American Pride Kevin B.

When America was attacked on September 11, 2001 by Al-Qaeda we were not only strengthened as a country but we let them know that two buildings being crashed into won't affect America. We then started the man hunt for Osama bin Laden we captured him and we killed him.  We do not take a day off on patriot day (9/11) because it would show we gave been defeated. We do remember this important day when we as a country linked together and shined so brightly showing that no matter what they do it will not bring us to our knees. We defeated Great Britain during the American Revolution the most powerful military power at the time didn't stop us from achieving what we wanted, to be independent. So this terrorist attack will not drag us down we just became stronger as a country took out the main man responsible and shown that they didn't kill us but they only made us stronger.

President George Bush gave a speech the night of September 11 2001, " These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong." ( George W. Bush   ) we cannot be frightened to resort to chaos and retreat from the country that we worked so hard to create and become independent. Why does AL-Qaeda hate us? When George Bush gave another speech on September 20, 2014 he says,  "They hate what they see right here in this chamber -- a democratically elected government. Their leaders are self-appointed. They hate our freedoms -- our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other."( presidents website ). 

The United States has changed a lot since September 11, 2001. One of the changes that has happened since 9/11 is congress passed the  Aviation and Transportation Security Act. We also have stricter guidelines on passenger and luggage screening. Also we passed laws that said, "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." Congress also passed a lot of bills after the attacks. More than 130 pieces of 9/11-related legislation were introduced in the 107th Congress in the year after the attacks, with 48 bills and resolutions approved or signed into law. Along with the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, they included the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act, which required the State Department and Immigration to share visa and immigrant data with each other. America has changed article.