Around 8:00 am on September 11, 2001 Shirley rolled out of bed to go on her day. Shirley felt uneasy knowing it was the anniversary of her mother's death. Although, she continued on her day to clean around the house and do the laundry. By the time Shirley was done with all the housework she thought to make breakfast for herself. Shirley poured a bowl of Cheerios and walked to the porch to eat her meal. Shiley was enjoying the breakfast she had made. Shirley had finished her meal and picked up her knitting needles to finish the blanket she was knitting for her granddaughter, Devon who was about to turning 5 years old in just a couple weeks. She was a majority of the way done with the blanket when she heard the phone ring. Shirley got up and walked over to the phone not sure of what’s next to come. It was Shirley's old friend from the Veterans Affairs hospital she used to work at. At the end of the conversation Shirley felt overwhelmed with information, since she had no idea what was happening at the time. After the conversation with Shirley's old friend, she called her daughter to make sure they were safe. After she got confirmation that everything was Okay from her family she felt relieved. Shiley was still unaware of what exactly was happening in NYC, and then …show more content…
She thinks about how 9/11 has changed our nation in the 21st century. Shirley believes our nation's safety measures on public transportation has improved throughout the years. Although, Shiley has not been on a flight after 9/11 she still understands the precautions taken to board a flight or other public transportation. Shirley also think people judge other religions more since the incident that happened on September 11. To conclude, Shirley also thinks younger generations are unaware of the significance of September 11, 2001. Shirley believes it is an important day to look back on and
September 11, 2001 was a day that Americans and the world for that matter will not soon forget. When two planes went into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and two others went into the Pentagon and a small town in Pennsylvania, the world was rocked. Everyone in the United States felt very vulnerable and unsafe from attacks that might follow. As a result, confidence in the CIA, FBI, and the airlines were shaken. People were scared to fly after what had happened.
Susie’s mother opened the door to let Molly, Susie’s babysitter, inside. Ten-month old Susie seemed happy to see Molly. Susie then observed her mother put her jacket on and Susie’s face turned from smiling to sad as she realized that her mother was going out. Molly had sat for Susie many times in the past month, and Susie had never reacted like this before. When Susie’s mother returned home, the sitter told her that Susie had cried until she knew that her mother had left and then they had a nice time playing with toys until she heard her mother’s key in the door. Then Susie began crying once again.
September 11, 2001 is a date in American history that will not be forgotten by American citizens. After the assault on both the Twin Towers in Manhattan, and the
It's Nine Eleven, and the sun is just starting to come up. Everyone in town are at the Twin Towers. The planes just crashed into the buildings, and now the Twin Towers are on fire. The people from the fire station aren't for sure if they can put it out. The fire was pretty big. There were pieces of the building flying everywhere, and it was on fire!
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were horrific and traumatic events that affected not only the United States but had global ramifications as well. The events of that day produced immediate and long term effects on numerous aspects of society. The human tragedy in the loss of human life was immeasurable. The societal effects of 9/11 continue to be present even today as the war against terror continues. It is difficult to measure the societal impacts, but the economic cost of the attacks, have been and continue to be measured.
“GET AWAY!”, Eleven screamed as the scientists were getting closer and closer to her. Ever since Eleven was a kid, she knew she wasn’t normal, but she didn’t realize she was this abnormal. She didn’t know what was so special about her that scientist would want to keep her in a cell. After several days, she was furious at the scientists so she screeched so loud that the lights flickered, the windows shattered, and the guards dropped dead. Before the police were contacted she fled. Without hesitation, she ran until she found Mike, a boy that looked about the same age as her.
The 9/11 Story in Fragments, created by Steven Zorn, for the Smithsonian Institution, tells the stories of the horrific encounters when the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington were struck down by hijacked commercial airliners. The film, based on factual evidence, uses individual narratives, and graphical effects to highlight the events along with personal objects that belonged to the victims and survivors of 9/11. The short film is an historical document that recounts that tragic day, when lives were lost, heroes were made, and America was forever changed. The document highlights the events of the coordinated, terrorist attacks, and massive cleanup efforts. The document is referred as the ‘people’s story,’ as the stories are expressed by the people. The 9/11 events will always be preserved in our memories.
