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Matt Young How do we view Muslims since 9/11? What is the effect of our opinions on Muslims?

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

Since 9/11 many Muslims in todays society face more discrimination and face an "' [It's] them versus us approach'" writes Moore from the Christian Science Monitor. An annual survey showed that "Americans believe that...Fifty-eight percent say Muslims face 'a lot' of discrimination" (Moore 1). This was a survey out of "4,013 adults nationwide" which means that approximately 2327 Americans believe that Muslims have faced more discrimination since 9/11 (Moore 1). Is it possible that over 1/2 of Americans discriminate because of something that happened almost 10 years ago? //Christian Science Monitor// 11 Sept. 2009: 1+. //The Christian Science Monitor//. Web. 5 Sept. 2011. ||
 * < Moore, Jina. "Post 9/11, Americans say Muslims face most discrimination." //The//

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

Since 9/11 the intensity of bad views towards Muslims has increased.”Even those who haven’t [been discriminated against] may be affected by the stories of others’ discrimination” (Moore 4). In a survey out of "4,013 adults nationwide" which means that approximately 2327 Americans believe that Muslims have faced more discrimination since 9/11 (Moore 1). Since, some Muslims have faced so much discrimination even though they are innocent; does this make us a sort of verbal attackers? //Christian Science Monitor// 11 Sept. 2009: 1+. //The Christian Science Monitor//. Web. 5 Sept. 2011. ||
 * < Moore, Jina. "Post 9/11, Americans say Muslims face most discrimination." //The//

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

Discrimination against another race doesn’t make a country stronger. It might make you feel better about yourself but it is still not the right thing to do and that feeling will go away. Also it might horrify your own people and make them feel bad even if you didn’t discriminate against them. It doesn’t help but it does come about through these types of events.

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