World Trade Center Proposal
“On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act of war against our country…All of this was brought upon us in a single day, and night fell on a different world, a world where freedom itself is under attack,” says President George W. Bush in his address to the Congress on September 20, 2001 about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers of New York on September 11, 2001 (President Bush, par. 1). On this day, the alleged terrorist group called the Al Qeada performed an unspeakable, unimaginable act upon the United States of America. Two commercial jet airliners, filled with passengers, were hijacked and flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Each tower fell to its doom on this unforgettable morning. This surprise attack was the worst since Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. From this event, a question arises about what to do with the 16 acre piece of land. Some say just build a memorial, while others say rebuild the towers, and still others suggest doing both. I propose for new trade center buildings to be built along with a memorial. Different factors become involved when making a decision such as this one. Background information needs to be examined, along with informati
on about the land, other proposals and their feasibility, and the effect it will have on America and the world. To rebuild the buildings does put us in a vulnerable position again for another attack, but it sends the message America is not done. The economy will become more stable if the trade center is put back in business, and family members have something to go to so they can remember. In the case of the Oklahoma City memorial, the terrorist was American. In this case the terrorists are foreigners that have not been caught yet. Since they’ve not been caught and they’re foreigners that don’t like America, this situation is not very much like what to do with the Oklahoma City memorial. Whether a memorial is built or just the buildings again, it would still be a target of attack. But considering the pride of America, I believe most people would want to take the chance and not let happen what the Al Qeada wanted to happen. Whatever decision is made, it should be to send a message to the terrorists and to memorialize the lives of the innocent that were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Many rescue workers were involved in cleaning up the aftermath. This job ended up being very dangerous work, not only for survivors, but also for the workers themselves because of the much unstable pile of metal and debris. All the work put in by the clean up crews was not a fast and easy going job. Debris had to be moved carefully and by the truckload to the Staten Island landfill. The clean up was finally finished in earlier this year in May. The truckload count ended up being around 108,000 truckloads with 1.8 million tons of metal. The job was finished ahead of schedule and under budget despite the immense undertaking and extreme slow speed. The collapse can be explained by what happened right after the planes hit the two towers. The collapse was caused by the intense heat and fire supplied by the thousands of gallons of jet fuel in the tanks of the two airliners. The steel support beams were weakened by extreme high temperatures probably ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This extreme heat is what caused the outside walls to give way and allow the floors above to fall practically straight down. Once this happened, the rest of the building under so much stress couldn’t hold up
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