Determined never to forget but perhaps ready to move on‚ the nation gently handed Sept. 11 over to history Sunday and etched its memory on a new generation. A stark memorial took its place where twin towers once stood‚ and the names of the lost resounded from children too young to remember terror from over a decade ago. The anniversary took place under heightened security. In New York and Washington especially‚ authorities were on alert. In New York‚ Washington and Pennsylvania‚ across the United
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The Tragedy Across America The unconscionable tragedy that besieged our nation September 11 has shocked Americans. Indeed‚ images of the carnage that traveled around the world proved how vulnerable the world is to barbaric terrorism. But as that shock turned into anger‚ a dangerous mix of emotions began to settle across America. Talk-Radio callers queued on the phone to vent their anger after the attacks. "We need to nuke them all!" said one caller. "Throw all foreigners out of the country
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It was the date of September 11‚ 2001‚ a plane had struck the Twin Towers at 8:36 am‚ devastating thousands of people. Meanwhile‚ in New York Firefighter Jessie‚ was getting up and saying goodbye to his wife. "Goodbye Samantha‚ I love you‚" says Jessie. Jessie’s daughter Bailey ran out of her room to give her dad a big hug and kiss goodbye. "Goodbye daddy I hope you have a good day at work‚ I love you‚" Bailey squealed. " Love you too‚" says Jessie. "Jessie why do you have to leave so
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A Night to Remember “Emjed hurry up!” my cousin shouts with joy. I walked out of the garage while putting on my jacket to get into my car. We first drove to go and pick up my friend‚ Nathan. As we got close to his house‚ I called him to come out. A few minutes later‚ he came out and jumped in the car. Before we headed to the party‚ we made a quick stop at the liquor store to buy alcohol. Once we left the store‚ we spotted two cop cars right behind us. My friend Nathan was so scared because he was
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The clock tower struck 6 o’clock just as the storyteller finished the story. The old woman hummed and stood from her stool‚ motioning the children sat before her to rise from the carpeted floor. “That’s all for today‚ dearies. It’s time to go home.” She instructed before noticing the fear on their little faces. “Oh‚ my lovelies. I’m so sorry if the story had frightened you. The past may have been scary and wasn’t always peaceful‚ but it is also in the past. The broomriders are gone‚ and King Mickey
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As a young girl‚ I experienced what at the time I thought was the end of the world. Yes‚ I was a little bit of a drama queen. At the age of eleven‚ and on my way to a ballet recital a woman who was careless pulled under an awning in a non-parking zone in front of The Girls Club. I was running to catch up with my group. I looked left and right and proceeded to walk under the awing to the parking lot across from the building. From the corner of my eye’s I saw a white car pull up in front of me very
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;2 pip - It’s nothing. What are you talking about? - You just stole this lady’s phone! - Let’s go! - I didn’t do anything! What? She was pregnant when she died. - So you’re not upset? - I... don’t have what I want‚ but at least I know what I want. And... that’s more than I had yesterday. - The rescue operation has been put on hold. - Why? It wasn’t a malfunction that caused the cables to snap. It was a bomb. Mazwi‚ no! Please‚ no! We’re on our own now. What’s going on? It’s nothing
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"...The moon and stars shines bright... ...Brightening the dark night..." I continued to follow the sound of the voice. At first‚ I thought it was just someone playing their mp3 player loudly but this sounded different. "...Never fading from sight... ...Telling me it’s alright..." Someone was definitely singing that song. "...I drift away in a daze... ...To where my dreams come true... ...There’s that special place... ...Where there’s nothing I can’t do..." That wasn’t just anyone singing
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On September 11th‚ 2001‚ the world changed in the matter of seconds. America was brought to their knees‚ with tears. Four planes were taken over by Islamic terrorists on suicide missions targeting the United States. One plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania‚ another hit the Pentagon right outside of Washington DC. While the other two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. This was a day that would go down in American history as one of the worst terrorist
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The crash into twin towers is a terrible terrible thing. There isn’t even words to descried how horrible it was. Imagine the families at home watching their fathers and mothers leave the building‚ up to heaven or out the doors running for their lives. Imagine you were on those planes. The crying and scared children hugging their parents wishing it was a bad dream. Imagine you were the pilot. Knowing you were those innocent people’s last chance and you couldn’t do anything to stop them. As I watched
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