the fear of American people who were worried about the ‘existential threat’ of Al- Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. For example security measures at airports were heightened greatly since 9/11. Prior to this catastrophic event, security scanners were unable to detect certain threats. Thus, the government appealed to the average American to become increasingly alert to suspicious situations especially concerning airline travel. As a result, due to the diligence of a passenger on an American Airlines flight
Whittney Walters Professor Thompson May 7, 2015 A Look into a Rumor of War Philip Caputo’s A Rumor of War, as stated, is not a book of politics, power, national interest, nor is it a criticism of the men who lead us into war and whose missteps were paid for with bloodshed on the battlefield. Instead, it is a powerful account of a man’s life changing experience fighting in the Vietnam War in reference to the things men combated in the war and how these things affected them. More so, it is a soldier’s
American Sniper, 2014’s highest grossing film, featured Bradley Cooper as the late Chris Kyle, a veteran reputable for being the United States’ most lethal sniper in its military history. This film not only afforded international attention towards Chris Kyle, but also to his early death, caused by trivial means. Chris Kyle and his close associate Chad Littlefield volunteered February 2, 2013 to help Eddie Ray Routh, a Marine Corps veteran, deal with his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by taking