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Argumentative Essay On 9 / 11

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The Attack That Never Ended

September 11, 2001, the start of terrorism in The United States, and the end of innocence in our lives. Some of us are lucky to never know the fright of that horrid day. For others though, the events that transpired on September 11 will live on forever in their memory. Rachel Cross was working in her office when “patients would call… they were canceling their appointments for today.” At first, she thought nothing of it. Working at a dermatology clinic always meant patients would call to cancel for some random reason. But when more and more patients began to call, Rachel and her coworker became a little curious as to why. “They were canceling their appointment saying they didn’t want to go out because of …show more content…

When Carol told one of her friends she would be flying to Italy on September 11, 2017, her friend said, “Oh my gosh, you don’t want to fly on that day.” Many people remember that day and still think about it now, “it just doesn’t leave us.” “That seemed to be the start of terrorism in The United States.” For Mike Cross, September 11 was a different story. He started out his day by going to work for Planning Systems Incorporated in Stephenville until he heard about “a plane that crashed into a tower, you didn’t know it was a terrorist attack.” Mike’s office had an irregular approach to the situation, nobody made a big deal about it. Nobody went home. “It seemed like a far off distant place of New York.” Before 9/11, “Terrorism wasn’t in the vocabulary.” After the attack, nothing went back to the way it was before. “Everything was looked through the lens of terrorism.” The trust between fellow men and coworkers was gone, lost in the past. “Everyone was viewed as suspicious… and

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