9/11 Reflection Paper

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September 11, 2001 (9/11) will always remain in the minds and hearts of all people in the United States. This date brought fear to this country but it also brought hope and a bond that will never be broken for the citizens of this great nation. The extremist group, Al Qaeda, committed a heinous crime against this nation by taking control over four airliners to carry out an attack on this nation. For the most part, they succeeded in carrying out their suicide mission but, they did not destroy us. They made us stronger and made us more aware of our vulnerabilities. The Nation woke up on this day of horror and will forever change the way it operates. People of this Nation may view what happened on 9/11 in different ways. They may also have developed opinions on it after what they have heard from others and the news. To see if opinions or views differed two individuals were met with and asked about 9/11. They were asked a series of questions …show more content…

When asked about the impact that 9/11 had on their sense of security one of them stated, “9/11 really screwed me up, I was scared, angry, and I had this sense of dreadfulness over my entire being that day”. (Personal Interview, N. Sandoval, December 26, 2015). Feelings of insecurity may have swept through the nation. Along with insecurity, a wondering of how this could have happened to us may have also come in to question. These are proper feelings to have, in such a time, as one may feel that everything just got taken away from them. As if they lost something endearing to them. After-all, the attack resulted in extensive death and destruction. (“9/11 Attacks,” 2010. para. 1) “I never thought that this could ever happen to us. We are a Nation of strength and stability. They tried to break us but we are stronger for it.” (Personal Interview, F. Trevino, December 28,

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