9/11 Memorial History

It is plain to see that Amish society is quite unique with their traditional lifestyles, refuse to use any modern technology, and strict set of morals and values. This uniqueness leaves the modern world completely baffled on how these communities can sustain themselves. People pass by the Amish communities and see this society almost as amazing as a reenactment show rather than a group of real people trying to go about their daily life. So to better understand this faction of people and their society, it is pertinent to analyze this phenomena from a sociological perspective in terms of culture and structure.

Traveling to the 9/11 memorial brought a heavy feeling to my heart today. It’s pretty hard to go somewhere and stand on the ground where thousands and thousands of people lost their lives. Especially since I personally lost loved ones during the attacks. Not only did the going into the memorial bring a different feeling to you, it was also one of the best educational experiences I’ve had in a while. I learned so many things that happened that day than I really actually knew about. For instance, I never really had full insight on what had actually happened on the place during the hijacking, but after memorial had all these short little clips that explained each scenario in depth. Another one of my favorite parts of the memorial

The 9/11 Memorial is one of the biggest man-made waterfalls in North America. The 9/11 looks like a square pool with another pool but smaller with water running down the walls, to make it a waterfall. There are two pools that look identical that are in the same spot where the towers were. The twin towers, and the memorial are in New York City. The walls of the pools are made out of black granite. Each pool is about an acre in size and holds up to 480,000 of recycled water. 9/11 Memorial is not only a beautiful pool itself but is also surrounded by trees.

Looking at the memorial hurt, but touching the memorial is what killed. A surge of pain ran up my arm as I placed my hand upon the memorial and began thinking of all the pain it had brought me even though years had passed. As the agony engulfed me, I fell to my knees. Then I began to ponder why anyone would want such a concrete reminder of what happened during this disastrous event. These are the thoughts that may have went through the minds of the subjects in the images, A Man Kneels before the 9/11 Memorial and The Old Vet and His Tank. Both of these photographs depict sadness for the viewer by making the men the focal points of the images. The photographers, Justin Lane and English Russia, additionally portray sorrow by the context and

On September 11, 2001 after the twin towers had fallen, our U.S. flag had somehow survived within the rumble, and the flag was raised back up by firefighters to give reassurance of our recovery. It is explained by Guerra how a photographer, by the name of Franklin, had taken a picture of this moment because he saw that it was going to be a “‘ photo with the most meaning’” since there were “‘three men raising a flag paled in comparison to thousands of people dying and two buildings falling to the ground.’” This picture was spread throughout the country, and as a result, it was soon noticed that the flag that was standing was different than the one from the photograph. Not too long after this was noticed, Guerra mentions how “a man who introduced himself as Brian went to a fire station in Everett carrying a flag in a plastic bag,” which ultimately was the authentic flag (that he had supposedly received from a widow of a 9/11 victim).

On September 11, 2015, the nation shared a moment of silence remembering the terrorists attack 14 years before. In lower Manhattan, families of those who were lost on this tragic event came together for a touchstone of the annual remembrance. The ceremony took place, for the first time, in the new World Trade Center, built less than a year ago. Roses were set at the memorial inside the letter of the names of those who were lost, and everyone remembered how the attacks changed the course their lives. The memorial was reserved for families in the morning, but was open to the public later. Last year, about 20,000 people visited the memorial to remember the events that occured September 11, 2001. Even the president, bowed his head in silence at

The New York Times, interviewed Barbara Pickell, a sales representative who was the employed at Blue Cross Company at the World Trade Towers on 9/11, recalled that “Everybody started screaming because they could see people jumping out of the building” (“Witness to Apocalypse”). Approximately 3000 people lost their lives in the World Trade Center attacks (Templeton and Lumley). Many vanished in the debris, leaving families and friends no time to say goodbye. The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is what left to tell the story. A tour guide at the Museum, Carl Ballenas stated, “Time numbs people to what happened that day, and now it becomes a page in a chapter of a book and does not have the impact of

