9/11

It was a bright Tuesday morning 6 years ago. The sun must have shined it's brightest. It wasn't until about 8:30 am that the whole world's morning was ruined, especially those in downtown New York. A terrorist attack occurred when a plane hit one of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. It wasn't but a half hour later when the second tower was hit. At 10 am both towers had completely collapsed. That sunny morning ended in dust.

People all over the world were affected by this tragic event, even those who didn't even know a single person from either tower. I was one of those very affected. I know what it's like to lose someone, so I know how painful it was for all those victim's family. That morning is a morning no one could ever forget. Everyone knows where they were, and when they first heard about the tragic event. I was in school in Long Island, I was in the seventh grade. It wasn't until 3rd period, 10:03 am, when my teacher told us about what happened. His name was Mr. Finnegan. Like all other kids, we were all playing around and laughing when we walked into class. Well, my teacher, who is a really jolly guy, had a very serious tone in his voice. He told us about the event, and we listened to some stories on the radio. The latter of that day it was very quiet, serious, and sad. When you came home, no matter where you were, every channel had the playback of the terrorist attacks over and over again. It was so sickening you had to turn the TV off.

Even today, after 6 years, on the anniversary, we are still reminded of that tragic event. There is also the controversy with the building of the Freedom Tower. I think we should build some building there, to help hold the rest of the surrounding buildings up, but not something as high as the Freedom Tower, because we will just be reminded of 9/11 and the vulnerability of having another terrorist attack.