nmah5234.xml

nmah5234.xml

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2002-10-17

I was sleeping in social studies in my old school, IC, when the attcaks happened. The rest of the day went like normal though, because my teacher never told us about the attacks. My class sort of yelled at her the next day.

I didn't find out about find out until I was walking home behind my neighbors who were talking about why the plane crashed. I had no idea what they were talking about until I reached my house. When I stepped in the door, I saw my parents watching CNN on the computer. The sound was a little staticy, so at first I thought the reporter had said "The world blew up", when she had really said "The World Trade Centers blew up." I didnt really think much of the event until my mom was crying because her parents had gone there that morning. I had to comfort her until they called, they had been caught in traffic and turned back when they heard the news.

My life hasn't changed too much from the old way, however, I have been talking alot more about terrorism, Iraq, Bin Laden, etc. The biggest change is probably all the new assignments about this. I take that back, the biggest change is I've realized howmuch I hate patriotism. Patriotism is nol onger the splendid joy of pride in ones country. It's now just a cold reminder of how many perople must die for anyone to give any notice. For example, all American flags sold out shortly after 9/11. If anyone had any real patriotism, those flags would have sold out long before 9/11, when there was no other reason than to have pride in one's country. After 9/11, those flags were bought just to say " I skipped work to watch 4000 people die!"

I think we should remember all those who have died in our nation's name, not just the victims of the attack. We should remember the colonist who fought for our freedom, the soldiers who fought in the civil war to keep us unified, for the soldier in both world wars, for those who were killed for their politial beleifs, for those who have died in 9/11, the 1992 bombing, Pearl Harbor, and all the other attrocities that have occured, we should remember not the event, but the people.