"September 11, 2001, one of the darkest days, in U. history, terrorists staged a devastating attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (Internet, CBS.COM).".
That day, as people sat in front of their television sets across the nation, appalled by the sites their eyes had witnessed, they could not help, but become captivated in their own living rooms. Viewers watched live footage as two planes crashed through the World Trade Center in New York City. The images that swept across our screens were almost too surreal to believe. In this essay, I am going to describe the image that will eventually become documented in our U.S history books, and I will explain the effects it had on me.
It was shown on every local, network, and international station across America's nation; it was a Boeing 767 airplane crashing into the second building of the World Trade Center. That morning I viewed the live coverage on a CBS station. It seemed to be like any other morning in New York City. The lighting of the image was bright and colorful, yet that instantly changed when my immediate attention focused on a disturbing image which revealed the south tower of the World Trade Center engulfed in billows of smoke. The lighting instantaneously switched from a bright and colorful image, to a gray and dreary image. Then, eighteen minutes later, I became distracted by another plane flying in the air. The cameraman panned over to the left side of the north building, and shot a close-up of a plane heading straight towards the second tower. This event caused a huge explosion, now filling the skies with excessive amounts of smoke above Manhattan New York. New Yorker's were stricken with horror, and me, overwhelmed with disbelief.
When I first viewed the footage, my effects on the image were torn between confusion of surrealism and realism. My psyche construed the image as a science fiction movie, rather than actual terrorism acts on the East Coast of our country.
By now the media had gotten the news of the terrible events. As the president made a quick leave, he was bombarded by questions of the events. ... Bush did an amazing job at keeping his composure through the days following the 911 events. ... President Bush also met an elderly women who's son died in the events. ...
The events that transpired on September 11, 2001 changed our world. ... 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. ... 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. ... " (Nussbaum 13) The events of 9/11 did pull the country together. ...
Brantford is serviced by three 911 lines, 1 local emergency line, 2 taped admin lines and one non-taped admin line. ... There is no documentation other than a locally produced incident report, used only in the event of computer failure (paper dispatch system). ... 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 ...
It is estimated that nearly sixty percent of 911 calls nationally are made using cellular phones, and the 911 centers don't know where those calls are physically coming from (Taylor, 2001 Cell phones let victims slip through 911 safety net, para 5). Mobile devices enable us to access and transfer information almost instantly, keep us posted on current and upcoming events as well as communicate with others around the world in locations we never could before, its no wonder this class of people is becoming more demanding market. ...
There are no easy answers for America's current unrest, only questions. I have a few. Why Us? I believed at first, as do many people, that perhaps we were attacked because of our policies in the Middle East. I no longer believe that. As Netanyahou said a few days ago, America is not being atta...
Some of us were even taught to use a phone and dial 911 for real emergencies. ... The first step in the process is noticing the event that is taking place. A reason someone wouldn't notice the event is that they are distracted or in a hurry. The second step is interpreting the event as an emergency. ... Two people can see the same event two different ways. ...
The official separation from this unhealthy relationship started with a few unfortunate events. ... I got the phone from his cold little hand and ended the call to 911. ... I dialed 911. ... "911, where's your emergency?"... ," said the 911 dispatcher, blandly. ...
Stressful events such as emotional trauma can trigger symptoms of schizophrenia. ... You should contact 911 if you feel that you are going to harm yourself or someone else, you hear voices telling you to kill yourself or someone else, if someone you know with schizophrenia has severe symptoms of schizophrenia that are keeping them from seeking help. ...
