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The World Trade Center: Media, War and Ethics, 2001.
An in-depth examination of the role of the media in portraying the news. Particular emphasis is given to ethics and levels of accountability.
4,150 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 17 sources, $ 111.95
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In this 15 page paper the author takes a look at the attacks on the World Trade Center. He begins the examination by looking at how the media dealt with the event and the effect that this has had on people ? was it really necessary to show so much detail? Was the media coverage sensationalizing? The author moves on to examine the ethics of reporting and looks at the various debates that are currently going on concerning this issue. The author concludes with a specific look at the way the media works during times of war and makes reference to the Gulf War, The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict and Afghanistan and talks of the media acting as a visual conduit.
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?Who can forget the graceful turn of the massive jet as it turned to slam into the second tower, and the massive fireball that plumed outward? There are some pictures that change the world, like the photograph of Kim Phuc at My Lai?a little girl in flames and running. The image of Americans leaping to their death from the upper floors of the towers is like that, and the chilling choreography of their free fall was captured on film as they plummeted to their death rather than endure the agony of burning up.?
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"World Trade Center"--A Film Review, 2007.
A review of Oliver Stone's film "World Trade Center."
1,020 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper reviews and analyzes Oliver Stone's film about the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The paper focuses on the themes presented in the film, particularly that of hope. Although this review is positive toward the movie "World Trade Center," it does include some criticism toward the film. The reviewer concludes that the audience of "World Trade Center" should take away a message of hope.
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"Some reviewers found the film too patriotic and flag-waving, and too religious in nature. Another critic writes, "The visual approach of 'World Trade Center,' heavy on the intense close-ups and fervent in its embrace of the characters' religious and patriotic strains, flies in the face of everybody's preconceptions about what a Stone film feels like" (Phillips). However, these are some of the things that helped the two men remain alive, and this seems as if it is a natural reaction to the unnatural events surrounding them. They turn to their spiritual side and introspection to help make some sense of their predicament and their lives. Above all, they realize they have everything in the world to live for, and they do not want to die. They realize they have made mistakes, and they want another chance to make things better if they survive. "
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World Trade Center and Combating Terrorism, 2002.
A discussion about the terrorist attacks of the World Trade Center and failures of the U.S. Government to combat terrorism.
1,487 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses how the attacks on September 11th took the American population by surprise and how they thought they were immune from domestic terror. It demonstrates many of the primary causes of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the resulting effects of such a broad-spectrum attack on the American people. It shows that the perceived false sense of safety and security exhibited by the American people resulted in a complacent attitude within the American government, which affected the effectiveness of the law enforcement agency to prevent the 9/11 attacks. It examines how law enforcement officials overlooked warning signs that may have prevented the attack on the World Trade Center.
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"What were the causes of the 9/11 tragedies? The effects of the attacks are obvious; the American people find themselves? plunged into a war against a foe unseen. The U.S. government finds itself engaged in conflict unknown. No forewarning existed from our enemy, no warning from our multi-billion dollar defense systems, no prior intent of aggression. How are the American people to know of future impending attacks? What will prevent further terrorist activity and violence from our unforeseen enemy? One can only draw the conclusion that government complacency resulted in overlooking and dismissal of critical intelligence reports and information that might have prevented the World Trade Center attacks, and information that may prevent future attacks."
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New World Trade Center Designs, 2002.
A look at the various architectural proposals for construction of a memorial site where the World Trade Center once stood.
1,940 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper examines the finalist proposals for two plans, both of which intend to build the world's tallest buildings, on the World Trade Center site in New York. It also discusses the nine preliminary proposals in which several approaches were suggested to replace the 16-acre site in lower Manhattan, and all included memorials.
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"The two firms behind the plans were Libeskind and the international THINK team, led by New York-based architects Rafael Vinoly and Frederic Schwartz. Libeskind's proposal features a 1,776-foot spire overlooking several smaller steel towers. The THINK team proposed two decorative steel towers, reaching 1,655 ft. Both included significant plans for a memorial. The winning design was announced in late February and Libeskind?s plan was the chosen project.
The selected plan for the World Trade Center site includes a museum at the epicenter of the site, as well as two large public spaces dubbed the Park of Heroes and the Wedge of Light, which would be built in such a way that the sun would shine down on them unblocked on the anniversaries of the attack. This is considered one of the most unique memorial proposals in history."
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The World Trade Center Bombing, 2001.
This paper studies the World Trade Center Bombing and the physical forces that were responsible for it.
1,625 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper describes the physical process of the World Trade Center collapse. It examines the building's structure and components and analyzes the impact of the collision with the aircraft. It gives an engineer's analysis of the collapse and several reasons for it. It concludes that the exact reason for the collapse of the skyscraper is still unknown and will continue to be studied in the future.
