Address to the Nation” the 43rd President of the United States of America, George W. Bush assures that America will not be affected by the unruly and evil attacks carried out on September 11th, 2001. The President drafted this speech to resist the impending fear and questioning that American citizens around the country would soon be consumed by. Because 9/11 was the most impactful, yet devastating terrorist attack on the United States to date, Bush was not able to derive his thoughts from others’ ideas and speeches, thus he was forced to dig deep and extract the emotions and thoughts aroused by the “despicable acts.” Much like any great leader, President Bush wanted to stress the importance of instilling a sense of pride and resilience in the country and fellow countrymen and women to come together and remain as one. As the head of the “brightest beacon of freedom and opportunity” President George W. Bush declares that the United States of America will “remain strong” and appear unaffected as the country continues to build and rebound from the senseless acts of terrorism and hate.
For this assignment, I found a story related to the two 9/11 works which were assigned in this week’s learning journal. This piece, entitled “Are we winning the battle against terrorism?” is a relatively recent debate between Thomas Mockaitis, professor of History at DePaul University, and Jon Alterman, Center for Stategic and International Studies. They are asked if we are making progress in the fight against terrorism. The first writer, Mockaitis, seems to have a positive view that the U.S. and its allies are making headway on defeating terrorists.
Not every policy and strategy enacted can be a success, as a country we would never learn or find ways to improve if there were no failures. Since the inception of the Department of Homeland Security, many policies and strategies have been proposed and implemented, some being successful and some needing a revision or another policy enacted to change the failure to potential success. Here we will look at two policies, the USA PATRIOT Act and the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022. While these are reactions to events that have occurred, as many policies proposed or implemented, were reactions to events that had occurred. They are also future prevention strategies to help efforts to keep the homeland safe and secure.
9/11 Attacks Impacts Throughout Times On September 11, 2001, Arab terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center, killing hundreds of Americans and causing widespread panic in the U.S. The 9/11 incident has dramatically altered the course of society through its integrity and stability with a haze of everlasting paranoia of Middle Easterners and the oncourse of foreign policies. Such haze has conjured an ensemble of unity within international politics. Ever since 9/11, xenophobia against the Middle Eastern community has persisted and stirred among the U.S. in various forms.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Security Agency (NSA) are two large United States government agencies that play a crucial role in combating terrorism. Although both agencies aim to protect national security, they have adopted distinct approaches to address threats from terrorism. The FBI concentrates mainly on gathering intelligence domestically and conducting criminal investigations, while the NSA specializes in foreign intelligence collection and electronic surveillance. The divergent policies can be attributed to each agency's distinct missions and objectives. This essay will delve into the strategies implemented by the FBI and NSA to counter terrorism threats, unveil the reasoning behind their policies, and provide
However, the organization and its doctrinal principle still exist. How the world should fix this thorny issues in response to the persistent threat will be the primary national strategy to those democratic countries. Because the terrorist still believe that their conducts are following the God’s will, therefore, no any tangible or specific approach can remove their firm thoughts. In accordance with author’s opinion, every country ought to prepare short, mid, and long term response to reflect the arms projection from Al Qaeda and other terroristic organization. Thus, the homeland security has become the key consideration to the
The Tragedy of 9/11 Introduction/ Thesis: The tragic events of 9/11 resulted in a fundamental landmark in America because now airlines and the government are strongly regulated, and even billions of dollars were involved to fix the crisis. 1. Before the attacks of 9/11 there were a number of areas in airline security that needed to be addressed. 2. The tragedy of 9/11 brought to light several government issues that Americans were oblivious to.
In some way the speech point to an unstable international system, where terrorism and the states that support it are fighting against the rest of the world. On the other hand, Bush Jr. specifies that because of the common danger numerous states from
Many of us remember the events of 9/11, witnessing terrorism on our doorstep. Our carefree world had changed in an instant on that day. Terrorism on our turf demonstrated how vulnerable we are quickly reminding us that we are not as indestructible as we may have previously thought. Terrorism comes in many forms, from a single person wishing to make a political statement or religious groups who wish to spread fear in order to attain ideological goals (Haddow, Bullock, & Coppola, 2014). The targets of the attacks that day were specific to the terrorist but gave us insight as to the vulnerability many of our critical infrastructures are to the terrorism.
How was patriotism, influenced by terrorism, expressed in country songs? 1. Introduction The United States of America has been a target for many terror attacks, which aimed to intimidate the country’s society and government, to affect the religious, political and ideological beliefs and to destroy the freedom, equality, democracy and other values that were important for the nation’s community.
It touches on various aspects of public life states encroaching on the vital interests of society, the state, and the individual. Therefore, prevention and suppression of domestic terrorism are considered as one of the central tasks in the overall system to ensure the safety of the public, the state, and the individual. There should be an involvement the use of a wide range of appropriate general and particular
In the midst of catastrophic disasters in the United States within the past decade such as 9/11, American airport bombing attempts, and the birth of various terrorist groups across the country, the implementation of the Transportation Security Administration continues to remain its high priority. Although welcomed with optimism, the new millennium of America unfortunately witnessed the heavy hitting effects of Terrorism, and its strikes against America’s national security. This abrupt cause for concern devastated the country and left the nation vulnerable to such detrimental outside forces as the Al-Qaeda. Only one collective motive of America, safety, was to the forefront of the U.S. government’s train of thought. The situation had to be handled
9/11 Thesis: The lifelong effects of 9/11 are changes in air travel and airport security, changes in tourism numbers, and changes in immigration and deportation. A. One of the major lasting effects 9/11 brought was air travel and airport security. I.
Why is it important to think critically and creatively in similar situations? One situation that comes to mind is the current circumstances that are happening in Middle East. A war that’s been happening for decades now, it’s just moving from one country to another but still the real story is we are fighting terrorism. It is important to think critically and creatively to help us understand the reason we are fighting the terrorist, understanding what they are fighting for? And knowing the source of war between them and us.
The September 11 attacks left America devastated. The damages on the building would not be only effect stained in the history of Americans. The attacks led to the realization that security was not sufficiently able to prepare for the nineteen terrorists who took over four airplanes. The men went through the security check, dropping their bags on the elevators with no problem and they boarded their plane. The only issue was there was no issues, today the airport security has equipped themselves with machines and methods to prevent the jaw-dropping from happening.