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2004-09-12

I can remember that exact morning when the United States was changed forever. I had just turned 13 and I remember waking up that morning and getting ready for school. I was very excited because I was entering the 8th grade and thought that nothing could rain on my parade but that all changed. I had just gotten out of the shower when my mom called me into her room to watch the news with her. She was screaming and yelling to hurry and right when I got in her room I watched the most devastating thing I've ever seen happen. I watched the second plane hit the tower. I can remember seeing all the people running around and seeing people jump out of the building from many stories up. It was so sad. My mom wasnt going to let me go to school that day. She was scared that we would be attacked by terrorists and so was I. But I went to scholl and i remember everyone talking about what had happened. For the rest of that week my family sat down and had dinner togeher everynight and prayed for all those who had lost family members and had been hurt by the tragic event. Then I remember one night everyone in my neighborhood went outside and lit candels. It was very sad.

I cant say that my life has dramaticly changed but it has changed a little. I think differently about things now because you never know when something like that can happen. So i try to live my life to its fullest and not regret anything. It has also made me more aware of what is going on in the world. I have followed this war with Iraq pretty well and always talk about it with my parents.

I think that all the men and women that help[ed to clean up the debre and find missing peoples should be remembered. And all the people that sacrificed their life to save others that were trapped in the building. They are the real heros.

Yes, and for months after, my family had an AMerican flag up outside our house. My feelings towards the American flag have changed. Before I just felt as though it was just the flag that our country has and that it just symbolizes that we have 50 states and 13 colonies but know i feel as thogh it symbolisms the United States of America. The strongest power in the world. It symbolizes all the americans and how we all pulled together to get through this horrible happening.