Abstract
This paper discusses the reasons why many passangers are scared to fly by airplane due to the high number of accidents and disasters that hav occurred recently. It examines the affect of the events of the 11th of September 2001 on perceptions of airplane safety and how it has affected security and travel costs.

From the Paper
"Australia is situated at the edge of the world, as far from other developed countries as possible, has low level of serious crimes but reacts actively to the situation in the world. That's what Sydney Airport has to say: "The attacks on United States aviation on 11 September 2001 have resulted in the introduction of additional aviation security measures at Australia's major airports". That statement asks a question about airport security before that tragic date. Was there anything to fear? Or there has never been a danger? Furthermore, they say: "Passengers are also advised to place any sharp implements (such as knives or scissors) in their checked-in baggage, as such items will not be allowed in the sterile area beyond the scanning machines". "

Tags:hijack, 9/11, quantas, security

Abstract
The paper reveals that many families of the victims of airplane crashes believe the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to be incapable of adequately monitoring the airline industries. The paper explains that these families charge that the NTSB is biased since it has too close a relationship with the airlines, which causes an inevitable conflict of interest. The paper points out the reliance on the airlines' integrity to hand over evidence from plane crashes and uses the crash of United Airlines Flight 585 in 1991 as a case in point. The paper discusses the need for a fair investigation and proposes using independent experts during crash investigations to achieve these unbiased findings.

From the Paper
"A plane crash, "whether a large commercial airliner or a tiny home-built ultra light sets into motion a flurry of events" and always inevitably cumulates with a National Transportation Safety Board investigation (Hise 1991:1). "The men and women of the NTSB have a rare breed of government job," in that they are nonpartisan, non-official law enforcement authorities given the investigational power to find the cause, "often beginning with little more than a handful of crushed aluminum, of almost every aviation crash they investigate" and issue a report on airplane crashes (Hise 1999:1). These men and women are supposed to be noble fact-finders, neither interested in the airline industry's financial future, the bottom line of corporate America, or even the feelings of the families and the victims of the crash."

Tags:bias, ethics, evidence, litigation, lawsuits

Abstract
The following paper examines how the news media has been changed from a brave, controversy-seeking faction to a community of self-censoring, congress-fearing puppets of whom the politically powerful are the puppeteers. The writer argues that the media is not the same establishment that once looked for the extra, but it is merely a reserved, timid society, a society that has ignored its once unquenchable thirst for the truth in order to satisfy its hunger for the more material things, money and power.

From the Paper
"It is a calm, cold morning in Maine and the news is blaring in one household. The family hears that there has been another violent plane crash. Little Jimmy is quaking in his shoes, because he knows that the story will be covered constantly for most of the week, if not longer. Violent images will be shown on the television that his parents bought for Jimmy s favorite educational television shows. Jimmy decides to change the channel, but almost all of the channels are covering the same information about the plane crash. Then, an image of a man who died in the crash appears on television. Little Jimmy bursts into tears. Jimmy grows up to detest the news, and to hate plane crashes. Why must the news cover tragedies so extensively?"

Tags:american, coverage, crash, crashes, event, media, news, newspaper, overcoverage, television, tragedy

Abstract
Specific examples are given and discussed briefly. The theme is that the development of aircraft as a whole is one of the most important developments of the twentieth century and its effects are so far reaching as to be second only to the development of the computer.

From the Paper
"The Wright Brothers chose to focus on the invention of the airplane despite the belief that heavier-than-air crafts would never be able to fly."

Tags:brothers, wright, fly, air, travel

From the Paper
"The purpose of this research is to examine the human factor in aviation and the degree to which pilot error is the cause of airplane accidents. This will require a brief discussion of the available facts and statistics on air travel as well as a review of the reasons why this happens, even among seasoned pilots, and why the numbers are growing.

The modern airliner is a marvel of technology, as safe as man can make it. The statistics convincingly point to the safety of flying over other means of transportation. "In 1978, U.S. airlines completed 99.99991 percent of their flights without a fatality (Norris 11). In 1979 around 800 million passengers travelled by air around the world, and only 1,267 of them (plus 149 crew members) were killed, making the odds about 565.000 to 1 (Norris 11). These figures have remained relatively constant, (...)"

