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2002-09-13

WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER 11 BOMBINGS, I WAS IN MRS. TYLER'S 2ND PEROID ENGLISH CLASS.THE MOMENT I HEARD THAT OUR COUNTRY WAS ATTACKED BY TERRORISTS, I JUST WANTED TO RUN AWAY AND CRY. AS I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS, I SAW THE PLANES CRASHING INTO BUILDING AFTER BUILDING, AND IT TOOK ME BY SUPRISE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY. I ALSO FELT A LOT OF PAIN, NOT ONLY FOR THE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WHO LOST SOMEONE VERY CLOSE AND SPECIAL TO THEM, BUT ALSO FOR OUR COUNTRY AS ONE. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE ATTACKS, I STILL FELT VERY DEPRESSED AND MOURNFUL;MORE THAN I EVER HAVE FELT BEFORE IN MY LIFE. RIGHT NOW I DO NOT FEEL SAFE,NOR WILL I EVER, BECAUSE IT COULD HAPPEN ANY TIME, ANYWHERE, JUST LIKE ON 9-11.THIS RECENT TRAGEDY HAS EFFECTED ME IN A WAY NOT EVEN WORDS CAN EXPLAIN, SOME IN GOOD WAYS, AND SOME IN BAD.I THINK OUR COUNTRY, AS A WHOLE, HAS ENCOUNTERED A LOT OF PAIN AND TEARS, BUT THAT JUST GOES TO PROVE, OUR COUNTRY CAN GET THROUGH ANYTHING IF WE WORK HARD TOGETHER;AND I'M 100% POSITIVE THAT EVERYONE ELSE LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FELLS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY.