In today's world, there are many cultures that have different beliefs and standards than America. Since all countries are so diverse in their beliefs, we all need to understand that all beliefs should be respected and accepted fully. Just because a country has different beliefs than the United States does not mean those beliefs will not be respected in any way. Even if other countries' beliefs are as evil as possible, unfortunately we must accept and respect them. Some of these bad beliefs boil down to terrorist attacks. These terrorist attacks can take place on American soil, but also in foreign countries, but they kill innocent American citizens. Which raises the question of how do we Americans respond to global terrorism versus terrorism occurring on our own soil? Do Americans care more about what is happening in their country? Or do Americans care more about attacks taking place outside their country? If we look at one of the most horrific attacks on American soil in 2001, we see a group of Muslim extremists whose main goal was to hijack four planes and steal those planes into American buildings. Two were supposed to hit the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, one was supposed to hit the Pentagon, and the last was supposed to hit the White House but ended up crashing into a field. Now, as Americans, we see that hijacking a plane and flying it into a building with over two hundred passengers is just downright stupid. But as I said before, for the Muslim religion, what they did on 9/11 was actually morally and ethically correct because of their beliefs. These Muslim extremists should commit suicide to be accepted by their one God; Allah. Now it was n...... middle of paper ...... sin) serving in the US Army. She said, “It’s true. It really is. All countries mainly focus on themselves and their personal gain. But it is this selfishness that will one day cause this world to collapse. In today's world, there are many cultures that have different beliefs and standards than America. Works Cited “America’s Call to Globalization.” Forbes. Forbes Magazine, and Web. December 3, 2013. “United States and International Community Response to the September 11 Attacks.” » The Heritage Foundation. Np, and Web. December 3, 2013. "The United States' violent response to the September 11 attacks hurt more than it helped* | Cross-checked, Scientific American Blog Network." The United States' violent response to the September 11 attacks hurt more than it helped* | Crosscheck, Scientific American Blog Network. Np, and Web. December 3, 2013. “We Are All Americans: The World's Response to 9/11.” » Mental thread. Np, and Web. December 3. 2013.