In most recent time Terrorism is an occurrence among us. There are many different terms and meanings of the word terrorism that people tend to interpret. A method of terrorism is to strike fear into the hearts of the citizens. In the terrorist’s point of view, terrorism is used to control and manipulate the minds of individuals. The 9/11 attack was an eye opener to the term Terrorism. The event that occurred during September 11th 2001, it was one of the most horrendous terrorist attacks in the history of the USA. The nation and many people were affected in different ways. “Al Qaeda spent roughly half a million dollars to destroy the World Trade Center and cripple the Pentagon. What has been the cost to the United States? In a survey of estimates by The New York Times, the answer is $3.3 trillion, or about $7 million for every dollar Al Qaeda spent planning and executing the attacks.”1. This attack was planned out to cripple the core of the financial system in the United States. The terrorist organization Al Qaeda has successfully implemented this attack on America soil. Terrorism doesn’t only affect a country financially, but it also affects it mentally. As stated in the New York Times article - A Universe Loss and Recovery for 9/11 Families “A deeper and more comprehensive portrait, though, emerges from a New York Times survey comprising scores of detailed interviews exploring the families' emotional, physical and spiritual status. That survey found lives colored by continuing pain. Almost half still have a hard time getting a good night's sleep. A few said they no longer flew on airplanes. About a third have changed jobs or quit. About one in five have moved since 2001, and a fifth of those who still live where they did on Sept. 11 would move if they could. Very few who lost a spouse have remarried.”2 My thoughts on this is that the 9/11 attacks placed a scar into the minds of the American citizens. Terrorism also affec