Research Paper On My Father

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United Through Tragedy On November 6th of 2016, I interviewed my 60-year old father, Stewart Baxter, regarding the most significant event in his life. Stewart was born on April 29, 1956 in Evanston, Illinois and he was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. This interview was conducted in person and notes were recorded throughout the interview on a laptop. Before conducting the interview, I provided my father with a preview of what topic the interview would cover. Specifically, I shared that I would be asking about an event in his lifetime that he believes is the most significant. Given time to think about the many national, global, and local events that have taken place in his lifetime, he was able to choose one that he believes to be the most …show more content…

I was 4 when the attacks took place and don’t remember much about them. Unlike my father, I do not know exactly what I was doing when the planes were hijacked and I was completely unaware of what was actually going on at the time. Years after the attacks, I was searching through some magazines in my home when I came across a Time magazine covering the attack. Only after I found the article did I actually understand what happened on September 11th, 2001. The memories I have of 9/11 will greatly differ from my father’s. Similarly, victims, first responders, and victim’s families will have different memories of this day. It was also surprising to learn of the effects my father saw in the country. Rather than recalling the many lives lost, he remembers the feeling of unity that resulted from the attacks. In interviewing my father, I became aware of how differently we all remember events. While I recognize the significance of the event and the great impact it had on our country having, I have very little memory of the day. My father remembers nearly every detail of that day and he remembers the impact it had on himself and on society. I will never be able to remember 9/11 in the same way my father does, but interviewing him provided me with a greater understanding of how the attacks may be

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