Thursday, March 31, 2011

Fear of another terrorist attack?

Since the events that took place on September 11, 2001 many americans fear another attack against the United States. They are nervous to go places especially big cities, and take note of suspicious people. At Frostburg State University three people were interviewed and asked, "Do you feel, in your daily life, at risk of a terrorist attack?"

First interviewed was Meghan Voelkel a sophomore and Art major at FSU who comes from a small town called Accident, MD. Meghan answered very quickly to the question, "No." When asked why she felt so sure she said,"I just trust the government to keep me safe." Since September 11 the United States government has made a huge effort to become more strict with airline safety and regulations, along with many other ways to prevent these kinds of attacks from happening again.

A much different answer was given by Tommy Markowski, also a sophomore and art major from FSU who comes from the very populated area of Baltimore County. Tommy answered, "Yes! We are close enough to the major cities of Baltimore and DC that it would effect us if an atom bomb was dropped."

Dustin Davis, a teacher in the art department at FSU answered to the same question and said, " No. It's not something that comes across my mind." Dustin also gave a very meaningful example by using a quote. "When we are, death is not." Why worry about a terrorist attack or even dying when you should be busy living your life?

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