After the event of September 11 2001

It has been 16 years since the terrorist attacks happened in the U.S.A. As a result of the attack, about 3,000 people were killed and the Americans were in panic. Americans realized that they could be attacked whenever and wherever even though they were in American territory. These facts made Americans were afraid of terrorists and feel uneasy about their life. As a consequence of the terrorist attack that made the whole world astonished, there have been so many changes in America, especially, in their life. People were in panic about the terrorism because they realized that it could happen anywhere. Furthermore people started to doubt others. If someone who had a big bag seemed to be suspicious, they were nervous and they even filed. Including these, many changes have happened. In this section, I will explain the changes, especially, in their life of Americans.

Although it has already been 16 years after September 11, American citizens, including New Yorkers, are still nervous. If strangers come closer when they were on the street, they take a step backward. They get a fright when they hear news about terror that happens in other countries because they think it is possible they may become new victims due to terror.

The most immediate and obvious changed after the attacks of 9l11 took place in U.S. airports. Two months after attacks, the new TSA (Transportation Security Act) implemented procedures to stricter guidelines on passenger and luggage screening. For example, only ticketed passengers could go through security, and an ever-changing array of machinery and procedures were introduced to scan for weapons and destructive items. Moreover, new procedures were introduced that removing shoes and banning liquids as new threats were discovered after September 11. Airplanes themselves also rearranged that it was introduced the fortified cockpit doors and first-class cabin curtains by some airlines. Pilots can now apply to become a federal flight deck officer with a loaded gun and act as a federal officer aboard the plane.

In New York, people have become neurotic about bags. In July 24 2005, a man threw a bag and shouted that there was a bomb in the bag at Penn Station where was most citizens pass in a day. The man was arrested and thousands of people took shelter for over 1 hour. Also a travel agency filed English tourists who took in a bus tour of New York City because they carried a big bag on their shoulder and seemed to be suspicious. Therefore armed police encircled the bus, put handcuffs on the tourists and searched them thoroughly.

In accordance with the spread of fear among citizens, the biggest change is over-the-top inspections. When visitors enter the main building of the City Corporation in New York City, they should submit an identification card attached to a picture. After that a guard takes an instant photograph and makes a permit card to attach the photograph. Visitors should wear the permit card. A visitor said that he took a picture because if he hadn’t done, he couldn’t enter the building but he added he felt that he was treated like a criminal. 

Works cited

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Elliott, Andrea and Lueck, Thomas J. “Penn Station Evacuated After Bomb Threat”. The New York Times. July 25 2005. Web. Nov.3 2017

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