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2002-09-09

On the day of September 11th, I had just started my freshman year in High Point Regional High School. I was in gym class when the event actually took place, but I first found out about it during science class. A random student had come in and told the teacher to turn the TV on to channel 15, CNN. My class and I watched as the plane crashed into the one tower. We were all astonished, and had no clue what was going on. Every single period, we watched and were all confused about what had happened, if it were an accident, or if it was just plain stupidity of the pilot. Then an announcement came on over the intercom, and all of the teachers were told to shut off the television, because of the horror, and all of the people committing suicide. Those people must have been so scared, and believing in themselves, that they knew they would never get out of there alive. I was so scared because of everything that was going on and I wanted everything to just be ok and I wished so hard, and I knew that time was not going to turn back. That night I went home, and couldn't even eat my dinner I was so upset. Everything on the television was New York, and nothing was worse than watching the replays of the tragedy. I saw the videos of people on the ground who survived and I was so terrified just watching them run and scream. I never knew how those people felt, and I saw their faces. Their faces were full of grieving, and horror, and they all knew that they would have to run or hide in a corner shop, if they wanted to ever see their families again. Life was a mess for everyone that had seen the tragedy, and for those who lived over on the other side of the world because they knew that the United States of America would never let this go.

My life has changed dramatically because of September 11th. Everything in my perspective has been looked at differently since then. Things like just looking at the American Flag have had a different outlook on my life. Things changed and will still change, but no one can really tell everything that has changed. I really can't put my finger on it but I know that either way, my life has changed.

Everything. I think that all of the people who died should have a wall with their names engraved so everyone knows that they were there. They should have not been there to have their lives taken from them. I personally think that anyone and everyone should remember everything from September 11th.

Of Course I did. Yes my feelings have changed. I look at the American Flag so much more proudly than I did before the event. It shows that our country is proud to be who we are and that we are also not afraid of whatever may come our way in the future. I still look at the flag the same, but then I think about all of the people who died and all of the innocent people who were harmed and I thanked God that I was not one of those people, because I would never be able to deal with the pain of losing a loved one at all.