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Question 1: How was your topic affected by 9/11?

After the 9/11 attack America was affected in several ways by fear. One way it was affected was that more people voted for the Republican Party after the attack. Data has shown that more people voted for this party after the attack because this party supports safety and protection for its people more. In this way the United States government was affected due to fear from the 9/11 attack.

"9/11 produced permanent shift to the Republican party among new young US voters"

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-permanent-shift-republican-party-young.html,

Question 2: Explain the scope (extent), intensity (depth), and nature of the affect of 9/11 on you topic.

The attack on September 11, 2001, generated a tremendous amount of fear throughout America. This led our federal government to do many things; this included creating the Department of Homeland Security, whose job it is to make our country safer. Another response by our federal government was to invade Afghanistan in the search of Osama bin Laden. The federal government reacted strongly and quickly to help reduce the amount of fear in our country.

"Creation of the Department of Homeland Security"

http://www.dhs.gov

Question 3: How has debate on this issue made our country stronger?

The fear that was created by the 9/11 attacks led to many debates in our country. One of the most important issues that people began discussing was how much personal freedom should be sacrificed to make our people feel more secure. An example of this was the debate on whether or not our federal government should be able to question a person just because of their religious beliefs. The debate on these subjects continues today almost ten years after the attacks.

"Discrimination Against Muslims"

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com, by Eboo Patel

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