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"The World Trade Center, erected as "a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace," (Wetxstein- 2001) was the most valuable commercial property in the history of New York City until terrorist attacks reduced it to rubble. The buildings towered over lower Manhattan for nearly thirty years; an icon of financial power.The buildings contained more than 200,000 tons of steel, 425,000 cubic yards of concrete and 600,000 square feet of glass in 43,000 windows. Each floor, a reinforced concrete pad on a metal deck supported by steel cross beams, was about one acre and weighed about 4.8 million pounds. The building was designed to withstand the impact of a 707 commercial airliner. It was the largest commercial airliner built at the time the World Trade Center was designed. This was a factor considered due to the accident in 1945, where a B-25 crashed into the Empire State building."
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The World Trade Centre, 2002.
A discussion of whether the World Trade Center was defectively designed and whether it should still remain standing today.
1,009 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper describes the chronological events that occurred on September 11 2001 that led to the eventual collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC). It provides structural information on the exact architecture of the two towers and examines how the downfall of these two buildings occurred through a series of steps that eventually led to the cataclysmic chain reaction of each floor smashing into its corresponding lower floor, eventually destroying both towers. The primary factor leading to this disaster was the immense heat the structural design withstood and the impact of the airliners that hit them. It concludes that the WTC Towers were not defectively designed since no designer could have ever anticipated a catastrophe of the magnitude that occurred.
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"The structural integrity of the WTC depended on these closely spaced columns around the perimeter. Lightweight steel trusses spanned between the central elevator core and the perimeter columns on each floor. These trusses support the four-inch concrete slabs that separate each floor and tied the perimeter columns to the core. These trusses supported the vertical forces acting on the building. These steel structures were coated with an aluminum alloy for extra strength."
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The World Trade Center Bombing, 2002.
Examines how the world is a different place since the WTC bombing.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses how the world is a different place following the World Trade Center bombing. The paper analyzes whether the changes that are taking place will be better for society as a whole or not.
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The World Trade Organization, 2006.
A critical evaluation of the history of the World Trade Organization.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, $ 80.95
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the international institution that is most closely linked to the processes of globalization and as such is at the center of some of the most contentious debates of our time. This essay examines the development of the World Trade Organization over time with specific reference to its operations in terms of reducing inequality in the global economy.
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Media and the War on Terror, 2006.
An essay looking at media representation of the War on Terror.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This essay discusses the role of media in the war on terrorism. The paper asserts that media provides a pre-packaged hysteria that has dominated both U.S. rhetoric and mainstream media, who, at times, are joining forces to create cynicism about the global war on terror. In short, it is a business, a product. If people are scared, they are going to want to know what is going on, driving both the medium and the message; even if it is, at times, difficult to tell exactly who is wagging the dog.
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"At a media event last fall, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told soldiers at a Florida base how to combat growing confusion about the war on terror. Acknowledging that soldiers could find themselves fielding queries about America's goals, Rumsfeld briefed soldiers like a spin-doctor, printing off a figurative sound bite to keep handy in their hip pockets. "Tell those who ask such questions that you...are standing on the front lines to protect them and to safeguard their freedoms... And you can tell them something else: America is not what's wrong with this world."
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World Trade Center Bombings, 2003.
Comparison of the World Trade Center bombings of 1993 and 2001.
2,246 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the 1993 and 2001 World Trade Center bombings, which were acts of terrorism aimed toward the United States and their continued support of Israel as a nation and perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists. It discusses how one succeeded, and one did not, and looks at the differences and similarities. It concludes by asking when the next terrorist attack will occur. Includes annotated bibliography.
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"There are many startling and disturbing similarities between the 1993 and 2001 World Trade Center bombings, which illustrate how vulnerable our country is to terrorist attack, and how vulnerable the World Trade Center was as a target. Our country is extremely susceptible to further attack, as these two incidents clearly indicate. There was also much dissimilarity between the bombings, which illustrates how the perpetrators learned from their mistakes, and attempted to correct them to inflict the most damage. Both bombings clearly fall under the recognized and accepted definition of terrorism, as defined by the FBI:
Terrorism has been defined as "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives" (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1992, p. i) (Peterson 116)."
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The U.S. Media and the War in Iraq, 2006.
An analysis of the role the US media played in the war with Iraq.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses how since September 11, 2001, it has been painfully evident that the U.S. news media has been much more interested in promoting the Bush Administration than in being objective reporters of the news. Their abandonment of journalistic standards and integrity has had serious consequences, ranging from the disastrous war in Iraq to massive and systematic violations of our Constitution and our laws by the Bush Administration. The paper further discusses how despite overwhelmingly supportive media coverage, the Bush Administration's Iraq policies have been clearly based upon hype instead of facts. Before the war, many Americans and much of the international community suspected the Bush Administration of ulterior motives in Iraq and the Middle East.
