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How did 9/11 change us? Are the changes to airport security since 9/11 excessive?
 * [[image:http://reason.com/assets/mc/mriggs/2011_08/TSAOLDMAN.jpg caption="Even though this older man does not look like he is going to hijack a plane, the TSA takes chances on no one."]] || [[image:http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/01/04/article-1240467-07B94C8B000005DC-885_468x286.jpg caption="Everone is subject to search even and mothers and infents."]] ||

CONTINUUM QUESTION: Has the change in airport security 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

9/11 changed the world and the United States forever and as a result the U.S. is stronger then before. Not only is the country stronger, airport security is as well. After the attacks the TSA (Transportation Safety Administration) was criticized because most Americans believed they had let everyone down. Airport security since then has changed into a time consuming, frustrating process that has scanned little kids, babies, even a 95-year-old woman. Their screening includes pat downs, body scanners, and random searches that are becoming more extensive everyday. In fact "This is a country where air travelers know to remove their shoes and belts without being asked" (Decker/Rose).

Because of 9/11 the TSA also increased racial Profiling and focused on people, who fits into the profile of a terrorist, a male between 18 and 35 from Middle Eastern. Not everyone thinks, that this is right like a group of senior intelligence specialists, who said " If your goal is preventing attacks ... you want your eyes and ears looking for pre-attack behaviors, not characteristics." 9/11 caused Americans to think about travel safety and as a result they started to expect more from our airport security, and got some significant results. September 11th 2001 has made the United States stronger.

Decker, Theodore Decker, and Marla Matzer Rose. "Life after 9/11." //The Columbus// //Dispacth// [Columbus] 7 Sept. 2011: n. pag. //The Columbus Dispatch//. Web. 8 Sept. 2011. <[]>.

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

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.