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Researches Statement 

This research project helped me explore the significant changes in the U.S. governmental polices regarding national security and immigration after the September 11 attacks as well as how the shifts were represented in the media. the purpose of this project is to educate readers about the connections between 9/11, the redefinition of national security and the evolving media portrayals of terroism which focus on the muslim and arab communities. 

through this project I aimed to illustrate the extent that 9/11 attacks reshaped Bothe the domestic polices and the global perceptions of terrorism, security and immigration. by investigating archival materials, news articles and legislation I have sought to demonstrate how U.S. immigration and national security polices were directly influenced by the need to address terrorism and protect national interest.

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Design choices

the choice to present my finding on a website was because by desire to try it out. My original choice was either a poster or a word. I didn't do the poster because I thought it would be hard to get all the information that I needed on there. next on my list was a word document, however I thought of that as boring and something that I already knew how to do. So I thought to try a website, what I didn't know is that I would have to pay, but I found that out after I was almost done. The website was an amazing choice and really gave me a new experience that I was happy to try out. I was able to use so many different design choices like videos and pictures which was a fun experience. 

Works 
Cited

  • U.S. Department of Justice. What Is the USA PATRIOT Act? justice.gov, Oct. 2001, https://www.justice.gov/archive/ll/what_is_the_patriot_act.pdf.

  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security. dhs.gov, https://www.dhs.gov/. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

  • U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs. Visa Waiver Program. travel.state.gov, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

  • The 9/11 Commission Report – Official government report detailing the events of 9/11 and the aftermath, including policy changes. 

  • The Homeland Security Enterprise: A Guide for Decision Makers by David H. McIntyre – An in-depth analysis of the U.S. government’s national security policies post-9/11. 

  • Articles from journals like Terrorism and Political Violence or Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to explore scholarly analyses on post-9/11 security and immigration policies. 

  • Interviews and Testimonies from individuals directly affected by 9/11, including survivors, first responders, and family members of victims. These may be found in archives like the September 11 Digital Archive or the National September 11 Memorial & Museum’s collection. 

  • Oral Histories and documentaries capturing personal narratives related to the aftermath of 9/11. 

  • Hamilton, Liam. (Major Project 2) 2024

  • "2018 Events." History.com, A+E Networks, www.history.com/topics/21st-century/2018-events Accessed 11 Feb. 2025. 

  • DeLillo, Don. Falling Man. Picador, 2008 

  • Frank, M. C., & Malireddy, P. K. (2018). “Global responses to the ‘War on Terror.’” European Journal of English Studies, vol. 22(2), pp. 92–102. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825577.2018.1478253. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025 

  • Frank, Michael C. Stanford University. Stanford University UP, https://stanford.edu/~mcfrank/. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025. 

  • Lazarus, Neil. "Postcolonial Studies after the Invasion of Iraq." Postcolonial Studies: The Key Concepts, edited by Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin, 2nd ed., Routledge, 2006, pp. 257-68. 

  • Shamsie, Kamila. Burnt Shadows. Penguin, 2009.

  • “9/11, 2001 as it happened.” YouTube, uploaded by The Age, 11 Sept. 2001, www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2wVb_AILso. 

  • “How to Learn Faster.” YouTube, uploaded by AsapSCIENCE, 28 Sep. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9SptdjpJBQ.​:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

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