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Freepers: What is the best 9/11 Memorial Site for Students?
self | 8/26/03 | LS

Posted on 08/26/2003 5:53:38 PM PDT by LS

Freepers, I've seen a couple of 9/11 sites. Some are pretty good. I want a site that a) comes up pretty quickly; b) doesn't have a long drawn-out intro; c) includes the horrible pictures. This is for students in college. I want them to remember, but I do have limited time, and can't have a 10-minute intro. Also, I'd prefer it not to be too preachy, but to let the images/music do all the talking. Suggestions?

Thanks.


TOPICS: Announcements; Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 911; alquaeda; bush; canthandlethetruth; islamicviolence; terrorwar; tribute; warlist; waronterror; wtcattacks

1 posted on 08/26/2003 5:53:38 PM PDT by LS
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To: LS
No flash and no graphics makes for a boring site. Good luck.
2 posted on 08/26/2003 5:54:59 PM PDT by At _War_With_Liberals (If Hillary ever takes the oath of office, she will be the last President the US will ever have. -RR)
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To: LS
This is my favorite and also has a low-bandwidth version:

http://www.caldavid.com/911/
3 posted on 08/26/2003 6:17:30 PM PDT by Ben Hecks
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To: At _War_With_Liberals
Show them this.

It's a keen insight into the mind of the American liberal.

4 posted on 08/26/2003 6:39:34 PM PDT by South40 (Get Right Or Get Left)
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To: LS
The Most Comprehensive Minute By Minute Timeline On 911
http://www.911timeline.net/
5 posted on 08/26/2003 6:49:07 PM PDT by Patriotways
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To: South40
Saw the site.

Local law enforcement belongs to the left. No surprises.
6 posted on 08/26/2003 6:56:13 PM PDT by At _War_With_Liberals (If Hillary ever takes the oath of office, she will be the last President the US will ever have. -RR)
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To: LS
http://www.terrorist-attack-memorial.com/
7 posted on 08/26/2003 7:08:58 PM PDT by Jewels1091
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To: Jewels1091
http://www.terrorist-attack-memorial.com/1.shtml
8 posted on 08/26/2003 7:09:51 PM PDT by Jewels1091
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To: Ben Hecks
Thanks! That site was truly great.
9 posted on 08/26/2003 7:41:34 PM PDT by ex-Texan (My tag line is broken !)
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To: LS
Go to any Hollywood Video and rent "9/11". You can even buy it now, used, for under $10.00.

Start at the section, "It was 8:43 in the morning..."

Get permission slips, it does contain some foul language.

This footage was shot by two French guys who were tracking the progress of a probationary fireman as he became a full-fledged fire-fighter. It contains the only known footage shot INSIDE the WTC almost immediately after the attack, the only known footage of the first plane striking the WTC, and depicts in real-time what it was like to be in the first tower as the second tower fell.

If you can, devote a FULL TWO classes to it. Just play it, and bring boxes of tissues. It will horrify you all over again. Absolutely NO commentary will be necessary. You can get an easy week's worth of lessons out of it.

I bought it for my children. My son was only 18 months old when it happened, and my daughter was born two months after it happened. I remember it like it was yesterday. I want them to understand what it was like, to be able to grasp, even tangentially, the magnitude of the event. I don't want them to have that same dulled expression on their face as I did when my parents discussed the bombing of Pearl Habour.

Forget the internet. Go with a medium they know so intimately, and is the most effective - TV. Have them do supplemental research on the internet. But for the center point of your lesson plans, use the video (preferably the DVD, which will allow you to jump to the sections most relevant to you lesson plan for the day).

10 posted on 08/26/2003 8:39:47 PM PDT by TheWriterInTexas (Under Seige - MWCF)
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To: *CantHandleTheTruth; *war_list; *WTC Attacks; *TerrOrWar; *Islamic_violence; TheWriterInTexas
Very informative post about teaching 9-11 in the classroom, recommending the video "9/11" (available at Hollywood Video) and how to present it. This should be put out for future reference. "Writer" is indeed an interesting writer, as well!


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11 posted on 08/27/2003 2:23:30 AM PDT by risk
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To: Ben Hecks
This is a good one. It needs some music, but still effective.
12 posted on 08/27/2003 7:25:31 AM PDT by LS
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To: TheWriterInTexas
"It contains the only known footage shot INSIDE the WTC almost immediately after the attack"

Good advice - I didn't know that film was available. The entire film is an amazing documentary but the horror of the sounds of bodies hitting the pavement is something I will never forget.
13 posted on 08/27/2003 7:44:11 AM PDT by Ben Hecks
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To: At _War_With_Liberals
Well, I guess I didn't mean no sound or no flash, but it does have to load in a reasonable amount of time. Any suggestions?
14 posted on 08/27/2003 8:02:54 AM PDT by LS
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To: Ben Hecks
Same here.

I have several friends/family members who are police officers in NYC. Spent the first 30 years of my life on Long Island.

The post-9/11 talks I had with them were stunted and brutal. They were describing horrors that the media did not show.

But that sound...that awful sound...

15 posted on 08/27/2003 10:13:59 PM PDT by TheWriterInTexas (Under Seige - MWCF)
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To: LS
Take them to Ground Zero. They wont need a computer for that memory.
16 posted on 08/28/2003 4:43:39 AM PDT by RaceBannon
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To: RaceBannon
Sorry, too much time for a 50 minute history class.
17 posted on 08/28/2003 6:13:17 AM PDT by LS
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To: LS
Have you seen this one?

Here are outstanding web sites rich with information about the September 11 terrorist attack, the US War on Terrorism, and, especially, domestic and foreign articles, editorials and opinions about US foreign policy in light of that attack.
18 posted on 08/28/2003 1:15:44 PM PDT by Sweet_Sunflower29
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