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2002-09-09

During my morning routine of getting ready for school I switched on the television to see what was going on with the local news. Suddenly there was breaking news, a plane crashing into the world trade center? It of course didn't register to me what a big deal this was or would turn out to be. Intensly keeping my eye on the screen I saw footage of the second plane crash into the tower. Open-mouthed I realized I had no clue what was going on. Throughtout the school day, the events never ceased to continue. TVs and radios played in classes as we all tried to make sense of these happenings. Some cried, some were angry, others, like myself, just kept to themselves wondering how it would all turn out in the end. All I knew was that this day would be remembered; incredible changes had taken place and I predicted more were still to come.

Although the the impact of September 11 has not nearly had as large of an effect on me as others invovled, my life is still different because of it. I will always be a little cautious of flying or being in an event with mass amounts of people. Even if it ever seems like we should be completely safe, I will always have another thought in the back of my mind. Before September 11, I guess you could say I rarely thought about our relationships with other countries and their problems. But know I wish to be aware on where we stand with the world. I've also learned about patriotism, as I'm sure many others have. It's something I guess I've always had, yet I was saddened that it took such horrible events to bring it out of me.

Everything should be remembered about September 11th. From the innocence of the beginning of that very morning, to the horrific tradgedies throughout the day, to the seemingly lost and scared feelings of the night. We should all remember the virtues America stood by that day. Our bravery, strentgh and hope for all that was lost are some of the positive parts I hope we can remember of the day.I know I will not only look back on this day for it's events, but for looking back at a time of selflesness for eachother where we united and held the country together for the same cause.