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How did 9/11 change us?

How did the attacks on 9/11 affect the overall health of America?


 * [[image:Fullscreen_capture_9112011_41027_PM.jpg]]A political cartoon drawn to represent how little healthcare helped out the firefighters who ended up with serious health problems after 9/11. ||  || [[image:Fullscreen_capture_9112011_40941_PM.jpg]]Firefighters on 9/11 wearing gas-masks in attempt to protect their lungs from the debris and smoke. ||   ||

CONTINUUM QUESTION: Has the change in the overall health of Americans made the United States stronger? How does your group answer the continuum question? Reach a consensus on your position and mark it with an " * " on the continuum.

WEAKER-*STRONGER



POST GROUP'S STATEMENT HERE The overall health of America after 9/11 has made our country stronger and weaker psychologically, physically, and even our health care has changed. The ways that our country has become psychologically stronger are people are more accepting of their psychological conditions, says New York Times, Time.com explains that parents have become more aware of child depression, and civilians have become more respectful and honoring towards their rescuers because of the physical sacrifices they made, describes the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. We have gotten stronger physically because survivors have overcome their physical restraints, says New York Times,the WTC Centers of Excellence states people have become professionals in 9/11-related injuries. Our health care changes have made the U.S. stronger by making us more aware of the limits of our health care and learning different kinds of cancer caused by 9/11, says The Daily Show, and CBS News says families feel more comfortable that their loved ones have been taken care of because of the James-Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. However, we have been weakened psychologically because people overreact to everyday things like loud noises and airplanes, stated an article in the New York Times, and Time.com researched and found out that suicide and child depression have become more common. The overall physical health since 9/11 has made the U.S. weaker because injured survivors of the attacks restrain them from doing their jobs explains the New York Times, the another article in the New York Times also read that, rescuers have been internally weakened and can't perform as well on the job, and The Endowment for Medical Research came up with the statistics that pulmonary health problems have risen in the past years. The ways our health care has had a negative and weakening effect on our country is that families have lost morale because of the loss of their loved ones, says CBS News, and The Daily Show expressed that rescuers have insufficient health care. Recommendations for the future health of America are to have a secure health care plan, a better understanding and acceptance of psychological and physical problems, and complete respect for those who have risked their lives to save us.

RUBRIC: A quality statement of the Group's Position will •clearly state a position that answers the Group's question,an •explain the Group's placement on the continuum •support the position and continuum placement with clear, focused evidence from each member of the group, •explain how the evidence clarifies and supports the group's position, •establish the credibility of each source, •cite the evidence with internal citations and include a Works Cited below the statement, •conclude by recommending the actions that American society should take going forward, •strictly adhere to the Power Paragraph format, •edit so that mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning. •be posted on the group’s wiki page.

Quality Participation with the Group and the Town Meeting includes , •engagement in organization and consensus building to develop the statement and wiki page, •collaboration in the writing and presentation of the statement the press, •quality individual contributions during the Question and Answer portion of the Town Meeting.