Even though the message in “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address” by Bill Clinton and “A Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen are both about coming together as a community and helping each other, they differ in that in “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address,” Bill Clinton was telling the listeners and victims to stay strong after their federal building was bombed. Whereas in “A Quilt of a Country,” Anna Quindlen was telling them to love the people they live with, and not hate them because of events from the past. On the other hand, both messages are about coming together and comforting each other in times of tragedy. The tragedies were 9/11 in “A Quilt of a Country” and the Oklahoma Bombing in “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address.” Quindlen feared that people would turn against each other, but it was crucial that they stay together. However, Quindlen was trying to convey that we should always be united whether there’s been a tragedy or not, and Clinton was trying to convey that we should stay strong and support all the relatives of the victims in Oklahoma.
On September 11, 2001 terrorists crashed two American airline airplanes into Twin Towers, killing thousands of people. It was the worst terrorist attack in American history and it showed us that we are not protected by Atlantic and Pacific. It showed us that we could be attacked by anyone at anytime. It showed us that if we will be attacked again that we can only depend on each other and not on other nations to help us. The 9/11 changed people forever, some lost family members or friends, others lost their jobs even so called “American Dream.”
Feelings of insecurity have intensified and people have become more vexing. The aftermath of 9-11 led to airports upgrading their security rules and regulations and the government being questioned on whether we could entitle our trust to them. Airport security today is at an all-time high. People are checked and rechecked multiple times, bags are scanned and searched, certain items aren’t allowed passed the security gate. Many people take ground transportation over flying due to the fear of terrorist and their feelings of insecurity. Also racism towards middle eastern people have amplified. They are disrespected and treated unfairly in many situations. As for the government, our military involvement in Afghanistan turned into the longest-running war in U.S. history. In that time more than 6,000 American troops were killed, and around 44,000 wounded. Although formal U.S. combat operations ended in late 2014, the United States military remains there in an effort to help stem the ongoing Taliban insurgency. To this day 9-11 still have has an effect on many people, every September 11, a tribute to of remembrance and honor is displayed to those fallen firefighters, police officers, and to the people who worked in the Twin Towers. There is a memorial and museum in every crash site to honor every fallen being. September 11 is a day that no
I will be telling y’all about 9/11 and what happen and what some brave people did to save
I remember when I was 10 or 11 I used to live up the street from a nice family I played with there
In recent history there was a day when everyone remembers where they were, what they were doing and who they were with. On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked 4 planes. Two of the planes crashed into both world trade center buildings, resulting in a large amount of destruction and death. The event is known as 9/11 and is one of the most memorable days in history. “Close to 3,000 people died in the World Trade Center and its vicinity, including a staggering 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York City police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers”(history staff).
To a seven year old me, the looming grey monolith before me wasn’t intimidating, it was downright nightmarish. Maybe I had traumatized myself by watching “Why Airplanes Crash” the night before, or maybe I was scared of leaving everything I knew behind, but the site of the glass encased, dull concrete Airport made me want to turn around and run. And thinking back to that day in 2009, I probably could have. My Aunt and Grandma had stayed up the whole night packing and cleaning and reassuring me and my Sister that yes, Florida was fun, and no, the Airplane wasn’t going to crash and burn and consequently turn into a steaming pile of ash and dismembered corpses. They were both exhausted, and if me or my sister tried to turn back and ran around the parking lot, they would’ve surrendered and let us be. Regardless of what
The Oklahoma City Bombing was the worst terrorists act on American soil until the September 11th attack in New York. To some, it was a normal day dropping their child off at daycare and heading up the elevator to their office, but little did they know, that morning would haunt them for the rest of their lives. The Oklahoma City Bombing, caused by Timothy McVeigh who was sentenced to death, led to a new outlook for Americans on terrorism.