Tags:TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION

Abstract
The paper discusses how, in the short story, "Betel Nut is Bad Magic For Airplanes", author John Kasaipwalova portrays the importance of civil rights and shows, through his characters and narrator, what an important part they play in civil society. The paper discusses the injustice the native people feel at this point in history and how it is apparent in every part of this short story. It shows how, using situations and speaking with the voice of the native people of Papua New Guinea, Kasaipwalova weaves an entertaining and message driven story about the quest for social justice.

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"This exchange shows the clear rage and anger the people felt at being subjugated by white people, being colonized and told to follow unjust laws that were no their own. The narrator says he wants, at that time, nothing more than to be a true kanaka. He wants to fight the colonizers down and retake what he believes is rightfully his, and he is willing to do whatever it takes, even go to prison, to try and prove that he is right, and return civil In liberties to the natives of the island."

Tags:consensus, colonizers, Motu

Abstract
This paper discusses the Comet jet airplane accidents of the early 1950's, and the profound effects they had on certain aspects of our society. The author examines the various effects a technological disaster has on our lives and the world around us, as well as how our views towards the technology may be altered after a technological disaster.

From the Paper:

"By examining the jet aircraft industry, but in particular the British jet aircraft industry after the accidents, we are able to gain insight into what people's conceptions were, and why certain events unfolded as they did. With any technological disaster, trust in the product is often lost very quickly, and various actions are often taken to try and restore this trust. By examining these actions we can better understand how many people felt about the technology after the disasters. Lastly, not all technological disasters have purely negative connotations. Much can be learned from technological accidents that eventually lead to important improvements in the technology. By examining one major technological failure and its various effects we can gain a better understanding of how we are affected by technology as well as how our views towards the technology may be altered."

Tags:airplane, disaster, effects, history, social, technology, aircraft, industry

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that by weaving vivid imagery and historical fact, Adam Goodheart conveys his understanding of the humanity-technology paradox with his poignant essay "9.11.01: The Skyscraper and the Airplane." The writer points out that Goodheart describes the September 11th attacks and their aftermath as a catalyst of American cultural awareness. The writer discusses that by using the sterile and technological skyscraper and airplane to represent the passion of humanity, Goodheart suggests that humanity and technology cannot only coexist, but thrive together. By first establishing the skyscraper as a technological marvel, and then personifying it as a symbol of humanity, Goodheart suggests that technology and humanity are essentially complementary. The writer concludes that although both the skyscraper and the airplane have traditionally been viewed as cold, mechanical symbols of the technological age, Goodheart brilliantly uses the September 11th attacks to establish both technological innovations of the skyscraper and the airplane as symbols of humanity.

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"By including this segment, Goodheart establishes the skyscraper as far more than a cold, mechanical tower of glass and steel. Instead, he associates the building with humanity, not only physiological and sexual humanity, but also spiritual and emotional humanity. Established as a location where one must entrust one's life to technology, the building has the spiritual consistency of a cathedral or burial ground instead of the cold, emotionless consistency of a modern, mechanical building. Seen in this vein, the Twin Towers are now seen as additional casualties of the September 11th attacks, symbols humanity rather than technological milestones. This interpretation of Goodheart's work is similar to Stein's interpretation, as the author suggests that Goodheart uses September 11th observations ..."

Tags:assault, passengers, Twin, Towers, mortality

Abstract
This essay provides a short biography of Orville and Wilbur Wright and their invention of the airplane early last century. The paper explains that the airplane was a technical mystery for many years, but relying on each other's strengths, they worked very well as a team to solve the problems. It concludes that even though the brothers were not formally educated, they succeeded in inventing one of the most revolutionary technologies of all time.

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"The Wrights' growing local reputation as skillful cyclists and mechanics led to many requests from friends to fix their bicycles. In 1893 they capitalized on the situation and opened a small rental and repair shop. Their bicycle business provided them with an adequate and enjoyable living, an upstanding reputation in the local business community, and an outlet for their mechanical interests. Knowledge and experience with bicycles also proved valuable to the Wrights' development of a successful airplane."

Tags:aviation, brothers, flight, kittyhawk, wright