Government response to the September 11 attacks
The terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001 as well as several previous acts of domestic and international terrorism sparked responses from nearly every civic agency in the United States. Each and every agency across the nation was called to action both immediately with temporary changes and in the long term with fundamental legal and policy actions that are believed to aid in the future response to disasters of both the man-made kind and natural (Glendening, 2002, p. 21). Maryland is poised in a position where challenges are inherent due in part to its close proximity to Washington DC, with Maryland surrounding two thirds of Washington DC, and because of some of the fundamentally high risk target sites within it, such as a nuclear facility and its own World Trade Center in Baltimore, long and sparsely controlled coastlines, just to name a few (21).
Trip of a Life Time Traveling Abroad
Trip of a Lifetime
Bon Giorno, Italia! This is the trip of a lifetime to Italy, financed by a $50,000.00 inheritance from a nonexistent relative. The trip is for two people, including Yours Truly and a good friend who shall be known as "Zippy." Money is fortunately no object, as most researched financial aspects of this trip are stunningly high. Unfortunately, our time is limited to a two-week period, which is not long enough.
This is an initially fun but eventually sobering exercise. Beginning with $50,000.00 USD and believe that we could live like Italian Kings for two weeks, the research forced an increasingly timid assessment of our ability to enjoy the trip of a lifetime in Italy. Even with a budget of $41,337.05, we did not calculate the costs of visiting every listed tourist attraction. Consequently, unless and until that $50,000.00 inheritance is forthcoming, we will have to say "Ciao, Italia!"