The Terrible Debris In geology it would be known as a debris flow in stream valleys and more or less resemble fresh concrete. They consist of water mixed with a good deal of solid material most of when is about sand size. Some of it is Chevrolet size. Builders bigger than cars, ride very long distances in debris flows. Builders graph like fish pour quickly downhill in debris flows. The dark material coming towards the Genifiles was not only full of builders it was also full of automobiles that
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was the 9/11 attacks on the United States. The morning of September 11, 2001 nineteen hijackers took control of passenger jets flying out of airport on the east coast. Two of these plans were purposely flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York. A third plane hit the Pentagon in Virginia. The fourth plane luckily never reach the intended target, but crashed in Pennsylvania. It is believed that the passengers and crew overpowered the hijackers and took control of the plane. Each
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In January of 1986 a terrible accident occurred as the Challenger Seven, crew launched into space. During the ascent the shuttle exploded, ending the lives of seven heroic astronauts. All ages of people around the United States observed this frightening accident, leaving many discouraged and confused. Although these astronauts knew of the many risks involved in space exploration, their deaths still came as shock to all. As President of the United States, Ronald Reagan chose to address the tragedy
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September 11, 2001 marked the biggest terrorist act ever committed on U.S. soil, where international terrorist hijacked four commercial airliners. Two of the hijacked planes hit the World Trade Center while the world watched. The other two planes commandeered by terrorists, hit the Pentagon and the one crashed in a field in rural field in Pennsylvania after the crew and passengers fought back. In total 2,977 people died, and America and the world changed. As America grieved, the U.S. economy was
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In 1956, a mid-air collision between a DC-7 and a Lockheed Constellation killed 128 people aboard. In 1978, 144 people were killed when a Boeing 727 and a Cessna 172 collided over San Diego. In 1986, a DC-9 and a single engine piper collided and killed 97 people. The congress finally passed the Airway Safety Expansion Act after this accident, and the act requires all civil air carrier to equip Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS). Although no air carrier aircraft have involved in
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terrorist group) affected many, whether physically or emotionally. Al-Qaeda planned to commit suicide attacks against the United States. Their targets were the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the White House. That day many lives were lost and many people were injured. Additionally, there was a lot of damage done to the World Trade Center, its surrounding buildings, and the Pentagon. Each has his story on the experience of that fateful day, and so do my parents. On 9/11, my dad was going to work from
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Today I will be talking about how big of a problem 9/11 was, for example how long did it took to put out the fire, how long it took to completely clean up 9/11, what it affected, the expenses and how the area looks like today. So how long exactly did it take for the fire to go away? Well the airplanes were loaded with fuel, almost 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the world twin towers, it was determined that 3 million gallons of water were hosed by firefighters between 9/11
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I can most relate to the poem, “Leaps” because I can vividly remember the day 9/11 attacks occurred. I can never forget that day because that day I lost my faith in humanity. The day 9/11 attacks occurred it made me realize evil is everywhere and we are no longer safe in a powerful nation. Fourteen years after 9/11 tragedy, I believe our nation is still not safe and now evil is lurking over USA in the form of ISIS. After reading the poem “Leaps,” all the memories from my past came back. When this
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On the morning of September 11 2001, al- Qaeda hijacked four airliners, targeting the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Arlington, resulting in the death of thousands of innocent victims. The magnitude of these events on this day had never been seen before in the history of the United States. On the same day, American President George W. Bush announced that the United States would lead the war on terrorism in order to protect the life of American citizens. This
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September 11, 2001 is a day that will always be remembered. It’s the day nineteen militants from the Islamic extremist group “al-Qaeda” took four planes and targeted the United States. It was a suicide mission. Two out of the four planes flew into the Twin Towers in New York City. The third plane flew into the Pentagon in Washington D.C.. The fourth plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. There were over 3,000 casualties in the attacks. 9/11 initiatives combat terrorism defined George W. Bush
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