Men, women, and children across the globe face various challenges, disasters, and tragedies. Currently, a dominating cause for concern and alarm is the devastation of terrorism. The citizens of the United States have recently experienced fears and threats unlike any they have encountered before. Americans have begun to question their perceptions and assumptions about national security and personal safety. September 11, 2001 is a day that will never be forgotten. In Daniel Paisner's book, Last Man Down, New York Fire Department Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto shows the contemporary issues of terrorism, illustrates Picciotto's personal experience during the events, and depicts the will to survive and the effects and aftermath of the attacks on individuals, society, and the American psyche.
It is important to be able to understand what terrorism is and how to define it. There are many ways to distinguish an event or attack as an example of terrorism. It is comprised of a combination of a number of recurring elements, including violence, fears, organized planning, and several others. According to "Questia," evidence of violence or force appeared in 83.5% of acts that are defined as instances of terrorism. Politics and political motives were involved and used to describe 65%. The use of fear and an emphasis on terror is demonstrated in 51% of examples of terrorism. Threats are a characteristic of 47% of terrorist acts and psychological effects and anticipated reactions are included in 41.5%. A discrepancy between the targets and the victims is noted in 37.5% of terrorist acts, and intentionally planned; systematic, organized action is a trait of 32%. Finally methods of combat, strategy, and tactics are elements of 30.5% of acts defined as terrorism. (HTTP.//www.questia.com./). The events of September 11th incorporated nearly all of these elements.
The terrorist attacks took place on the morning of September 11.
September 11, 2003 started off as a normal day for President George W. Bush. He woke up for an early morning jog and then headed to an elementary school to speak to a class. Media cameras were all focused on the president as he watched the students performing their reading drills. A message was f...
As a 911 operator/radio dispatcher I use several different forms of technology everyday in order to effectively help our callers. The 911 operators and radio dispatchers are two different positions and require some different types of equipment. On the 911 side of the room, each position has two computers. ... The Vesta and CAD are the same as the 911 equipment. ... Years ago the 911 operator would take the information from the caller by hand, put the information on a card and place it on a conveyor belt which led to the radio dispatcher's room. ...
And also call 911, loosen the patient's clothing around the neck, chest and waist to help circulation and ease his breathing. ... If there is no response, call 911 and return to the victim. ... There are four differences: First, if you are alone with the child give one minute of CPR before calling 911. ... After one minute of repeated cycles call 911 and continue giving breaths and compression. ... Also dont do the stuff you are not sure that is right, and must to call the 911 or an ambulance immediately. ...
Still shaking the effects of the post 911 attack against our country, it is inevitably difficult to ignore the possibility that one of these groups may have struck again. ... Controvery in regards to this tragedy evolve in our minds when we remember 911 and the fact that we are currently at war with the Middle East. ...
Now to be honest, I could actually agree on why Syria might attack because the U.S. isn't really that focused on Syria but if we get involved it might prevent an attack like 911 and if we don't get involved it might cause an attack like 911. ... Well first off if you think about it, does our country really need another repeat of 911? ...
The reactive instinct of the Police will also have to be curtailed, the so called "tyranny of 911" has to be controlled and although some reactive or emergency services will be necessary they have to escape the tyranny of the 911 services in favor of reliance to the community and the new model along with mutual trust.@ (Sparrow chapter 4) It will take some time for the movement from "just the fact=s ma'am" to a more caring police officer who is a social worker, councilor and law enforcer. ...
Brantford is serviced by three 911 lines, 1 local emergency line, 2 taped admin lines and one non-taped admin line. ... A call was received on the 911 line, a man called to report that there was smoke coming from underneath his neighbour's apartment door. ... Calls that come in on either the 911 lines or the local emergency lines are answered in the normal way, "Fire Department, what is the emergency?" ... TTD is built into the CriSys system and the 911 Operators in Sudbury provide access to translator services if required. ...
The event forever known as 911 hit Americans collectively in the gut with the realization that they were not safe anymore, and probably never would feel happy go lucky again. ... " (Sontag 86) The photographs of 911 did all that; they made us more aware that only peace is safe, incensed us to the point of wanting to kill those responsible, and made us aware that bad things definitely can and do happen. ... Not even in the movies were there scenes as grisly and grotesque as the images of 911. ... " (Butler 98) The 911 images haunt us because we know now those lives are all gone. ...
