How Terrorists Attacked The Pentagon and The World Trade Center

The terrorist attacks on both the World Trade Center and the Pentagon knocked unsuspecting citizens off their feet and onto their well-used backsides. This recent tragedy ties in with the story "Priscilla and the Wimps" by Richard Peck. "Priscilla and the Wimps" may be a light-hearted and comical story, but it is similar nonetheless.

How Terrorists Targeted the Pentagon and the World Trade Center

Though we may not realize it, there are terrorist attacks every day, though not all of them are as serious as the bombings, and they don't get the media to cover their story. One such example of terrorism is the way that Monk Klutter and his team of henchmen ran their collection agency, threatening the small and the new students in the junior high school. They (Monk's gang) did this to set their reputation. The Kobras, as they called themselves, strutted their stuff to help give them the "you don't want to mess with us" look. Monk had one of his little minions walk behind him carrying a switchblade that Monk used to give himself manicures. He could've very well used a normal manicure tool, but instead chose to use the knife to flaunt his superiority.

The terrorists in New York could've used actual bombs to take down the World Trade Center, but instead chose to use our own planes, filled with our citizens, to cause the massive towers to collapse. These actions were used to instill fear in the people, to hopefully prevent an uprising. Terrorists, though they might frighten the populace, must be punished.

Consequences and Justice

The Kobras went around, terrorizing the students, giving the school the after-school shakedowns. They went around aimlessly, causing trouble, and weren't expecting any trouble in return. However, they didn't seem to realize that trouble was staring them in the face, or rather, watching them from above. Monk, one who usually does absolutely none of the dirty work, reaches out to senselessly cause physical harm to the one friend that Priscilla has. Monk never did get his chance at the dirty work before Priscilla humiliated him and left him in her locker for a week. The punishment that Monk served was quite fitting. He tried to mess with the wrong person, and as a result, he suffered.

The United States has yet to come up with a definitive battle plan for the terrorists, but as the old saying goes, let the punishment fit the crime. As history has shown, justice may be delayed, but it is never denied. The resilience of a nation is tested by how it responds to such acts of terror, and the determination to bring perpetrators to justice is unwavering.

Conclusion

Terrorist attacks may vary in strength and severity, but they need to be dealt with just the same. Poetic justice, some people get their kicks out of watching others suffer, and others like the finishing touches. Even if the United States doesn't shove a bunch of terrorists into a locker for a week, although that would be fun to watch, they will be dealt their hand, and the punishment will either fit the crime, or it will exceed it. All that is known is that the ones responsible will suffer.

References:

• Peck, R. (1976). Priscilla and the Wimps. In Secrets of the Shopping Mall. Dell Publishing.
• Smith, J. (2001). The Day the Towers Fell. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/12/us/the-day-the-towers-fell.html