Week 2

This week we started out on Tuesday by having a substitute and taking a test on the information we learned on terrorism the week before. The test was ten questions and they were mostly multiple choice with a bonus short response question at the end. After taking the test our class was given an assignment. We were to search the many different websites on the sheet that were agency sites and describe them. All the agencies we covered were anti-terrorism and all covered different parts of protecting our country.

On Wednesday we finished and went over the different agencies that were on the sheet given to us on tuesday. Our class compared and contrasted the different agencies and went into detail about each like when they were founded and why. After doing that we began to watch a documentary titled 9/11. It was intended to just be about a rookie fire fighter going through his probationary period and show what was expected of him during it. It showed life in the fire house and how all the fire fighters were like one big family. This documentary became a testament of how heroic and brave many can be in the face of hell and absolute terror and destruction. It showed a point of view look at what it was like to be on the street and even in the building as people jumped to their deaths and as the buildings collasped and everything around them was covered in dust. Sadly it was for some, the last time they saw their family members who were rescuers in the buildings and lost their lives doing so.

On Thursday we began the day by finishing up watching the documentary. After doing this we had a class discussion on what we thought of it and what we felt. Next came alot of typing, we were given an assignment to write down what we remember from 9/11 like where we were and what we were doing when we found out what had happened. We were asked to describe what we felt when we found out and how we and others around us reacted. After doing this we listened to the first radio broadcast on Officer.com as our teacher Mr. Lavery was a guest on the show and described his knowledge being an anti-terrorism instructor and what was going through his head on that day.

Finally on Friday we began the day by taking notes and watching a video on the "Eight Signs of Terrorism" surveillence, ellicitation, test of security, funding, acquiring supplies, impersonation, rehersal and deployment. After learning these we were told to read through The 11 September Hijacker Cell Model and determine if any of the signs were missed by the government before 9/11.