Kristy Evans

Explaining the significance of September 11 , 2001 events
CRJU 2110 Assignment #1
Explaining the significance of September 11 , 2001 events
CRJU 2110 Assignment #1

Introduction: When I hearing or thinking about September 11, 2001, I get a flash back of me sitting in my sixth grade classroom watching the Arab bombing the United States Twin Towers, at that time I really did not understand what was going on. Until our teacher was explaining it to us and she pulled up a video and showed us. I felt sad and horrified for all the people who were losing their lies. I had never heard of terrorists before so I was also really nervous. I was terrified at the thought that there were people out there who despised our country so much that they wanted to kill us. So in my paper I will be talking about the short term and the long term effects that it had on us.
Topic I: Short Term Effects A. Military Operations (Iraq War) B. Domestic Response: Hate Crimes against Muslims C. American Reactions (created groups to help those injured)
Topic II: Long Term Effects A. Economy Decline (Stocks and unemployment rate ) B. Health Effects (toxins spread to residential areas in NYC) C. Government Policies (More security, airport security, anti-terrorism acts)

I. Short Term Effect A. Military Operations
In the meantime dealing the attack on 9/ 11 our government has been financing war related tasks in Iraq and with the Global War on Terror. With these funds the Pentagon has been separated up into three different parts: you have Operation Noble Eagle (ONE) and they are to offer defense to the US and increase the security. Next, is Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), they help with fighting operation in Afghanistan and terror operation. Last, is Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) they are to finance for the state department and to do rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan. During the election in 2009 Obama Administration said that it would close the practice of funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan outside the normal inexpensive procedure. B. Domestic Response
9/11 was an unpleasant and humiliating period in America’s history-the post 9/11 anti-Islamic and Arab era that remains in the present day. Regardless of harsh national efforts to fight the harmful stereotypes and prejudice of Muslims and Arabs that’s begun after 9/11, hate crimes against them and people observed to be members of their populations more than 10 years later rendering to protestors and news from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). They tend to seek irritation back with killing and trying to get revenge.

C. America Reaction
In a minute after the Twin Towers fell on 9-11-2001, the country began to grieve, and around the country Americans began to remember the victims and demonstrate their loyalty. Not only that, but we all came together to create groups for the injured people. American did anything they could possible do. They sent firefighters and EMTs from different state to lend a hand. They had sought up so many Red Cross offices so that people could donate close and food and also had shelters. Just only in two day the Red Cross raised 3 million dollars.

II. Long Term Effect. A. Economy Decline
We as people get upset when we sit back and think about how messed up our economy really is. We cannot just point fingers at the economic obstacles over the past several of years, dealing with 9/11. Now I will be elaborating on where we stood and where we are now with the unemployment and so much more. Since then we have been faced with two recessions, like foreclosure and unemployment. If you look at the stocks market they are not much better than today than they were a couple years ago. Now I am not blaming everything on the incident that took place on 9/11. In 2001 the stock market was down closed at approximately 9605.51, a decade later the stock market was down at approximatley11, 493.57. The unemployment rate before the attack was 4.2 but the describing of the recession raised unemployment to 5.7% by the end of the year. The economic struggle about 9/11 donated the labor pains. An estimated 600,000 jobs were lost .The World Trade Center lost 1,100 businesses. Four years later that unemployment rate was back to where it needed to be. B. Health Effects
During this attack it causes physical and mental health problems. There were many people there who are dealing with post – traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD “is a severe condition that may progress after a person is exposed to one or more disturbing events, such as sexual assault, serious injury or the threat of death.” After this horrific event many people was diagnosed with mesothelioma, this is a type of lung cancer people normally get this is when they come in to contact with asbestos. Many people including me that thought that cancer rates when up after 9/11 but according to health media “Ten years after the terrorist attack , cancer still have not made it to the government’s official list of ills cause by the exposure to the Twin Towers.” C. Government Policies
According to the textbook, the Homeland Security Act (HSA) was pressed through Congress in the months after 9/11, apparently to "establish a government that was ruptured, separated and under-prepared to handle the all-important task of protecting our nation from terrorist attack." Securities have change in many ways since the 9 / 11 attack. Many people today said going through the airport security is a bother, and it takes a much longer time. Some of the changes were for the best if you ask me, things like the name on your ID must match the name on the ticket, you must remove shoes at the checkpoint, and the list goes on and on. Since they have made many changes people might want to consider to arrive at the airport a little early so that they want miss there flight. I think it is an excellent way to make sure everyone is in a safe and harmless environment. Not only has that been a change but the anti-terrorism had made change for the best. They came up with a plan and it was for them to put in pen register and trap trace on emergency base without permission from the court.
Analysis:
I feel that since 9/11 our economy has gone downhill. For reasons such as it’s hard for the younger generation to get a job for one cause during the attack it cause for many business to shut their doors. Not only that but you have more homeless people walking around because there house has gone into foreclosure, and our stock markets are not where they used to be.
Conclusion:
In conclusion I have enjoyed this journey of research and learning more that I have imagine about the short term and long term effect the war has on us. In the future I hope to see things turn around for the better.

References
Gaines K Larry and Victoria E. Kappeler “Homeland Security”. Boston: Pearson publishing company, 2012. Print.
Grohol, J. (2012). The Lingering Mental Health Effects of 9/11. Psych Central. Retrieved on June 12, 2013, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/09/11/the-lingering-mental-health-effects-of-911/