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Sydney Underwood

2/16/2012

English 1102

September 11th

, 2001 Historical Inquiry

On September 11th

, 2001, our world was forever changed. Four passenger planes were

hijacked and flown into the World Trade Centers by terrorists. Within hours, the towers

collapsed. This event left Americans wondering what was next to come, and what exactly this

meant for America. Many say history repeats itself, so this thought left us with the similar

attack on Pearl Harbor, that was a sudden attack on the United States as well. Looking back on

both of these events, a nation that thought they were secure, were unexpectedly surprised by

attacks on its own land.

September 11

th

left America with many lost and forgotten lives. The attack was not

geared toward military nor government officials, but sadly civilians going about their everyday

lives. Americans knew who their attackers were and even that they may be at war, but did not

know what the future held. Through all the chaos and tragedy, Americans responded with

urgency and patriotism. Americans started to buy and display American flags, donate to

charities across the nation, and come together as a family. But, difference of opinions still

remained and cause havoc.

There are many conspiracies that have arisen following September 11th. People believe

that there were inside traders that knew about the attack even before it happened. Fishy business

Comment [FM1]: Reviewed by Marvin Ferru

Comment [F2]: Reviewed by Farrell Scappato

Comment [FM3]: Usually MLA format has yo

name, then the professors name, the course, an

the date last. Dont want to lose some easy poin

right.

You also want to make sure that in the page layo

tap under the paragraph tap for spacing, you clic

the empty box that says to not add extra spacing

between paragraphs.

Comment [FM4]: Might want to revise this

sentence. It makes it sound like all planes hit the

World Trade Center.

Comment [F5]: May want to wait until after

intro paragraph to provide specific examples

Comment [FM6]: Might want to think about

thesis statement so the reader knows where you

going with the rest of the paper.

Comment [FM7]: Who exactly were the

attackers? How do we know it was them?

Comment [F8]: May want to revise this sente

Americans did not know what the future was to

hold but knew who their attackers were

Comment [F9]: Used Americans a lot in this

paragraph, maybe try us citizens or civilians

Comment [FM10]: Americans

Comment [FM11]: came

Comment [FM12]: What kind of opinions? H

did this cause havoc? Like were there riots or

protest?

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was taking place in the stock market and insurance companies prior to the attack. Such as, an

enormous about of put options and stocks being put into United Airlines, which were the airlines

to be hijacked. Many believe that traders profited from the attacks.

Another conspiracy was that the trade centers were bombed. The collapse happened very

similar to that of a controlled demolition. Witnesses reported that on their way out, they heard

explosions. Scientists as well as architects have studied the incident and say that a planes fuel

cannot produce enough heat to melt the steel frame in which the towers were built. The fourth

hijacked plane, Flight 93, was reported to have crashed in Pennsylvania. Many believe that the

plane landed safely while another staged plane was shot out of the sky. Others believe that the

planes passengers were murdered and relocated, never to be found. Also, the hijackers are

believed to be alive in other countries. The question has been raised, that how has the passports

and identifications survive an explosion that destroyed buildings?

Another shocking conspiracy was that the cell phone calls made from the plane were in

fact fake. Scientists pointed out that cell phones could not receive reception from the altitude that

planes typically fly at. It was noticed that well over 4,000 Jewish employees took off work on

the day of the attack. The first recordings of the attack were those from Jewish cameras. Lastly,

commercial airplanes are constructed out of aluminum in order to make it easier to fly. Scientists

believe that aluminum airplanes could not do the damage that was done to the steel towers.

Comment [F14]: I agree, maybe find a more

rofessional way to state your opinion. prior to t

attacks the stock market and various insurance

companies were experiencein fraud etc

Comment [FM15]: Might want to mention o

of your sources or a source that gives your

statement some strength. Like proof because yo

can say there was fishy business going on but th

reader cant really believe you without evidence

Comment [F16]: Give an example/ citation o

article that believes this theory

Comment [FM17]: I actually watch somethin

like this on the history channel. They did an

experiment simulating the events at 911. You mi

want to find a source about these studies done a

include some of the findings to defend this

argument that the planes fuel couldnt melt the

steel.

Comment [FM18]: I have never heard of this

an argument. I kind of sounds like just hear say

You are going to have to find a credible source t

give a clear argument with evidence if you want

include this clam as possible in your paper.

Comment [F19]: Could use a synonym of inf

Comment [F20]: You mention scientists in b

paragraphs I would probably say historians or cr

Comment [F21]:

Comment [FM22]: What is a typical altitude

Comment [FM23]: You are going to have to

really have find some sources that cover if this

theory is true or false because you are making a

very big statement here that all the cell phone

conversations that people had before their loved

ones died were fake.

Comment [F24]: us the word documented a

If it was use a citation

Comment [FM25]: This just seems out of pla

with including the Jewish community. It is kind a

statement out of nowhere.

Comment [F26]: Why? You could definitely b

up your paper if you provide examples and

explanations to these facts

Comment [F27]: I agree, I think your paper h

good start, I would keep the different conspiracy

in different paragraph (cell phone calls and Jewis

people are completely different topics) also you

definitely add more detail, if you got these

conspiracies from credible sources go into the ..

Comment [FM28]: Am not exactly sure whe

you are going with this paper because you start

with the tragedy of Americans lost and coming..

Comment [FM29]: I really am just trying to hyou write the best paper you can, but I feel this

paper is all over the place. Your paper so far is ju..

Comment [F30]: Also dont forget your in te

citations!!! Hope this helped see you tomorrow!

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Page 2: [1] Comment [F27] Farrell 2/20/2012 6:02:00 PM

I agree, I think your paper has a good start, I would keep the different conspiracyies in different paragraph (cell

phone calls and Jewish people are completely different topics) also you can definitely add more detail, if you got

these conspiracies from credible sources go into the articles and try to find more specific evidence as to why each

theory could be plausible.

Page 2: [2] Comment [FM28] Ferrufino, Marvin 2/20/2012 2:05:00 PM

Am not exactly sure where you are going with this paper because you start off with the tragedy of Americans lost

and coming together, but then go into a large amount ofconspiracy theories. You may want to just focuson a few, more source credible, conspiracies if what you want to do is mention the different

conspiracies around 911. In this last paragraph alone, you mention 3 completely differentconspiracies without much detail or sources to credit these different claims.

Page 2: [3] Comment [FM29] Ferrufino, Marvin 2/20/2012 2:10:00 PM

I really am just trying to help you write the best paper you can, but I feel this paper is all over the place. Your paper

so far is just jumping from conspiracy to conspiracy without any real detail or elaboration or credible sources to

support your research paper. If conspiracy is what you are after, then I feel the best thing is to just focus on 2 or 3

theories and really go into detail with them and have sources to support each theory. You want to make the paper

interesting and engaging for the reader. If you work hard on detail with sources, you can be having the reader

thinking in their head like what is reality and whats not? That would be an interesting paper to read that

challenges the reader to think.