...Official Responses to 9/11 in Germany and The United States written by scholar Peter Knight. The article critically analyzes the conspiracy theories that emerged in American society years after the tragic events of 9/11. Knight’s main assertion through out the article, is that 9/11 conspiracy theories have more in common with the official reports of the events of 9/11 than many people would assume. He does this my showing comparing and contrasting the two accounts, highlighting the similarities in their narratives. Firstly, the author supports his claim by showing how they both reinforce an essentialist framework of thinking. Firstly, there was a rejection of any blame or accountability, as president Bush...
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... Dr. Virginia Merlini Social institutions such as that of family, religion, education, economic and political standings, are set standards or patterns of governing within society. In many cases, this is used to rule over others, in matters of wealth and hierarchy. These social institutions are important because they provide some structure for society. However, not all forms of structure are appropriate. Many of these behaviors are used to control others or hold a type of power over them as a way to exploit them. “Unbreakable: One Girl Changing the World: The Story of Malala” This is a story of a brave young girl, eager to learn, who simply wanted to get an education. However, within her culture, girls are not allowed to go to school. Females are expected to stay home and are only allowed to leave the house if they are accompanied by a male. From a functionalism standpoint, everyone has a role. Women are to stay home, have and raise the children and take care of the house. The males are responsible for going to work and supporting the family. In recent years, the Pakistani government has opened up more to the idea of educating girls and have even opened a few girl’s schools. However, there is still much conflict within their society, as a result of fear of a local terrorist group known as the Taliban. The Taliban uses violence and fear to control the citizens and keep them from adapting to newer, different or “Western” ways...
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...just spoken. (1) All of those languages, spoken or not are tools of communication. Communication is the background of modern society and the fundamental means of being a civilized country, and how we communicate has changed dramatically over the centuries from grunting and writing on rocks to a very wide variety of methods in communication that we see today. Today, we often communicate with technology. We use email, on laptops and cell phones through wireless networks in hotspots all over our cities and communities. With cell phones, it is rare that you cannot instantly make a phone call and speak to someone immediately. Text messaging is yet another new language has been developed to communicate within in our society. Finally we use the Internet and social networking sites to keep in touch via live video, instant pictures, and so much more. Information is almost always a click away. In this multifaceted time of communication we need to learn the languages of our kids. Communication has always been the key to good parenting. Now we can use the tools of the 2000’s to be the best parents possible. The cell phone has changed communication, as we know it. Every time I missed school as a teen by 10 am the phone would ring with a call from the school office. I knew if I wanted to play hooky all I had to do is make it home before my parents did and get that message. When I was a kid my favorite excuse when I was out too late was that I could not find a pay phone. Today...
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...Understanding the World after 9-11 Even though we still have Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp there are those who feel that we should close it down and stop the torture for example degrading the person lack of sleep or lack of food and even though it was effective at times to get information out of prisoners by using such techniques though after September 11, 2001 and the media getting pictures of how we was treating these prisoners we had to change, some to the good others are not so good because a prisoner may tell you what you want to hear and it may not be the truth. Then there is still the public inquiring about the prisoners where would we have to transfer them? This scares those who live near a prison, many are terrorist so what should we do? Clean up and make Alcatraz Island also known as the Rock and put them there? From what we have learned that place is no better. Until there is peace throughout all the lands and countries there will and must be safeguards not just for us but for those who are suicide bombers and other terrorist. When someone threatened U.S. interests and safety, the government started thinking up ways to protect the citizens of our beautiful country. This is where the USA Patriot Act came from. The USA Patriot Act was signed into law by former President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001, just a little over a month after the attacks. It is an acronym that stands for, Uniting (and) Strengthening America (by) Providing Appropriate Tools Required...
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...familial bonds. The message of each film essentially is sacrifice. The Deer Hunter and We were Soldiers use a group of three protagonists to convey its theme of sacrifice. When we take a closer look at them though we can see past the explosions and carnage that accompany most epic war films and see how war is depicted in a changing society. Society has dramatically changed since the post-Vietnam era of the 1970’s when The Deer Hunter was made, to the ultra patriotic times of an immediate post- 9/11 era when We were Soldiers was made . By demonstrating the differences between these films in the way that the military, society and family are depicted we see an evolvement of the way war is portrayed on film. First let’s take a look at the way the military is portrayed in The Deer Hunter. Having been made in a time of post-Vietnam The Deer Hunter depicts the military with the attitude of the times, in that the military was not looking out for our nation’s and soldier’s best interests. Cimino‘s depiction is of an army made up of men drafted into service. They are fulfilling their duty and making the sacrifices needed to serve their country no matter how unbecoming or sordid the military is. As noted by Author Sylvia Shin Huey Chong in her essay entitled Restaging the War: The Deer Hunter and the Primal Scene of Violence, The impression a viewer...
