Transportation is one of the most fascinating and necessary things humans have designed. The fact we have transportation to fit every type of climate and element is a wake up call to the wonderful world we live in. Boats that can travel at hundreds of miles per hour, submarines can travel deep into the ocean, and aircraft carriers are able to carry dozens of planes and millions of dollars of military technology. We now have self driving vehicles able to navigate the most confusing and highly populated areas. Parallel parking will soon be something kids won't have to stress about for driving tests. Areas before named impassable are the playground for many offroading enthusiasts. Zero emission vehicles are the future of land transportation, …show more content…
The problem many have with flying is the danger that comes with it. Every since September 11, 2001 airplane security became one of the worlds most important subjects. Headlines all around the world where wondering what the next step was. Even today with advanced technology people are still managing to make it through airport security with illicit items. Looking back, pre 9/11 was a time America as a whole seem oblivious to the fact others would want to harm us. You could freely walk up to any gate in the airport without going through security and wait to greet family and friends when their flight had landed. Getting into the airport was not a hassle. You could show up to the airport thirty minutes prior to your flight and be in and at your terminal in a matter of minutes. Shoes and belts where something that stayed your body through all of security. Knives with four inch blades were considered safe, and the TSA did not bat an eye at liquids such as sunscreen and water bottles because who knew you could turn them into bombs. You weren't filmed passing through the airport and your habits were not known by the Government. No one knew who Osama Bin Laden …show more content…
Unlike 9/11 though the motive for those skyjackings where most often for financial and political reasons. Most skyjackings took place during the vietnam war when political and social change were at the peak of their existence. The first known skyjacking took place July 13, 1956 when a group of forced laborers in the communist country of Hungary decided to fight for their freedom. This hijacking was lead by Frank Iszak, and took an addition six men to carry out. They knew the hijacking wouldn't be easy, a KGB officer was stationed on the flight and after taking control of the plane they would have to avoid many obstacles. One member on the team had previously been a pilot on a fighter plane and knew how to fly. One giant obstacle was in there way, the Alps. Flying through such elements such as snow and rain make it dangerous and would put almost any pilot in the back of their seat. Once through the Alps the people on the flight had to deal with their fuel situation, which was empty. They ended up crash landing and were ready to take their own lives if Hungarian officials caught up to them. They had landed in West Germany and were officially liberated. Although this hijacking has general good vibe to it, most hijackings will
Before the attacks on September 11th, Americans were under the assumption that an individual or group of individuals could not do such a devastating thing to humanity. Prior to 9/11 there was a lack of security in airports and on airplanes. “In 2001, airline security was minimal and was the responsibility of the airline. Passengers were asked a few questions by ticket agents before they passed through checkpoints with metal detectors that were calibrated to sound an alarm for anything larger than a small caliber handgun. If an alarm did sound, security at the checkpoint would...
Whether we would like to admit it or not there was a time, prior to September 11, 2001 when airline terrorism was a very real danger and it seemed as thought we averaged a hijacking or terrorist event every thirty days somewhere in the world. Gladly this wasn’t the case, in an online article I read there was a interview held with a person who spoke to my thoughts, he said “One example was a study I conducted on media coverage by the New York Times during a 17 -year, pre-9/11 period of 1978 to 1994. Among other things, I found that fatal airline events that involved jet aircraft that were hijacked, sabotaged, or destroyed by military action, which represented about 8% of the fatal airline accidents reported by the Times during that period, accounted for about 48% of all the airline accident articles in that period“ (T. Curtis, personal interview, September 11, 2009). Back then, it was easy to visualize a small suitcase being carried aboard an aircraft with a explosive inside, capable of ending the lives of everyone onboard men, women, and children; with no regard to age, sex, and religion.
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The interviews of survivors, saboteurs, and spies. Deborah Hopkinson, the author of this book, reconstructs the story and lets us, the readers, realize again, how severe the situation was in Denmark, when the Nazi's invaded their neighbor country. However, before, the Nazis thought that it was going to be a pushover, they were partially right. As the Nazis invaded Denmark, the danish government pretty much cleared the passage for them. But not all Danes were trying to accept the country's surrender. People like Niels Skov, Jorgen Kieler and his sister Elsebet, and his friend Klaus Rønholt, and Tommy Sneum were acting across the country, trying to let those Gerry's suffer.
At many airports across the country, passengers are sharply greeted with the hassle and headache generated by the long security lines. Many travelers complain of the continuing list of rules they have to observe and how they seem to get persistently worse. The government’s solution to the hassle and headache is full-body scanners. The government claims these full-body scanners are faster to go through versus the traditional metal detector, detect weapons and bombs easier, and reduce the stress of the long security lines. In the past, airport security has not been fully successful in protecting the country from terrorists. As a result, many terrorists without being detected are escaping and are free to pursue their assault on America. Having full-body scanners will allow for less time in security, easier detection of terrorists, and will help to protect the United States.
