9/11 Narrative

The sun gleamed into my eyes as it dipped behind the horizon. I stood in my friend’s backyard, excited by the hamburgers I just ate and ready for the night's Fourth of July festivities. My friend stood next to me as I grabbed the long plastic lighter and got ready to light the firework. At this moment I was ready to have a fun patriotic night, but I didn't realize that this night would teach me a great lesson about how my carelessness could lead to dangerous consequences.

As I followed the other firefighters, captain said, "No Kennedy, you have to stay here." At first, I was enraged at him for saying that to me, but if he didn't make me stay, I would've died that day. All 87 of the NYFD firefighters went inside that building, and never came out. Who would be so cruel to do this, I thought. Suddenly, the news reporters stated, "4 planes have been hijacked by Arabs, and they have been planning to crash them into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and The White House.

When I turned around to see the TV, I realized it was happening outside the window. Everyone sat in silence until a voice came over the intercom saying “we need to evacuate tower 2 but to not take the elevator.” We rushed to the stair way. It was crowding with people and was as hot as a sauna and about as humid as one too. The people were all trying to scurry down the stairs. Everyone had fear in her eyes and were trying to call their loved ones. People were on the phone trying to talk but kept shuddering because they were trying to hold back tears. All I could think about was the fact that I almost didn’t come to work today because of my allergy appointment. The humid, dusty air didn’t help

Her voice was telling me to stay calm, this is normal,everyone goes through this. But I knew that something was wrong, it stung and I was not supposed to feel anything. Every kid gets a contact in their eye when they turned 11, today was my 11th birthday. I felt them touch my eye, she told me that the contact was in, and my world went dark……

Objectivity is largely debated when questioning the ability to trust a source. It is common that texts, movies, and other media sources have biases when giving their interpretation of an event, regardless if the source desires to be as objective as possible, or not. In other words, it is difficult to stay 100% objective when demonstrating your opinion on a topic. The 9/11 debate is widespread among the American public, and even much of the world. Some individuals and groups are passionate in proving there is a greater conspiracy at work by the American government, while on the other hand some citizens choose not to think about 9/11. Complete objectivity is hard to achieve, although Debunking 9/11 Myths is the most objective source because it presents both sides with little subjectivity.

On September 9, 2011 the Nation took a hue turn. Just thinking that morning you send your loved ones off to work or school and not seeing them again. One the day of the attack there were many emotions going on because you didn’t know where they were going to hit next. If your children were in school you couldn’t get them because they didn’t know if you were set up, so they did everything to protect the safety. At the time of 9/11 I was only four years old, I don’t remember much. All I could remember is way are all the adults glued to the television and crying. Ever since September 9,2011 the freedom and security has

Claire stared in awe at the crystal clear water rushing down. She had been to this land many times, but this was the first time she had ever seen this beautiful waterfall. As Claire stood there watching the water, a giant sky blue dragon soared in front of the waterfall. She looked down at her watch, even though when she was in this world time froze in the regular world. Slowly, she turned to walk back to reality. As she slipped the golden key into the keyhole, the portal opened. Claire walked back into reality and set the beautiful ancient key into her desk drawer.

9/11 was a horrible time in our country’s history, full of senseless deaths and terrible losses. I interviewed my mom about it, because she remembers the day very clearly. It had such an impact on her emotionally that when I asked the questions, she began to cry. She wiped her eyes several times during the interview, and she was quite clearly sad. There was a somber, dejected, and grief-stricken feeling throughout the interview. From this interview, I learned that 9/11 was a moment that touched the hearts of everyone in the country, even those who weren’t affected. My mom, who lost no family members, friends, or even casual acquaintances in the incident, is still brought to tears at the thought of it. The conversation shed some new light on

Brett and Devyn first met in middle school in the 7th grade and from then on went to school together all the way up to their Senior year of high school. They had been really good friends up to this point, but Brett had a crush on Devyn for years. During football season, they really became close. One Friday night in November, it was really cold at the game. They had been hanging out all night with each other and their friends. Brett, being the gentleman that he was, was worried that she was cold and insisted on her wearing his jacket to stay warm. In the last quarter, this guy kept hitting on Devyn. She was not interested, but he was very persistent. Brett came over to her, grabbed her hand and acted like her boyfriend so that the guy would

In a little town in New Jersey, laughter filled throughout the house, 2 sisters playing patty cake together unable to play any other game since they've been conjoined at the stomach since their birth. Their names are Sydney and Sonal, the only way to tell the 2 apart is that one wears glasses and that is Sonal and Sydney doesn't. They’ve always been each other's best friend, one day they made a promise to each other.

The headline rolled around for the special news broadcast memorializing the anniversary of 9/11. The hosts came on, and reread lines I had heard from a different script. A script I had heard every year in school for as long as I could remember.

On September 11th, 2001, The US experienced the worst terrorist attack ever planned and executed on our country’s soil. The attacks affected all Americans who watched and were victims of the horrifying event. Our airport security definitely evolved in many ways, along with everyday lives of the citizens in our country. One of the tons of people to watch the attack as it happened was my mother.

Do you ever have one of those moments in your life in which you will never forget where you were? I remember waking up early on September 11, 2001, getting ready for school and my dad telling me hurry up to watch the news with him. Being in 8th grade at the time, the news really wasn’t something I would watch in the mornings so I knew it had to be something important. Then I saw it. An airplane crashing into a tower, people panicking, and mayhem ensuing in a city very well known to me. When any tragic event like 9/11 occurs, the effect it will have on a nation is tremendous. It left America in shock, anger, and sadness just to name a few adjectives to describe the insurmountable amount of feelings that we felt on that day.

I hear the cars before I see them. Their honks add even more chaos to the never silent city, as they interrupt each other like impatient children arguing over a toy. But I love the chaos of New York. It reminded me of Bangalore, my old home; it almost puts me to sleep for chaos was my lullaby eons ago. My nostalgia washes away though, once I’ve taken a peek at the skyline. Waves of awe engulf me, as i take in the soaring skyscrapers glittering in the sunlight, and the orangey-pink water of the New York Harbor in the evening. The World Trade Center memorial catches my eye as i take in the world. I’m filled with chilly sorrow as the memories of the 9/11 memorial we visited earlier that day return to me. But now is not the tie to be somber. I

The news anchor was trying to explain repeatedly what had happen to the Twin Towers in New York City. They were under attack and the risk of other government buildings such as The White House, The Pentagon, CDC, etc were also under attack . I remember the news transmitted images of the attack of both buildings. I will never forget the first image that showed an airplane full of passengers that strucked one of the Twin Towers. At the top part of the building we can see the heavy smoke coming from there, no one knows what was going on in there; meanwhile, people were running desperately for their safety at the bottom of the same building. In addition, images from the citizens whose were lucky enough to escape alive, were transmitted as well. During a live call from a citizen in Good Day America a man claimed that “a citizen caught on fire from the falling debris and I told him to drop and roll and he told me he can’t”. I was in shock, scared, I felt insecure, sad and I felt many emotions that I had not been feeling like this in a long time. .This event brought me harsh memories from Peru; I escaped from the violent crime of the terrorism that my country was going through and now it had happen here. Throughout the whole day I had to process what happened while trying to suppress my memories of seeing hurt people in the streets of Peru.