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2002-09-10

I witnessed September 11th like most Americans. I was in my daily routine in school, chemistry class actually, when my teacher told us the grim news that two world trade towers had been attacked by hijacked airplanes. The rest of the day was a whirlwind of events. Many students and teachers had rumors of what was going on and I wasn't sure of what to do. For the first time in my life, i felt unsafe. I remember seeing the graphic videos and photographs of the events on different news channels. The whole day was a blur, but I do remember that from that moment on I had a new respect for my surroundings.

My life has changed dramatically. I live my life with respect to how fragile life is. In one quick instant life can be taken from us, so we must live our life to the fullest each moment. My life now is richer because of September 11th. I respect my fellow American, not just the people i like, it doesn't matter anymore.

The most important thing that should be remembered is the heroics and notion of unity. The firefighters showed more courage in that week than most people will their entire lives. What was most admirable though was that they were just doing it because it was their job, not because they were single-handedly saving our country. They were humble in all their efforts and deserve to be remembered with the greatest respect forever.

Yes I did. I have a sticker on the back of my car so where ever people go they will see that I still remember. I used to think the whole routine of singing the national anthem at events such as sports was just tedious, and now I have a greater presence of unity everytime I raise my right hand to salute the flag.