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H o w d i d 9 / 11 c h a n g e u s <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 49px;">? <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 240%;">~How pervasive is the sense of fear resulting from 9/11?~


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CONTINUUM QUESTION: <span style="color: #ff7900; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Has the the sense of fear resulting from 9/11 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



America was affected by fear and several ways after the attack on 9/11; paranoia, our government, and our future generations. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">One way our government 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. There have also been several debates within our government that argue whether or not our federal government should be able to question a person just because of their religious beliefs. The University of Southern California conducted a survey to minorities and "Middle Easterners polled int his survey, 42 percent said they feel less secure since 9/11; 70 percent worry more often; 29 percent say they are making less money" (Immigration and Insecurity: Post-9/11 Fear in the United States). Specifically socially, America has been hindered by the constant fear of terrorism. Alissa Torres lost her husband, Luis Eduardo Torres in the tragic event of 9/11. Alissa doesn't let her 10 year old son watch TV, and she notifies his teachers not to let them talk about it in front of him. Alissa is trying to hide the truth from her child, this can make our next generation weaker because its leaving them in mystery, they should be able to know about their family and the history of America. Our country has been struggling with attempting to move forward since the attacks on the twin towers nearly a decade ago, although we are only being set back by our fears concerning terrorism and our future.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">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.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">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.