On September 11, 2001, a series of attacks were planned on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Washington, DC. I remember this day, after my fifth grade teacher received the news of the attacks, he turned on the television. At this age I couldn't understand why this was happening. It saddened me to see the buildings burning knowing that people's lives were being lost inside them. Now, nearly a decade later, the September 11 attacks have left a long-term effect on the United States. The aftermath of 9/11 made America vulnerable to terrorism. It affected every race in the United States, resulting in the racial profiling of some due to the race “alleged” to be behind the attacks. To strengthen the United States from future attacks, the Homeland Security Act was passed in 2002. This act was introduced after the September 11 attacks and the sending of anthrax. It was signed into law by then-President George W. Bush in November 2002. It created both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Cabinet-level position of Secretary of Homeland Security. The law's primary responsibility was to prevent terrorist attacks in the United States. Action was needed after 9/11, from the release of a Commission report to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security specializing in terrorist attacks. After 9/11, the government took steps to increase security in aspects such as aviation and borders, including the 9/11 Commission Report. The 9/11 Commission report contained various recommendations regarding terrorist attacks against the United States. It begins with the U.S. government's assessment of current or potential terrorist sanctions. the 9/11 commission report is an unusually lucid, even gripping, account of the... middle of the paper... ship with other countries. It also covered our bad relations with Saudi Arabia and how to develop them. Not knowing when the next terrorist attack would occur, President Bush also created the Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security specializes in responding to the special needs of terrorist attacks. It is divided into many departments to provide better security for America. By providing the United States with a team for every aspect of terrorism, we are able to cover borders, airports and many other areas prone to attack. While these actions make the nation seem safer, the film Loose Change 2nd edition offers a different perspective. The film makes you feel that the attacks were an inside job and makes you question our own government. We, as citizens, have the ability to dismantle what people want us to perceive and understand the information we should know?