Prompt: Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international.
We looked on in horror as countless.
people made the decision to jump to their deaths. We stood up proudly to.
recite the Pledge of Allegiance. We realized how trivial our common worries.
were. But now, two years later, I fear we have forgotten. We no longer.
stand together proudly for the Pledge. We have lost the feeling of.
overwhelming national pride. We have returned to our old ways.
September 11th IS one of those days. You know, the ones we equate.
to knowing exactly what we were doing and where we were when we saw or.
heard the news. While I cannot think of another example in my lifetime, there.
have been many more before my time. Pearl Harbor, the dropping of the.
atomic bombs, the landing of the first man on the moon.just to name a few. .
September 11th is the type of day that will be recapped in the History classes.
of the future, printed in the textbooks, and researched by countless students.
for reports. The type of day that will go down in infamy.
I remember where I was. I remember what I was doing. I remember.
when the news came. That day is as vivid as ever. I was sitting in Driver's.
Ed class, when a knock came at the door. Hushed conversation between.
teachers commenced, followed by a frantic turning on of the television. The.
screen was instantly filled with images of a burning tower. The channels.
were changed, but the same image appeared on every station. I remember.
thinking, "What a horrible accident.something mechanical must have.
happened with the plane." All kinds of scenarios ran through my mind, but.
never one of terrorism. However, while sitting in that same class, I watched.
as the second plane flew into sight and a plume of flame filled the air as it hit.
the building. I was in shock. I knew then that it was no accident. .
I passed through the rest of the day numbly. Some teachers tried to.
teach, while others gave us updates and reassured us that all would be fine,.