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September 11 Attacks
Reflections on World Trade Center Attacks During 9/11

  By Virginia Choi • September 11, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this compilation video, Witnify interviewed witnesses and other victims of the September 11 attacks in New York City. In 2001, Al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two planes into each of the two towers of the World Trade Center complex–an act of terrorism that killed 2,753 people. Check out our featured page … Continue reading

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Joan Rivers
Andy Andrews on How Joan Rivers ‘Could Take a Joke’

  By Virginia Choi • September 4, 2014 Uncategorized
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Author and corporate speaker Andy Andrews shares a funny story about touring with comedian Joan Rivers and playing a joke on her with the intent to harass Rivers on her “phobia about her weight” because she was chubby as a child. Andrews describes the prank and says Rivers was “great” … Continue reading

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Canal Hotel Bombing
Interviews of Sérgio Vieira de Mello’s Mother & His Colleagues

  By Virginia Choi • August 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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PBS interviews people who knew Brazilian United Nations (UN) diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello, including his mother, Gilda Vieira de Mello, and several of his colleagues. People all over the world who met Vieira de Mello during his many travels describe the passion that he had for his exceptional humanitarian … Continue reading

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Canal Hotel Bombing
Samantha Power on Sérgio Vieira de Mello’s Death

  By Virginia Choi • August 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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Author and diplomat Samantha Power discusses the legacy of Sérgio Vieira de Mello, a Brazilian United Nations (UN) diplomat, who was killed in the Canal Hotel Bombing on August 19, 2003 while serving as the UN’s Special Representative in Iraq. Specifically, Power addresses what lessons one can learn from de … Continue reading

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Iraq War
U.S. Soldier on Operation Iraqi Freedom & 9/11

  By Megan O'Toole • August 15, 2014 Uncategorized
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In this interview, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, John Teetz, discusses the impact that his military service had on his relationships and his personality. Teetz describes that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks occurred while he was still in training yet this event made him more driven in his … Continue reading

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Iraq War
Veteran on Assisting the Wounded During Operation Iraqi Freedom

  By Virginia Choi • August 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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Captain Ed “RIV” Hrivnak of the U.S. Air Force Reserve describes his experience of Operation Iraqi Freedom: “What my crew saw was a very up-close, personal human experience.” Hrivnak and his team took care of wounded soldiers on their plane–culminating in his unit evacuating 7,000 people within five months. U.S. … Continue reading

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War in Afghanistan
Techniques of the Taliban to Recruit Suicide Bombers

  By Sarah Dejak • July 29, 2014 Uncategorized
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Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has become the frontline for war between Taliban insurgents and western troops. In this interview, two failed suicide bombers, Abdul Quboshi and Farman Ullah, discuss how they got involved with the Taliban.  The young boys explain that they were at school when the Taliban came to … Continue reading

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Kurt Vonnegut
[Text] Vonnegut’s Letter to Students: ‘Practice Any Art…Make Your Soul Grow’

  By Virginia Choi • July 29, 2014 Uncategorized
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“You will find that you have already been gloriously rewarded for your poem. You have experienced becoming, learned a lot more about what’s inside you, and you have made your soul grow…” When English teacher Ms. Lockwood assigned her students at Xavier High School to correspond with a well-known author … Continue reading

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Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Chances for Re-Election in Iran

  By Megan O'Toole • July 27, 2014 Uncategorized
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https://&start=14 In this analysis of the 2009 Iranian Election, Christiane Amanpour, a correspondent for CNN, discusses the favorability of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s candidacy because of his campaigning efforts. Amanpour describes how Ahmadinejad had overwhelming support because he traveled around Iran to rural areas among the poor populations in the country. As a … Continue reading