The family care for their own and the Amish community gives assistance as needed. Therefore, the way how mainstream American life is driven by technology, I don’t think many Americans will take on the Amish culture.The Amish culture believes in the idea that everything has a reason in life. Their philosophy comes from their deep-rooted Christian faith from the church. They follow the basic tenets of the Christian religion by emphasizing on adult baptism, simplicity, community, separation from popular culture and the division of the church. In 1693, the Amish people formed their own branch of Anabaptism in Switzerland and eastern France under the leadership of their founder Jakob Ammann.All of the Amish communities today are from that group. We already know that within the Amish culture they do everything with hands, but there is some selective technology they do use by permit for agriculture. They use the tractor to help with the farming and time management. For the American society, farmers use computers, cell phones, cars and other technology, but for the Amish, they reject this technology because they believe it will do harm in their

I chose to research and write this presentation on the Amish culture because their beliefs and traditions are so different from the beliefs and acts that I follow myself. Despite what anyone will say, I have always had a great amount of respect for them because of many things that I have read and experienced through them personally, their biggest goals are focused on family, God, and hard-work.

It was 8 o’clock in the morning the next day I woke up and to say I wasn’t tired would be an understatement. Nevertheless, I still jumped out of my bed and got ready for, we had a big day today. We walked to the Brooklyn Bridge after we got breakfast and roamed across the nearly two mile bridge in under an hour. From the bridge I could see the Statue of Liberty and hear many of the boisterous boats floating below us. After taking in the amazing view, we headed to the Freedom Tower as well as the 9/11 Museum right below it. The museum was outstanding to say the least. It had rooms complete with artifacts and stories for every person that died. There were also artifacts from the actual towers and recordings of people trapped in the airplanes

The Amish is a broad term considering there are Amish settlements in over 20 states in America. The Old Order Amish are different from more progressive groups because they choose to put tighter restrictions on what technology, worship, and leisure activity is allowed in the community. Many of the Old Order Amish groups have the same, or similar, traditions, values, and social regulations. For this essay, I will be focusing on the Old Order Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Lancaster is one of the first counties that the Amish settled in when arriving to America. The Old Order Amish of Lancaster struggle with modernity in aspects like work and social life, however their Christian faith has allowed the Amish to cling to tradition and remain separate from the outside world while still thriving in it.

On May 2014, The National September 11 Memorial Museum opened. It remembers and honors the almost 3,00 men, women and children that perished in the 2001, 1993 attacks. This museum is one hundred and ten thousand square feet and located seventy feet below ground. It houses poignant educational exhibits, which explore the events leading up to the attacks.The memorial exhibit preserves and honors the memory of the victims who died. It is located at the World Trade Center. It is filled with history, holding 500 hours of film and video, 23,00 photos and 10,000+ artifacts. It stands to say that the world should "never forget" what should never happen again.

On September 11th 2001 terrorists attacked the Twin Towers. About 2,996 people died including 19 terrorists. This sad place is now replaced with the 911 memorial and museum. This place has wonderful geographic features such as waterfall and the names of the people who died. Yes this a sad place but about 4 million people visited in less than one year.

The Amish have been around since the early 1700s in the United States. They first migrated to Pennsylvania when they came from Switzerland and Germany. The Amish have spread to many other states, but today are primarily in the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania (Hostetler, 2009). The Amish have a unique way of life and have strong beliefs rooted in their faith. Today, the Amish are continuing to grow, because they are having such large families (Hostetler, 2009). The elderly population within the community plays an important aspect in the decision making and planning for the family. Through story-telling the elderly pass down to the next generations information about the culture itself. The Amish lifestyles and beliefs are what shape them as a community and what causes them to be at risk of illnesses and injuries more than other cultures around them.

The Amish live a different life style than we do. A lot of people misunderstand the way they live their life in rural communities. They think that the Amish live an old fashioned life and fear the real world. All they want to do is help their community every way they can. Each fellowship is broken down into districts where they live independently by rules their community agrees on. The rules consist of clothing requirements, color of buggies, household items, etc. There are around 200,000 members of the Amish in which come from more than 20 states. In fact, the Amish community has been growing. Every 20 years the population doubles.