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Question 1: How was your topic affected by 9/11? The aftermath of 9/11 caused cruelties like burning the Qur'an which is the highest level of disrespect to the Muslim religion. After the attack, Americans instantly blamed every Muslim for what happened and thought the way to get back at them was to go for something even more important than their own lives; the Qur'an. Burning the Qur'an to Muslims is like burning the bible to Christians; you just would not do it because that is what you believe in(Saeed, 2). Many Americans took the wrong approach to solving the problems of the attacks on 9/11. //Christian Post// 13 Apr. 2011: n. pag. //christian post//. Web. 8 Sept. 2011. || Question 2: Explain the scope (extent), intensity (depth), and nature of the affect of 9/11 on you topic. Burning the Qur'an was taken to an extent way too far and the attack could have been handle in a completely different way. People of America decided to hold gatherings to burn the Qur'an because it must have made them have more of a sense of control on the situation when, really, they were just creating more arguments between the Muslims. The Fla. pastor who was planning to hold the burning said, "We only did it because we felt there needed to be an outcry against Islam, because Islam is presenting itself as a religion of peace," (Vu, 1). Holding the attacks of 9/11 on only a religion is not the right way to handle the situation and it is just giving the Islamic faith another reason to hate America.
 * < Saeed, Nasir. "Burning Quran Not the Right Way to Confront Radical Islam."

//Cristian Post//. Web. 8 Sept. 2011. || Question 3: How has debate on this issue made our country stronger? Our country has been made weaker due to the arguments and burnings of the Quran. Not only does it make us weaker, but it makes the al-Queda stronger because they have yet another things to use against America as propaganda. President Obama warns that ,"such a 'stunt' would amount to a 'recruitment bonanza for al-Queda' and would endanger Americans," (Kornblut, 1). Bringing the Islamic people's holy book into the situation was not fair or right to do.
 * < //Fla. Church Plans 'Burn a Quran' Day o Mark 9/11// 28 July 2010: n. pag.

//Washington Post// 9 Sept. 2010: n. pag. //The Washington Post//. Web. 8 Sept. 2011. || .
 * < Kornblut, Anne E. "Obama urges Fla. pastor to call off Koran burning." //The//

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 * A strong topic sentence that clearly addresses and answers the question
 * Evidence that clearly supports the topic sentence
 * Correct use of internal citations and a properly formatted MLA citation for your articles (put this citation at the end of paragraph one)
 * Strict adherence to the Power Paragraph format
 * Mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning