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nmah2034.xml

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2002-09-09

It was 9:18 am in Math class at Parkview Middle School in Ankeny, Iowa. Our Principle got on the annoucements telling us we need to turn the t.v. on because something terrible had happened in New York City. When the t.v. was turned we saw CNN's coverage of the attacks right away we saw the images of the planes hitting the World Trade Center. At that time I had only heard of the Trade Center a few times and had to think of what it was. Watching the t.v. I heard the news people telling how over 50,000 people worked in that building daily, I thought about how many people must have died. My math teacher then muted the T.V. and got on with class, the whole time my eyes were fixed on the screen as shots of the Petegon came in, it almost was like I was watching a movie. After school I turned on the T.V. and watched it for the rest of the night. The whole evening the news was telling of how big the death toll could be. Seeing the shots of a pile of rubble so large was so different. When I went to bed I layed there thinking about the day and then slowly fell asleep. In April I competed in an area technology fair, my project was a video I made by taking pictures of the planes, the destruction, the grieving and the aftermath and putting them together. My project showed pictures from people grieving all over the world. The project showed that we were not the only country that lost lives but alot of countries did. The project won first place and judges choice. While I made the project it really brought to life how horrible this was. On memorial day weekend I had the chance to see the World Trade Center Site, it was so quiet on the viewing platform I was there just as they were finishing the clean up and to see such a large hole was so odd. Looking at the huge memorial wall that was built up with pictures and candles in front of the church really showed just how many people had died.

Yes, I think everyones has. Before September 11, 2001 we lived in a socity were no one had to worry about terroism. It was almost like we thought that every country liked us. I think that now we all live nowing that people don't like us and that there are people that want to try to kill Americans. I think it is a shame that it took the loss of over 3,000 lives to realize it.

I think that the loss of life should be remember. I think that all of those 300 firefighters should be remember for their heroism, and courge they showed. I don't think that the building need to be remembered, a building always can be rebuilt a life can't be brought back.

Yes we did fly an American flag after September 11th. Yes now I think the flag is a symbol of Americans united.