nmah3747.xml

nmah3747.xml

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2002-09-11

The day of September 11, 2001 started like every other day, but ended like no other day in the history of our country. I was in school, sitting down talking to my friends in the gym, when I one of my friends told me that a plane had just hit one of the twin towers. I started to laugh. I told him that such a thing was impossible. He told me that he was serious, however I still did not believe him. A few minutes later, my teacher came in with a radio. The whole class listened as the radio clarified that a plane had struck one of the towers. I was completely filled with surprise. I tried to make sense of the crash. Maybe the plane had a problem and just crashed, I thought. Later that period I was proved wrong when I heard that another plane had hit the second tower. At that point I was in shock. Who would do such a horrible thing? Other students became very upset and some started to cry. I still could not get over the fact that it happened. On my way to next period I saw many students crying and worrying about someone they know who worked in the buildings. When I arrived at my next class, my teacher was in panic. His daughter went to the NYU and her dormatory was right across from the World Trade Centers. The class was very worried and throughtout the whole period everyone just sat in shock. The next period was the worst of all. We were sitting in the class talking about the tragedy, when my teacher says that there has been a bomb threat on the school. The whole class went crazy. Everyone rushed out of the room and headed to the parking lot where we stood for about 45 minutes. In fear for my life, my parents came to school and picked my brother and me up. We headed straight home and watched the news. I watched in horror as the first building fell. I could not comprehend what had just happened. The fall of the second tower proved that this was not a dream. The events of September 11th have changed the way all Americans live. I will never forget that day or the heros who saved so many lives.