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2002-06-03

Someday, somewhere, someone will ask you where you were on September 11, 2001.
On Tuseday September 11, 2001, I was in 9th grade. I was going to 3rd period, Global Studies. The teacher was Mrs. Capen. She had reddish brown hair, tall, and she didn't wear glasses. When I walked in the classroom the television was on. Mrs. Capen told us to pull up a chair and to listen to what was happening in New York City. So I did, I pulled up a chair and was listening to what was happening on the televison. I saw a horrible sight; there was a building on fire!! The news reporters were saying that some people that were in some relation to Osama bin Lanan had hijacked a plane and had flown it into one of the Twin Towers. Now this was really weird, because just the week bfore this happened we were learning about the Taliban, and Osama bin Ladan and what horrible things they had been doing. At about 9:07am another plane had flown into the other World Trade Building, I thought, "how could people do such a thing to innocent people?" "Do they have any common sense?" At 9:30am another plane had hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C. After this had happened everything was shut down, every airport, borders everything. Why didn't they shut airports down after the first plane went into the one of the Twin Tower? Afterhearing all of this I wanted to do something to help. I am to young to give blood, and I just couldn't grab my bags and go there to help clear the rubble away. I am to young for everything! President Bush came on the news to give a speech on what was happening in the world and what was going to happen. He said that there would be justice, there would be mourning for those who lost someone, and he would get Osama bin Ladan dead or alive. Was there going to be another war? I thought that World War II was the war to end all wars? Mrs. Capen told us that we are witness of a huge tragedy in history. What I saw on the television was unbeliveable. I kept thinking, "did I know anyone that was falling from the burning building?" Or that was trying to rescue all the people trapped in the Towers? When the towers collapsed there was thousands of people killed by those inconsiderate terrorist groups. We didn't do anything to you did we? NO! Just because we have moved on with better technology and life syles doesn't mean you cna come and kill us! What I heard that day from several teachers was that we need revenge, they where quite angry at this whole situation. Many people were affected in our small town because they knew someone in New York City or Washington D.C. My opinion and felings with this whole issue is that it was very stupid in the terrorist's part. It is a free country here, we have so many things that people in other countries don't. They should be a part of this new technology and government. I think it would be a good idea to let the people everywhere try our society for one day just to see if they like it. I bet they would. We have so much to offer them computers, television, microwaves, EDUCATION, medical treatment, and even more technology than they have ever seen! People in my school and people in the small town of Barker take a lot of things for granted. For example school. Kids in my school think that school is stupid, why do they have to be there? Personally I like going to school but a lot of kids in Afganistan aren't allowed to go to school. The pledge is another thing that some kids take for ganted. Some don't even say the pledge! I mean that is something to be proud of. People are in Afganistan RIGHT NOW fighting for FREEDOM for us and the poor people that were terrorizerd, and don't even know what freedom is! Everyone should be free in the U.S.A. This is my opinion on September 11th, 2001. IT COSTS NOTHING TO BE PATRIOTIC!!