Rational And Irrational Fears Combine In Terrorism's Wake
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Terrorism leaves behind the impact of fear in many people that it touches. Fear spreads like a disease, effecting people all over the world. In the article “Rational and Irrational Fears Combine in Terrorism’s Wake”, author Erica Goode quotes Dr. Gilbert. Dr. Gilbert predicted that six months after the September 11th terrorist attacks the feeling of fear that “New Yorkers”, as well as the rest of Americans feel would become pretty normal. I do not think that this statement is correct, because I believe that many Americans still live in a state of fear. After the terrorist attacks, people took extreme efforts to save themselves from being targeted by terrorists. As Dr. Gilbert said “ I’ll be very surprised if five years from now even one