story8559.xml
Title
story8559.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-10-22
911DA Story: Story
On September 11th, I was unaware of the situation until after both planes had hit the Towers. I was i 7th grade at the time, and it was during our last period of the day when our principal, Mr. Downey, came on the loud speaker and informed the 6th and 7th graders about the events. The 4th graders were in our school then, and were not told. I think it's because they didn't want them to be scared.
I remember I was in the Student Council Advisor's, Mr. Belauskus, room working on a project for an upcoming dance when we were told. I didn't understand. I knew that planes
hit two buildings in New York City, but I didn't know how serious it was. In fact, I didn't evenh know what the World Trade Center or Twin Towers were. I don'y know why we weren't allowed to watch the TV. We just weren't. Mr. Belauskus explained to the people in the class what happened by talking and drawing pictures on the white-board. It still didn't mean much to me though. A few people were crying, but most people were shocked or didn't know what to think. It all only started to make sense, when I got home. My mom talked to about it me while I did my homework. My dad had the TV on, and I watched and learned about it all day.
I had so many unamswerd questions. I had learnes so much, yet so little. Why would something like this happen?
So many innocent people died that day. I still don't understand how someone could ahte us so much.
For the next few days, it was all anyone could talk about. I had so many discussions about it in my E.L.A. class. Patriotism was everywhere. But after a few months, it just faded away. It was just something from the past and it didn't hurt as much.
My life hasn't really changed sinse September 11th, because it didn't hit close to me. It's not hard to get by. What happened that day was awful and it hurt, but it hasn't permanently scarred me.
I think everything should be remembered about September 11th, 2001, because it all happened. Every detail is important. The events shouldn't be glossed over. We need to know the sad, graphic, yet true facts. It has to be told that people were literally jumping out of the buildings, so that they would have a quick death, instead of burning slowly. Not just the brave and heroic acts should be learned by future generations, but all the pain and terror aswell. Everything that happened should be remembered so that we know the true horror or the events, and get a clear understanding or it all. It's the awful truth, but we must accept and remember it. It's in the past and will always be there in our minds.
I remember I was in the Student Council Advisor's, Mr. Belauskus, room working on a project for an upcoming dance when we were told. I didn't understand. I knew that planes
hit two buildings in New York City, but I didn't know how serious it was. In fact, I didn't evenh know what the World Trade Center or Twin Towers were. I don'y know why we weren't allowed to watch the TV. We just weren't. Mr. Belauskus explained to the people in the class what happened by talking and drawing pictures on the white-board. It still didn't mean much to me though. A few people were crying, but most people were shocked or didn't know what to think. It all only started to make sense, when I got home. My mom talked to about it me while I did my homework. My dad had the TV on, and I watched and learned about it all day.
I had so many unamswerd questions. I had learnes so much, yet so little. Why would something like this happen?
So many innocent people died that day. I still don't understand how someone could ahte us so much.
For the next few days, it was all anyone could talk about. I had so many discussions about it in my E.L.A. class. Patriotism was everywhere. But after a few months, it just faded away. It was just something from the past and it didn't hurt as much.
My life hasn't really changed sinse September 11th, because it didn't hit close to me. It's not hard to get by. What happened that day was awful and it hurt, but it hasn't permanently scarred me.
I think everything should be remembered about September 11th, 2001, because it all happened. Every detail is important. The events shouldn't be glossed over. We need to know the sad, graphic, yet true facts. It has to be told that people were literally jumping out of the buildings, so that they would have a quick death, instead of burning slowly. Not just the brave and heroic acts should be learned by future generations, but all the pain and terror aswell. Everything that happened should be remembered so that we know the true horror or the events, and get a clear understanding or it all. It's the awful truth, but we must accept and remember it. It's in the past and will always be there in our minds.
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“story8559.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 14, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/10564.