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Media and the War in the Middle East, 2005.
This paper is an essay discussing the design and ethical relationships of the media's presentation of the war in Iraq especially information from the internet.
1,955 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper states that everyday television reporting of the war in the Middle East seems inconsistent with the logic of television's informative-realistic effect because, it seems as if the reports produce fiction and the escalation of horrors transforms fact into fiction. The author believes that the war is not only changing the perception of the media as such but also the perception of society; television is not a mirror of society, but society is a mirror of television. The paper explains that the web seems to offer a global reference resource but it presents many problems of credibility, reliability, bias, timeliness and comprehensiveness.
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"Turning on the television means establishing a connection with the place of broadcasting and being literally and continually present at the birth of the picture. The television picture materializes because of a short circuit between the place of transmission and the place of reception. But due to the speed of transmission of the electronic signal, the television picture is practically simultaneous and we do not notice a delay in time. As a result, we are able to establish a physical contact with one of the most traumatic events of our time, the situation in Iraq. The individual viewing the television experiences events as though they were happening presently and in close location. This is the case even if the events are thousands of miles away, occurring at a different time and in a different place."
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Media and the Gulf War, 2002.
The paper analyzes the role played by the media in the first Gulf War (1991) and the lessons that should have been learned.
3,685 words (approx. 14.7 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 102.95
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The paper discusses whether the image presented in the media was a misrepresentation of reality and claims that much of that coverage was superficial and misdirected. The paper examines how the American administration wanted to shape the story of the war in a certain way and utilized the power of the media to achieve this goal. It also looks at the gullibility of reporters and the way they were easily led.
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"As America prepares for another war in the Middle East, the news media as well as American troops are preparing for the effort to come. It is a good time to reconsider the lessons that should have been learned from the last Gulf conflict, when the government tried to control the news media as much as possible, and when the news media failed to see certain aspects of the story and reported much false information. The news media has a role in a democratic society, and that role is not mere boosterism for the position of the administration but the need to provide all the information possible so the public can make informed decisions regarding its leaders, their policies, and all actions being taken in the public's name. This does not mean providing information that would be damaging to security, and the line between what is damaging and what is essential is not always easy to draw. The issue may be whether the news media draws that line on the basis of a business decision, either to gain audience by reporting scandal or to cater to an audience by avoiding bad news, or on the basis of fulfilling its obligation in a democratic society."
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World Trade Center and Pearl Harbor Attacks, 2005.
Argues that attacks on Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center had similar historical events surrounding each attack and that Franklin Delano Roosevelt and George W. Bush used similar policies to combat further attacks and unite the nation.
8,579 words (approx. 34.3 pages), 37 sources, MLA, $ 181.95
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The paper highlights the entwined American reactions to the September 11 attacks and the Pearl Harbor attacks. The paper illustrates the similarities in which the over-prevailing backgrounds of each event created reactions to the devastating measures that promptly gave escalation to the wars that have been fought. The paper also looks at the integration of the memory of Pearl Harbor in American reactions to September 11 attacks. Subsequently, the paper reflects on the similarities in repercussions of the attacks on the Pearl Harbor, as well as the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11.
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Thesis Statement
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Recalling the Attack on Pearl Harbor after the Attacks on September 11
Indications Leading to the Attacks
Institutional Weakness
The Use of Technology in the Attacks
The Interest-Terror Disparity
The Aftermath of Pearl Harbor and September 11 Attack
Conclusion
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"The attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor and the attacks by Al Qaeda on September 11 had many similarities. Some of these similarities have been presented in this paper. However, several more situations of contrasts are likely amid the attack on Pearl Harbor and the attack on September 11. In the Second World War, at Pearl Harbor, the American military under President Roosevelt had blocked approximately 8 percent of the Japanese force from either fulfilling its vicious objectives or retreating back to Japan. During the attacks on the September 11, airplane travelers prevented 25 percent of the Al Qaeda force from fulfilling its evil designs, avoiding an American icon from stern harm or complete obliteration. American intelligence agencies gave out a warning for war prior to the attack on the Pearl Harbor in the Second World War, and the American military had been able to counter the opponent. However, on September 11, intelligence agencies did report of likely terrorization attempts by Al Qaeda terrorist but these reports had not been converted into a forceful caution under President Bush, and the American military had been unsuccessful in getting in the way of the suicidal operation of Al Qaeda."
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Guidelines for Media Coverage of Wars, 2002.
A presentation fo some guidelines for the media's coverage of wars.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 71.95
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An ethical guideline for covering war reporting.
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