The investigation led to the arrest of a man that placed a bomb in his mothers’ luggage and was the beneficiary of his mother’s life insurance policy. Another inflight bombing would occur in 1960 where a National Airline’s flight exploded killing all 34 people on board and again in 1962 where a Continental Airline’s flight exploded killing 45 people on board. The increase and frequency of these bombings did not bring a significant change in the screening of passengers and their luggage it would take another fourteen years before the FAA under the control of the Federal Government to pass legislation that allowed for the screening of all passengers and their luggage. The central point that drove the 1974 Air Transportation Security Act was a combination of aircraft bombings and the start of aircraft hijackings. One of the first United States incidents involving a hijacked aircraft took place in Portland, Oregon on a scheduled route to Seattle, Washington in 1971. A man identified only as D.B. Cooper quietly took over control of a TWA Boeing 727 aircraft once it was airborne. He indicated to a flight attendant that he had a bomb in his briefcase and he intended to detonate if his demands were not met. The plane landed safely in Seattle and
Since 9/11 many things have changed in America in relation to our national security. We now have stricter airport rules, a Patriot Act, a Department of Homeland Security, and a War on Terrorism. Are we any safer? I have no idea, but if a group of Arabs can hop on some planes and cause so much devastation with out being questioned before I sure don't see how someone else couldn't be just as creative.
I do not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. This is a right, shown by the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette decision that students have the right to refuse to stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance ("West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette"). This 1943 case remains relevant to students today, who do not stand for one reason: they will not pledge themselves to a flag and a country that claims liberty and justice for all but fails to come through. It is clear that America has not achieved and does not achieve its promises of freedom for all, as demonstrated by numerous historical continuities.
Another alternative action is to improve the detection devices at the airport security areas to catch terrorists before the gain further access to the airport. Eng (2014) explained that many companies are trying to create more advanced methods of detection (para. 6).
Purchasing a car is one of the hugest or biggest accomplishments that a person can achieve on their own. However, what happens when that purchase turns out to also be the worst decision that was ever made? The purchase was a success and a goal was achieved, but the moment the key is turned and the engine is started the contribution to environmental harm begins. As the car is driven, the gasoline fumes that are released from the car contribute to the other many factors and pollutants that damage the environment. Not only is the purchase now a contributor to the depletion of clean air, but it could also play a part in the depletion of someone’s health. For example, asthma or bronchitis could develop in an adult or child as a direct result of breathing in noxious automotive fumes. Depending on where one lives, there could be strict regulations on air pollution. One must be accountable for any and all contributions made to the demise of what was once a healthy Earth. One must be accountable for his or her own carbon footprint. Some individuals have taken steps to reduce their carbon footprints and cause less harm to the environment by purchasing electric cars.
In the wake of 9/11, the once “simple things in life” required not much thought at all now they have been transformed into complicated procedures only brought about in a time of war. Traveling by air has been a very rewarding experience for most but courtesy of terrorism, it has mutated into a list of banned items, random luggage searches, and armed soldiers ominously toting M-16 rifles.
Throughout the history of aviation, criminals and terrorists have used airports and aircraft to orchestrate various forms of unlawful activities. Examples as such, criminals using general or commercial aviation to smuggle goods and drugs, or terrorists and special interest groups using aviation to garner geopolitical attention. In the mentioned cases, aviation has provided a platform for expedient distribution channels for drug peddlers, criminals, and a public stage for terrorists and special interest groups. Aviation is imperative to sustain the economic existence of world commerce,
Transportation is something everyone of uses everyday of the week to get our way around. How we get to school everyday and get a good education, how we get to work so we can have money for our needs and families, it's how we still see family and friends that lives hours and hours away. It's a way of getting places we need to be. Roads also makes it easier to get where we are going quicker. Think about how helpfully that is when someone is hurt, it provides a easy way to get to the people in need of help.
It was the rash of airline hijackings in the 60s-70s that inspired the use of metal detectors at the airport to prevent passengers from bringing onboard any weapons they may use to hijack the plane. As airport security gets tighter terrorists are plotting to defeat those security measures. Airport metal detectors are just a speed bump and many other measures had to be put in place to ensure people are able to travel safely. Airport security continues to get more advanced.
Since the invention of the automobile, we have been able to decrease transportation costs, travel vast distances and decrease travel times. We are able to facilitate relationships, foster trade between places, and find better jobs. However, due to the inaccurate pricing of the roads, driving cars has turned from an innovation to pure frustration. The problem is traffic congestion; the increased usage of cars has created slower speeds and longer travel times due to greater demand for the road than the road has to offer. Roughly 3.4 million Americans endure extreme commutes, in which the trip to work and back eats up at least three hours each day (Balaker, Staley 2006).