nmah2974.xml
Title
nmah2974.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-10
NMAH Story: Story
I am a child. Yes I saw September 11th last year and it is
often described as the biggest massacre of America. I saw
two incredibly important buildings destroyed by what is now
called 'the enemy'. This is not history, not yet. These
events are still in progress. We are still reacting, still
giving pain for pain for pain. My life has changed; parts
of me are weakened, parts strengthened. I am more
compassionate, less wilfull. We cannot remember and pass on
hatred because of this. We must give to our posterity the
hope that we will heal both our attackers and ourselves.
I did not fly a flag after September 11th. I had no need to.
For those who need to, I hope that they soon have the
strength to put it down. Peace is a hard art, yet I hope it
will come.
Emily Ruscoe, Mrs. Jones's 8th grade
English class, Tri Valley Central School,Grahamsville,
New York.
often described as the biggest massacre of America. I saw
two incredibly important buildings destroyed by what is now
called 'the enemy'. This is not history, not yet. These
events are still in progress. We are still reacting, still
giving pain for pain for pain. My life has changed; parts
of me are weakened, parts strengthened. I am more
compassionate, less wilfull. We cannot remember and pass on
hatred because of this. We must give to our posterity the
hope that we will heal both our attackers and ourselves.
I did not fly a flag after September 11th. I had no need to.
For those who need to, I hope that they soon have the
strength to put it down. Peace is a hard art, yet I hope it
will come.
Emily Ruscoe, Mrs. Jones's 8th grade
English class, Tri Valley Central School,Grahamsville,
New York.
NMAH Story: Life Changed
NMAH Story: Remembered
NMAH Story: Flag
Citation
“nmah2974.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 23, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/46942.