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...American Society. There was the 1993 World Trade Center bombing where Ramzi Yousef, and his co-conspirators detonated a truck bomb in the basement, killing six, injuring more than 1,000 people, and caused a 98 feet hole in the buildings basement. Thankfully, their original plan to bring the buildings failed and the buildings were repaired and reopened shortly afterwards. Also, there was another display terrorism when Timothy McVeigh detonated a bomb at a government building in Oklahoma City, killing nearly 170 and injuring almost 700 people in 1995. Although this wasn’t a jihadist carrying out the attack like in the 1993 bombing, it was still a big deal considering the damage done by the bomb, and the fact that it was only two years after the 1993 bombing in the trade center....
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...purpose of this thesis is to show Islamic stereotypes in American movies made before and after the attacks on 9/11 and this was inspired by the movie, American Sniper, and the backlash and the response that the movie got and it begs the question why did people react the way they did and way they did it. After the movie came out, the people who saw it had a strong opinion about it, either that it was a patriotic movie or that it was offensive to Muslims. Many Americans have grown up in a post 9/11 world and don’t remember what the world was like before that fateful day and as a consequence have grown up with the “War on Terror” and trying to find the people responsible for the attacks on that infamous day in September. After...
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...How 9/11 Changed the World The first major change that took place after 9/11 was more security was created. For example, the screening that happens now wasn’t as intense as it is now. It seems as if you are stripped from everything before entering the security screening process. Prior to September 11, 2001 you only had to show you’re identification card. You were even allowed to carry on knives and scissors. Although I do not remember this because I was only 4 years old, but my mother told me that only a curtain was used to separate the area of passengers from the pilot. Now, at every checkpoint you are asked to show you’re identification. We could board the planes without removing clothing, shoes or belts, but now you have to take off your shoes to be run through a metal detector and it is mandatory that if you are wearing a belt it must be taken off. Our bags were not searched and now every single piece of your luggage is scanned for harmful objects. We could bring regular sized bottles of shampoo instead of struggling to find ways to carry toiletries in quantities less than 4 ounces. We could walk with our family and friends to their gate while watching their plane take off; now, you have to plan on being at the airport two hours in advance and only ticketed passengers can pass through security. And pilots can now apply to become a federal flight deck officer, which allows them to carry a loaded gun and act as a federal flight deck officer aboard the aircraft...
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...though that doesn’t seem like very much, it has been growing and continues to grow despite the events of September 11, 2001. On that day, very much changed for the Islamic people living in the United States. Although they American Muslims had absolutely nothing to do with the events that occurred on that day, their way of life was destined to change. The change that occurred was not in their religion or how they practiced it, it was in the no-Islamic population. Public eye was on the Muslims because the attacks from September 11th were said to be conducted by Muslim extremists. The media was, for the most part, the only place American’s would get any information about Muslims and they were not portraying them very nicely. In order to protect themselves from bad public opinion, American Muslim were faced with a challenge. They needed to improve their image in order to protect themselves from the growing number of people that were against Islam and they need to do it while staying true to themselves and their religion. In 2005, the Fiqh Council of North America issued a fatwa saying that the use of violence against innocent lives was forbidden under Islamic Law. This fatwa also encouraged Muslims to assist law enforcement in the challenge of preventing these sorts of attacks. This sort of thing shows how the Muslims in American are concerned about how they look to the public. Not only that but they are trying to improve their religion as a whole. Making it against...
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...When the United States decided to declare war on terror, our country drastically shifted from a democracy to a country filled with hate. Since the tragic terrorist attack of 9/11, as a country; we took a huge step back by creating this norm of hatred and is similar to how our country was during the Star Chamber. This attack changed the way our nation saw what was normal and what was unconstitutional. Not only did this start a generation that flourishes with these beliefs that all Muslims were terrorists and also as a country that promoted torture. Many different aspects changed how the criminal justice system’s function was originally meant to do. The attack rebirthed the old stigma our nation has decades ago of racial profiling being a norm....
