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Question 1: How was your topic affected by 9/11? Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 1.

The September 11, 2001 attacks let to an increase of racial profiling at airports in America. The TSA (Transportation Safety Administration) also focused on men from Middle East, because "a Arab-looking man [...] is statistically more likely to be a terrorist." (Kinsley) This is unfair and like racism, but it is necessary to the safety of all air travelers. And that's why they have to profile persons, who have the typical attributes of a terrorist (and not persons like a four year old child or a 85 year old woman).

Kinsley, Michael. "Racial Profiling at the Airport Descrimination We're Afraid to Be Against." //Slate//. David Plotz, 28 Sept. 2001. Web. 5 Sept. 2011. .

Question 2: Explain the scope (extent), intensity (depth), and nature of the affect of 9/11 on you topic. Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 2.

The September 11 attack brought many changes for profiling at airports with it to the whole US. The TSA changed lots of things because the airport was a big part of the place, where the tragic event happened. It was embarrassing and it ruined the reputation of the TSA. So they had to resort to profiling to indentify terrorists, because since airports were the place of vulnerability, there were lots of terrorists and attacks. The, of racial profiling, affected persons were males of Middle Eastern. It has affected them significantly.

Question 3: How has debate on this issue made our country stronger? Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 3. After 9/11 lots of people wrote their opinions against Profiling down, the published them. People started to talk and to discuss about contested things like racial Profiling. From the aspect of the TSA "the only reason, we continue to do this is that people are too cowed to even question the absurd taboo against Profiling - when the profile of the airline attacker is narrow, concrete, uniquely definable and universally know." (Krauthhammer) A syndicated columnist, who supports Profiling said "we all know, what it is, young males between 18 and 35 who practice a fundamentalist strain of the Islamic as well as largely Muslim nations in Africa and South Asia." (Murdock) A lot of people think, that Profiling is harmful and unfair. A group of senior intelligence specialists said " If your goal is preventing attacks ... you want your eyes and ears looking for pre-attack behaviors, not characteristics." Although every statistic shows that lots of terrorists are people of Middle Eastern, there are also terrorists with other characteristics. To discuss, argue and share his own opinion about Profiling, like these people, made our country stronger.

Montopoli, Brian. "With TSA Under Fire, Is Racial Profiling on the Table?" //Political Hotsheet//. CBS News, 23 Nov. 2010. Web. 7 Sept. 2011. .

http://www.aclu.org/national-security/racial-profilinf-911-report

RUBRIC for Responses
 * 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