Mark HansenEnglishMrs. TooneNovember 6, 2014Written Activity 2No one will ever forget the fateful day of September 11, 2001. That day was and still is a day that not only changed America, but also the world. September 11th, more commonly called 9/11, started out as a normal day. However, at around 8:45 am, terrorists hijacked a plane and crashed it into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York. At first everyone thought it was just an accident, but at 9:03 it was confirmed that it was a terrorist attack when another plane crashed into the South Tower. The entire country was on high alert, but that wasn't enough to stop another plane that flew into the Pentagon at 9:37. There was a fourth plane but it crashed in Ohio on its way to Washington to presumably hit the White House. No more than 12 hours after the first attack, President Bush stood before the nation and gave a short five-minute speech. This speech was intended to mobilize the nation and the world to fight to stop terrorism, assure everyone that the United States still functioned and would continue to function no matter what, and condemn those responsible for these attacks. (Salem Press) One of the most important parts of President Bush's speech was to tell the world that terrorism would no longer be tolerated and that we would go to war. In this speech he told his audience, which included Americans, their allies around the world, and the people responsible for these attacks, that the United States would fight terrorism until it was defeated and eradicated. He called for the support of several nations to end the horror of this type of war. It also indicated to the terrorists that there was nowhere they could run or hide, no matter who they were or who... middle of paper... war we are still fighting because of Bush's speech. It's really bad for everyone when no one is willing to see things from other points of view and compromise, just how we treat terrorists and how they treat us. "Arafat horrified by attacks, but thousands of Palestinians celebrate; the rest of the world outraged." Fox News. September 12, 2001. “Terrorist Attacks in or Against Americans.” Information, please. Infoplease, 2 September 2014. Web. 07 November 2014. Fundamental documents in American history. Hackensack: Salem and Salempress.com. Salam Press. Web.History.com staff. “Reaction to 9/11.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 09 November 2014. Sheafer, Tamir. “Views and attitudes towards the peace process, governance, security and service provision in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.” Journal of Peace Research 47.2 (2010): 205-15. Network. November 10. 2014.