Reflective Essay On 9/11

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General Sociology REFLECTIONS This past Christmas evening ended at Sarasota Bradenton Airport, my point of departure, to catch a flight to Toronto. Running just a little behind in time, I hurried into the terminal to check in my luggage only to find all the Air Canada agents had left for the night. Frantic now, I found a TSA agent that said after going through security I would be able to have my luggage put into the baggage compartment of the plane by the agent at the gate. Realizing I was unable to handle two suitcases, a carry on and my purse by myself, the agent led the way taking one suitcase and a carry on with him. I was beginning to relax as we arrived at the security screening…show more content…
Using a beginner’s mind, I was able to re-think my experience at the airport and see it in a new light. The effects from the attacks of 9/11 on this country reshaped our society and magnified the formation of the direct link between an individuals personal troubles and social/public issues. I believe , using a microsociological perspective, the ridged protocol of airport security that caused me such angst, was a result of, using a macrosociological perspective, the overwhelming national security challenges now facing the United States, as well as globally, in a post 9/11 world. The actions of a few radical individuals on 9/11 impacted society and the way it works. Conversely, the social issues of society impact individual lives. The process works in both directions. It is through this process that we can understand the connection of who we are as individuals, as a group and as a society. Works Cited Harvard Symposium Restless Searchlight: The Media and Terrorism-Brewer Et Al 8/18/2002: Civil Liberties vs Security in the Context of Terrorists Attacks
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