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...1. ------------------------------------------------- Background US -Pak relations in the last six decades have been unstable and moved in a cyclic pattern with ups and downs, sometimes having close partnership and sometimes having sharp friction between the relations, which are set according to the global and regional geopolitics.US PAK relations have different aspects during different presidencies,e.g:-during the Eisenhower, Nixon and Regan they were not smooth but during the Kennedy,Johnson,Carter,Bush and Clinton administrations however, policies were significant. Pakistan came into existence just as the cold war was started between AMERICA and SOVIET UNION. There were two camps, Soviet and US camp. Infant Pakistan and India had to pick their camps. 2.1 ------------------------------------------------- Relations during Liquat Ali khan: In 1947 liquat Ali khan became the first prime minister of Pakistan; in 1949 two invitations were received to liquat Ali khan. In 1950, Liquat Ali khan (1st pm) of Pakistan was invited by soviets and Americans, and then he chose to visit United States that was the start of Pak-Us relations, and India joined the soviet camp. When liquat ali khan visited USA he was warmly welcomed by the US president TRUMAN, here Liquat ali khan delivered a speech and said that both USA and PAKISTABN have same past both were under the colonialism and liquat ali khan was pro west so liquat Ali khan joined American block. Liquat Ali khan supported USA...
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...several decades, especially during the past fifteen years. Students must take tests almost yearly, which will determine much of their educational future. Diane Ravitch, a professor and historian of education, writes in her book The Death and Life of the Great American School System about how schooling has changed over the past fifteen years, beginning with the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2002. She discusses testing, privatization, restructuring, and many other common themes among American public schools. Education is greatly based on two things, which writer, research fellow, and mechanic Matthew Crawford allows us to understand. In his book,...
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...Constructs Found In the Movie “Crash” The aptly named movie, “Crash”, is a depiction of how humans crash into each other, collisions in personality, attitudes, and understanding. In the opening scene we are introduced to the premise of the movie as the man says “We crash into each other, just so we can feel something.” This is the thesis statement for the movie, setting up the idea that our interactions with each can be as traumatic and life changing as a vehicle collision. Each character in the movie played a role in showing the viewer the different influences and behaviors the numerous cultures have towards their very own culture and that of others’. Ethnocentrism, prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination are the core themes presented in the movie “Crash.” At the very beginning of the movie, two African American men are seen leaving a coffee shop, Anthony, the obviously more dominant of the two, and Peter. Anthony is complaining about the poor service they received, blaming the poor service on being African American. Peter is quick to point out that the waitress was also black. Anthony expresses to Peter that black women can also think in stereotypes believing that they, as black men, would not her leave a tip thus not putting forth the effort to provide them with good service. This is an example of stereotyping within a culture. This ties in to the social-conflict theory in that the woman did not see them as worthy of her effort because they would not enhance her economic situation...
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...for social freedom through the accumulation of wealth and extravagance. The Great Gatsby’s depiction of the connection between material goods and the American dream is still relevant today. At first glance, the movie may seem to be about the failed relationship of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. However, the major theme of the novel is the accumulation of wealth for social status and the idea of being able to reach a high level of success regardless of family history or lack of money. To understand the connection between the two it will be necessary to have an analysis of the culture values in the 1920’s, what people consider to be the American dream, and finally if there is still a strong desire to achieve the American dream in today’s society. In order to understand the connection between The Great Gatsby and the American dream it is first important to have a good understanding about the movie and motifs of the movie/novel itself. The story takes place in a post war America in the 1920’s when Nick Carraway moves to New York to pursue his career in finance. Nick soon discovers that he is neighbored to the wealthy and mysterious Jay Gatsby, who is known for his loud, lavish parties. Jay and Nick soon become good friends and Nick begins to learn the motifs behind the parties and the flashy accessories. The motifs behind the parties were to catch Daisy Buchanan’s attention, who lives just across the bay. Nick learns that Daisy is the only thing that Mr. Gatsby wants. It then becomes...
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...political standings) are a set of standards or patterns used to govern within a society. In many cases, this used to rule over others like when it comes to wealth and hierarchy. These social institutions are critical because they provide some type of structure for society. Nevertheless, not all systems of structure are proper. Many of these behaviors that are used to control others, or hold a type of power over others so they can be exploited. Unbreakable: One Girl Changing the World: The Story of Malala This is a story of a brave girl who is eager to learn; who simply wanted to better herself through education. Within her culture, girls are not allowed to...
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