story676.xml
Title
story676.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-05-28
911DA Story: Story
September 11, 2001
When September 11, 2001 occurred, it was a typical morning for me and I was in school at the time.
I had been hearing rumors around third period that one plane had crashed into one building of the World Trade Center.
When the actual plane crashed into the World Trade Center I was in second period band.
So I did not hear about it until third period. So during third period the TV was on, and I actually saw the second plane crash into the other trade center.
During third period, on the news, it was replaying of what had just happened twenty minutes ago.
I was shocked to see a plane, I mean it's not everyday all of sudden you see a plane just go flying into a very important building.
Now I know I don't have the most memorable experience in being that I was not there first hand.
But it still shocked me to see this happen, in being that I do live in the same exact state.
This did affect the rest of my day and the rest of my life.
In being that now I am a part of history and I can remember this experience for the rest of my life.
It's not the most joyful and happy experience but, it's one I think everyone should learn, and take a lesson from it.
The terrorist attacks changed my day in the fact that, I was supposed to have a field hockey game that day at home against Wilson, and it was cancelled, due to that there had been terrorist attacks.
So instead of looking forward to my field hockey game after school, I had to look forward to going home.
The rest of the day during classes was spent watching the television news about the terrorist attacks.
But it is understandable why we did this because I mean our country had just been attacked, and we did not know why.
When you experience something of this sort, it really affects you and the way you live.
Having one of these experiences makes you remember what you were wearing, who you were with, the exact times, what you ate that day, who you were missing, wondering if anything was going to happen to you.
It makes you realize that you need to cherish what you have and whom you are with, and that anything can be taken away from you in a matter of seconds.
It really puts the fact on your life of the matter, that if you love someone you better tell that person today.
Because anything could happen that day or the next and you may not be here to tell them.
If someone has the will power to try to destroy your life, then they will, no doubt about that.
During the last period of the day, the announcements came on and they had told us that we were not allowed to stay after, and that we had to go home at 2:15pm. So I got home at 2:30pm, and sure enough the news was on at my house to.
My dad had thought that the school would have sent me home earlier. My experience would have been more mortifying if I had been in New York City.
But I was in the same state, and something could have happened to me, but fortunately for my sake nothing came close to Western New York. After a few months this topic had kind of slipped away from the Americans.
But I must admit, it is kind of saddening that a horrible tragedy such as this one had to occur, for Americans to come together as a country. Something this mortifying should not have to happen for our country to come together strong.
I never expected anything to happen in my lifetime. But if you really think about it, something must have had to happen. Because world peace is not something that exists, therefore something had to have happened in my generation.
But I just never expected it, this is just something that you never expect.
But it makes you think that the unexpected can happen.
When September 11, 2001 occurred, it was a typical morning for me and I was in school at the time.
I had been hearing rumors around third period that one plane had crashed into one building of the World Trade Center.
When the actual plane crashed into the World Trade Center I was in second period band.
So I did not hear about it until third period. So during third period the TV was on, and I actually saw the second plane crash into the other trade center.
During third period, on the news, it was replaying of what had just happened twenty minutes ago.
I was shocked to see a plane, I mean it's not everyday all of sudden you see a plane just go flying into a very important building.
Now I know I don't have the most memorable experience in being that I was not there first hand.
But it still shocked me to see this happen, in being that I do live in the same exact state.
This did affect the rest of my day and the rest of my life.
In being that now I am a part of history and I can remember this experience for the rest of my life.
It's not the most joyful and happy experience but, it's one I think everyone should learn, and take a lesson from it.
The terrorist attacks changed my day in the fact that, I was supposed to have a field hockey game that day at home against Wilson, and it was cancelled, due to that there had been terrorist attacks.
So instead of looking forward to my field hockey game after school, I had to look forward to going home.
The rest of the day during classes was spent watching the television news about the terrorist attacks.
But it is understandable why we did this because I mean our country had just been attacked, and we did not know why.
When you experience something of this sort, it really affects you and the way you live.
Having one of these experiences makes you remember what you were wearing, who you were with, the exact times, what you ate that day, who you were missing, wondering if anything was going to happen to you.
It makes you realize that you need to cherish what you have and whom you are with, and that anything can be taken away from you in a matter of seconds.
It really puts the fact on your life of the matter, that if you love someone you better tell that person today.
Because anything could happen that day or the next and you may not be here to tell them.
If someone has the will power to try to destroy your life, then they will, no doubt about that.
During the last period of the day, the announcements came on and they had told us that we were not allowed to stay after, and that we had to go home at 2:15pm. So I got home at 2:30pm, and sure enough the news was on at my house to.
My dad had thought that the school would have sent me home earlier. My experience would have been more mortifying if I had been in New York City.
But I was in the same state, and something could have happened to me, but fortunately for my sake nothing came close to Western New York. After a few months this topic had kind of slipped away from the Americans.
But I must admit, it is kind of saddening that a horrible tragedy such as this one had to occur, for Americans to come together as a country. Something this mortifying should not have to happen for our country to come together strong.
I never expected anything to happen in my lifetime. But if you really think about it, something must have had to happen. Because world peace is not something that exists, therefore something had to have happened in my generation.
But I just never expected it, this is just something that you never expect.
But it makes you think that the unexpected can happen.
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“story676.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 16, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/11624.