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2002-08-28

On September 11th, 2001, it stated out a very pleasant day for most of the busy New Yorkers, going to work, to school, etc., but who knows it would end up a terrifying day for all the of us. For me, I was just going to school like usual. It was in the middle of 2nd period, when an announcement from the Principal frightened everyone single one of us. The Twin Towers had been strucked by airplanes that had been hijacked. Everyone looked so terrified because we would never think something like this would happen to the United States. For my history teacher, he looked very worried because his wife works in one of the Twin Towers. I started to get scared because my dad works pretty near the World Trade Center, but there's nothing I can do but to pray. Not long after 3rd period, my 4th period teacher told the whole class "The Twin Towers are gone.". Some of the students started crying, because some of their family members works in the Twin Towers. A few minutes later, the whole class can smell the burning rubble from the Twin Towers. After the school day, everyone was asking to report to the auditorium for a special meeting. The Principal gave us a speech about going home and staying home until it's safe to go out again. On the way home, the subways was pretty corrupted, and when I was waiting for the train to come, I saw smoke from a distance and was really horrified because I don't know what is happening at the site. When I got home,I noticed my whole family home, it felt like a ton of metal had been removed from my shoulders. I started turning the channels and was watching how the hijacking planes strucked two of the world's highest structures. I was still confused on why woudl anyone do this to the innocent civilians of the World Trade Centers. They are just innocent, hard working people just going to work and trying to make a living to support their family. None of us would ever think something like this would happen to the United States. This event has been the worst genocide in US history since the Pearl Harbor attacks. For me, I still give my deepest sympathy to the victims' families. Together, we can show the world that our spirits would never die.