... Writing Volume 8 Student Voices A Commonwealth College Publication Editor in Chief Jim Manis Editors Suzanne Harper and Liz Wright Associate Editor D... ...l the student essays contained herein were produced by students registered in English 004, 015 and 030, within the Commonwealth College of the Pennsyl... ...itten permission. No portion of Best of Freshman Writing may be reproduced in any fashion without the express written permission of the authors. Best ... ...astful and sure about my so-called abilities. Until one day in November of 1996, when I was put in my place. That place was a helicopter ride to Pitts... ...urgical missions in 18 countries in- cluding developing countries, such as Brazil, Hondu- ras, Peru, Philippines, and Vietnam. RMHC also established a...

...onal purposes. Beginning with last year?s publication, we began accepting student essays from all twelve Commonwealth College campuses, from students in English 004, 015, and 030. The essays in the current edition are all from students in English 004 and 015 classes....

....... 8 Tammy Lenig English 4 ? Hazleton campus ?Neighborhood? .......................................... 9 Josh Gilligan English 15 ? Du Bois campus ?In the Beginning There Was Rap? ............. 11 Laura Hope Stawski English 15 ? Hazleton campus ?Hopeless Hope? ........................... 13 Samuel G. Lepadatu English 15 ? Hazleton campus ?A Good Samaritan? .................

...HE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin’s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988–1992... ... 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) 63 3. COUNTE... ...Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) 63 3. COUNTERTERRORISM EVOLVES 71 3.1 From t... ...First World Trade Center Bombing 71 3.2 Adaptation—and Nonadaptation— ...in the Law Enforcement Community 73 3.3 . . . and in the Federal Aviation... ... calls since 1992 that singled out the United States for attack. In August 1996, Bin Ladin had issued his own self-styled fatwa calling on Muslims to ... ...ca. 2.4 BUILDING AN ORGANIZATION, DECLARING WAR ON THE UNITED STATES (1992–1996) Bin Ladin began delivering diatribes against the United States before... ...ommunity after Y ousef ’s arrest, visiting the Sudan,Y emen, Malaysia, and Brazil in 1995. No clear evidence connects him to terrorist activities in t... ...pt to meet with Bin Ladin. But KSM did see Atef, who gave him a contact in Brazil. In January 1996, well aware that U.S. authorities were chasing him,... ..., he traveled to China, the Philippines, Pakistan, Bosnia (a second time), Brazil, Sudan, and Malaysia. Most, if not all, of this travel appears to ha...

... a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin?s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988?1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992?1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda?s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996?1998) 63 3. COUNTERTERR...