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God Bless America
"Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil,
despicable acts of terror." President George W. Bush.
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I can see ten, maybe fifteen,
years into the future and hear my child asking if I remember the events
of this particular day. Do I remember?! What will only be a
textbook study to some, is a turning point for all Americans in this
day. Does it ever amaze you that what we're doing today, some
people will read about ten or twenty years from now. It'll all be
history. But right now... [sigh] right now, I'm afraid, it's
real life.
What do you say to a child who asks you what
it was like to live through this tragedy? For many of us, we don't
know the half of it. But for over 5,000 people and their surviving
families, "hell" is the only word to describe this weeks'
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I was in my 8 o'clock class when terror struck, and we didn't even know it. I went back to my dorm room, as usual, around 9:15 when my roommate's boyfriend told us to turn on the TV. We did, and or eyes didn't believe the sight before us. The twin towers stood in flames, with smoke bellowing forth. She hung up the phone, we skipped class. It wasn't long after, that the Pentagon was attacked. I remember screaming, thinking "This is it...we're next." What can I say, I'm a dramatic person. But drama, or no drama, this was real and NO ONE knew what to think. No one knew where to go, who to call and most of all what to do next. The very first thing I did was call my mother at work. My dad had been out of state, and that worried me beyond belief. When I called, she assured me that he was safe in Orlando, Florida. One less thing to worry about, at least. The rest of the day was filled with phone calls. I'd never seen so many people on cell phones, on campus, in my life. I will never forget sitting in front of the TV as if my life depending on it. Frankly, I didn't know what to think. My life could have depended on it. |
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paralyzed by these attacks. The nation was paralyzed by fear of
more attacks in the coming hours. I'm not here to get into facts
about the incident, because you can read about that on any news site.
I'm here to express my views, my story and my opinions.
I could not have said it better than President Bush's quote in the beginning, "Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror." Thousands of people died, thousands are still missing, and millions will never be able to forget the horrid and disturbing visions seen with the human eye. |
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The words
of "God Bless America" never rang so true. I can
get chills thinking about it. God bless America.
Land that I love. Stand beside her, and guide her, through the
night, with a light from above. Patriotism was never so
'in'. And loving your country was never more important.
In the week that followed, a few amazing things happened. Friendships were mended, Americans helped each other out, teenagers actually watched the news and MTV actually played videos. A nation torn in the midst of a pending war. |
Lesson Learned: NEVER take what you have for granted. Because
whether it's the World Trade Center, the Pentagon or something you hold dear
personally, it could be gone in an instant. Nothing lasts forever, and as
Americans, I think sometimes we forget that.
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