terrorist attacks changed the world, and the way America looks at the world, but they also changed the way the world looks at us. Causes of September 11 Earlier attacks, including Tokyo nerve gas, Iran barracks, Cole attack Muslim hatred of United States and call to "jihad" LAX security at airports and U.S. entry points Lack of reliable security and intelligence information Effects of September 11 Death toll and destruction "War on terrorism" Homeland security Emotional issues World outlook and

"When a court strikes a contract provision for unconscionability it is declaring that provision is so unfair or oppressive that the court will refuse to enforce it." (Gillespie, 2007). The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to

Globalism and the Culture of American Consumption The United States has long been a world leader on many fronts. The presidential administration of Theodore Roosevelt may have been the first to declare openly that Americans wanted to show that they were a global power, but the U.S. had long had interest in global politics. In the last decade of the eighteenth century, America fought land and sea battles in the Mediterranean

Terrorism in Iran: Fighting or Helping?Today, the 90 million people of Iran are confronted with a critically important juncture in their nation�s lengthy history which will have implications well into the future. The adverse impacts of longstanding crippling economic sanctions by the United States combined with the perception by many members of the international community that Iranian leaders have militaristic ambitions in the region have created a situation wherein foreign

Crucible The Witch hunt: An American Tradition Off with their heads! Burn them up! We need to cleanse our community of good people from the malevolent designs of the wicked! Yes, people! We are at a critical point in the history of our great nation -- and our very existence is threatened by the Godless in our midst! We must, and we will root out the evil doers by any means necessary...and

terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, because the attacks made us aware of how vulnerable we are as a country. They also helped bring the country together as one people, but this reaction has not lasted, and our country has gone back to "life as usual," with little respect for each other. The terrorist attacks were a terrible thing, but the people seem to have forgotten them. The attacks were