nmah3570.xml

nmah3570.xml

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2002-09-11

I am Angela Ortino, and when I came home from school my
sister was watching the news. I sat down to see what she
was watching. Then, that's when i saw the toweres go down.
I didnt know what happened really. I couldnt stop watching
the news because I wanted to know why someone would ever do
this. I ended up watching the news for an hour and a half.
I talked to my sister about what happened. She was as amazed
as I was to find out that some country would destroy this nation
and impact the world. Nothing seemed to hit me until later that night.
I never thought that this would cause war and poeple to have
to live through this the rest of their lives.

My life has changed in the smallest amount. I see our country
as more than freedom, but as my home and heart. Some poeple
might live in fear of what may come in the years to come, but
I see people coming together trying to beat this war. I feel
proud to be in the USA. I hope that some how other poeple
can see how this tome has brought us togther, but it has
also brought us into fear.

I think that everything sould be remebered about it. This
day was the worst. people became heros, people died, and
people never know what will happen to our country after
this day. I remember the shows that came on showing the
posters of all the poeple that were missing. People crying
about thier loved ones hurt me. This country has to go
through a war because of another country. I think that we
should remember the strangers that were on the planes that
tried to help each other along the way. We should remember
the way that people felt sad and terrified when they saw the
news, and the way people ran away from the debris. Never have
I thought that I would be alive when another war broke out.
We should remember how safe we did feel. All in one day,
everything that we knew and loved was taken away.

I did not hang a flag up outside my house, but when i saw
flags i thought about this day. I see the way this nation stands.
I don't see the flag any less than before. I feel that
everytime something bad happens to us, we always remember
how so many poeple lost their lives for this country. I am
proud to say that I am an American!