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2003-11-05

I was in 6th grade. 1st period Science Class at Pine View Midle School in Land O Lakes, Florida. I had just turned 12 years old a couple of days before (September 8th). We were all quietly working when Principal Estabrook came over the P.A. system saying, "I am shure you all may know of the plane crashes into the World Trade Centers and Pentagon, you may turn your TV's to watch coverage." So Ms.Dean changed the TV to CNN Headline News. When the cahnnel came in, we saw the 2nd jet crash into the other tower. I could swear no one was breathing at that moment. And for 30 min we sat in silence and watched boath towers fall. I felt that I needed to do somthing to help. But I could not do much at the moment because I was at school. After a couple of min that the WTC fell, my teacher turned off the TV and told us to continue or work. That really made me mad. How were we suposted to continue our work when we knew that others of our country were dying? I could not do one bit of my work. And when we changed to
2nd period which was my Art class, I still could not focus. My Art teacher still had the TV on CNN News. So I just sat and watched. And other kids around me were being called up to the front office to be taken home by there parents. And at one point of time during 2nd period (Art), I was called to the office to go home. My mother was up there and we boath quietly got into the Jeep. She had to get back to work, so she droped me off at our house because dad worked out of his office. And dad was talking on the phone with a friend of his when we realized that the date looked like 911. After he hung up the phone, we wnt to K mart to see if they had an American Flag, because ours wes old and had a possibal hole. And K mart was out of flags, so we wnt to Wallmart and got the very last flag on the shelf. Me and my dad were so proud when we hung that flag up. And today it is faded from being out too much.

Today I say the plege with sllot more respect. All my teachers yell at any student that does not at least stand during the pledge. I have do not take my freedome for granted anymore. I want to learn more about our history as a country. And I support President George W. Bush, because no President has been throught all the trouble he has in just one term. The World Trade Centers, Columbia Space Shuttle. And everyone was presuring him to do somthing to get rid of terrorisim. And no one wants to be terrorized. And of corse he cares for this country. And now people are being hippocritical about war. At first they wanted war agenst the terorist. And now they want to war what so ever. That are just some of the ways 9/11 has changed my life. And I support George Walker Bush.

The Victoms. And the Hero's. The victoms liver were taken because of someones jellosuly. And the hero's did there best to try to save people. And some of them even gave there lives to save others. It is a sad story of tragity and courage. Even people that were not police men or firefighters tried to save others. These people did not fear for them selves, but for others. And that is a true blue story of hero's.

Me and my dad flew our new american flag as soon as possibal. I have more respect for our flag. And I understand what those before me have faght for.