Boston Marathon Bombing Analysis

It was just another Patriots’ Day in Boston on April, 15th, 2013. It would be the 117th annual Boston Marathon, with spectators from all over the world. For Sydney Corcoran and her parents, they were there supporting their aunt run in the race (Brian 6). At 2:49 that afternoon, it would never be the same for Sydney. With over 5,600 runners still trying to complete the twenty-six mile run, a pressure-cooker bomb exploded near the finish line on Boylston Street. Next, another bomb exploded within seconds of the first, only a couple hundred feet down the street (“Boston” History). For Sydney, it was the beginning of a nightmare. She had lost her parents, and was down on the ground with a piece of metal the size of a cell phone stuck in her foot (Brian 5). There was no turning back now for most bystanders near the finish line, and the Boston Marathon would never be the same. The suffering and sadness of this tragedy left the city with three deaths, hundreds without limbs, several hospitalized, and billions of Americans worried about
The two Tsarnaev brothers killed a part of Boston on April 15th, 2013. Only a foolish town would get down and not pick up though. “Boston Strong” has a never ending impact on the nation, and this tragedy struck them right in the heart. Growing up in a generation where tragedies are seen every week isn’t a good thing to be proud of. It is time that people start standing up and making this world a good one without so many tragedies. Just as Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The greatest tragedy is not the brutality of the evil people, but rather the silence of the good people” (“Torture”). The world resembles a lot of good people, so go out and don’t be silent, make your voice