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2002-05-07

Kenneth Glenn Jr.
History 103
May 8, 2002

September 11, 2001


On September the 11th our country faced a great tragedy. We lost people, buildings, the stock market crashed, majority of our citizens lost their work place, and most of all we lost the pride of America. This day couldn?t have been planned any better. It caught America when we least expected it and caused a lot of people to think what was going to happen next. People were scared, crying, praying, wondering about their love ones, and people were shocked and confused about what just happened. This day will always be remembered as THE DAY THAT SILENCED AMERICA.
My reactions on September the 11th were a fear about what was going to happen next, I was confused, lost, speechless, and I felt sorry for the people who lost their love ones. I was real fortunate not to have any of my family or friends involved in any of the attacks but my heart and prayers goes out to the families who lost their friends or family or who haven?t heard anything yet about their love one.
It?s amazing how we all have different views about that day. What I mean is that you have some people who wanted to start a war with Bin Laden and others who thought violence wasn?t the key to the solution. I favored both sides. A part of me wanted to attack back and another part of me knew violence never solves anything. So I believed what ever is meant to be or meant to happen will happen, no matter what. I just pray that they catch Bin Laden and end the war at hand. I believe America is a strong nation and it will never give up or accept defeat.
After the attacks on America that day I really admired the work of our firefighters, police officers, rescue workers, and soldiers. They put their lives on the line to save the people involved in the attacks. I don?t know about you but that takes a lot of guts to enter a building, that you know that you might not make it out alive and for that they have all of my love support, generosity, and prayers with them. I pray that the ones who were lost in the collapsing buildings, families know how much I appreciate their love ones and how I pray for you and your family to be happy and once again start to live your lives. I know that?s easier said than done but I pray that you can. I believe your love one is I a safer and more peaceful place.
I also like how America as a whole came together after the attacks. People became closer to each other, families spent more time with one another, people let their grudges go that they had with one another, and people started living for today and not tomorrow. Citizens of America started to show their patriotic side by wearing the colors of the flag, having the flag or stickers attached to their cars, and most of all having peace with each other.
America is a nation that will never die or give up and for that fact, I? am proud to be an American citizen. It feels good to say in May that America has rebounded from the attacks and is getting stronger each day. I just pray America will reign tall once again.