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2002-09-14

On Sept. 11 I can still remember so vividly where I was on that historic day. It was a B-day and I was in my first block class. It was a Probability and Statistics and we had just gotten our test back that we had just taken from the previous class. The words our principal, Ms. Gatesgill said over the loud speaker still are echoing in my mind. The class was silent as she said, ?I?m sure all of you have heard about the tragedy that has happened in New York. I don?t have a problem with teachers tuning your T.V. to see the events as they unfold." So for about an hour my class sat in amazement watching history happen. In my second block class all we did was watch the news and talk about how we were feeling. That class was when some tears were shead. On the way to my third block class I knew my teacher would the day to go on as planned so we did our work. On the way to lunch the halls were empty, which was unusual for my school. Lunch was quiet and all anyone talked about was the way they felt and how they thought the nation was going to react. That day seemed like it went on for eternity. In my last block class was were we talked about it the most. This class, Citizenship, was very opinionated about their feelings on why this had happened and who had done it. That night all my family did was watch the news. One of my younger sisters was asking so many questions and all my dad or mom would say was that someone really doesn't like the United States and they were being very mean. I really think that she knew it was something more than that.

Now that the one year anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy has come and gone I feel that I have changed, but not as much as the people that were directly affected by it. I realize now that America has its weaknesses and that the government as well as the citizens can do something to help. I now see that our nation isn?t the most perfect and that anything can happen where I live either in the United States or Lexington, Kentucky. I also realize that there are two definitions of hero and I am really contemplating on whether or not to become a paramedic. Prior to the tragedy I always looked ahead and I had all of my life planned out. Now I realize that with one event it can change dramatically. I was planning on going to a good pre-law college and then going on to law school, but now the option of being a paramedic has come into perspective. The fact that those types of people are looked up to in that manner would be really flattering and I would like to know how it feels to save someone?s life. That would be amazing