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Introduction of 911Introduction of 911

September 11, 2001, the date of September 11, 2001, the date of the terrorist attacks on the the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in and the Pentagon in Washington. Washington.

The attacks were a series of The attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United al-Qaeda upon the United States.States.

Sept. 11 HijackersSept. 11 Hijackers

How the hijackers control How the hijackers control airplanes?airplanes?

box-cutter knivesbox-cutter knivestear gas tear gas pepper spraypepper spraybomb threats bomb threats

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Fatalities Fatalities

Fatalities (excluding hijackers)

New York City

World Trade Center2,603 died and another 24 remain listed as missing

American 11 88

United 175 59

ArlingtonPentagon 125

American 77 59

Shanksville United 93 40

Total2,974 died and another 24 remain listed as missing.

World Trade CenterWorld Trade Center

Impact on peopleImpact on people

Out From the Out From the AshesAshes

Onlookers are Onlookers are HorrifiedHorrified

Long-term EffectLong-term Effect

EconomicEconomic

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tourismtourism↓↓

HealthHealth

symptoms of Ground symptoms of Ground Zero respiratory Zero respiratory illnessesillnesses

Influences of LanguageInfluences of Language

Religion SurferReligion Surfer cyber-faithcyber-faith post 9-11 syndromepost 9-11 syndrome Generation 9/11Generation 9/11 wandingwanding OsamaniacOsamaniac so September 10so September 10

Religion SurferReligion Surfer

People use the Internet to get People use the Internet to get religious and spiritual religious and spiritual information and connect with information and connect with others on their faith journeys. others on their faith journeys.

cyber-faithcyber-faith

involves: involves:

．． faith in self faith in self

．． faith in humanity faith in humanity

．． his own value system his own value system

．． to seek his own fulfilment to seek his own fulfilment

through the pursuit of through the pursuit of

worthwhile purposesworthwhile purposes

post 9-11 syndrome post 9-11 syndrome afraid of air planes and tall afraid of air planes and tall

building, and scared of some TV building, and scared of some TV violence scenes.violence scenes.

Generation 9/11Generation 9/11 The generation of people who The generation of people who

were enrolled in high school or were enrolled in high school or university on September 11, university on September 11, 2001.2001.

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scanning a person for metallic scanning a person for metallic objectsobjects

OsamaniacOsamaniac so September 10so September 10 Representing attitudes or ideas Representing attitudes or ideas

that were significant or that were significant or applicable prior to but not after applicable prior to but not after the terrorist attacks of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.September 11, 2001.

ReferencesReferences September 11, 2001 attacks. Retrieved March 23, 2008 September 11, 2001 attacks. Retrieved March 23, 2008

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