The / 11 Memorial And Museum

It was a normal day in New York City, with business workers rushing into the World Trade Center. They thought it was going to be like any other day in the office but they were wrong. These office workers were in for the biggest surprise of their life. Planes flown by hijackers crashed into both the Twin Towers, and the Pentagon was hit by a plane as well. Now there is a memorial in New York where the bases of the towers were honoring the people who died that day.

September 11, 2001 is a date in history that changed the lives of people from all over the world and especially the lives of Americans. On this day nineteen militant men associated with al-Qaeda, an Islamic extremist group, hijacked four airplanes and carried out multiple suicide attacks on different locations in the United States. Two of the planes directly struck the World Trade Center located in New York City, one of the other two planes hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and the final plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania before it could reach its final destination. On this day, more than 3,000 people were killed including over 400 first responding police officers and firefighters. In recent years as people look back on that day it is remembered as a time when the country was joined together by grief and showed an overwhelming amount of comfort and support to the victims and their families; it was also a time of extreme national pride. People also remember that following the attacks the economy suffered tremendously, in addition, air traffic which makes up a portion of the economy was greatly disrupted, both of which created uncertainty about the security of the financial markets critical to the success of the United States. What most people do not remember is the immediate backlash and hostility the Muslim and Arab communities received following the attacks by both civilians and the media. This is a topic that has been largely ignored by the public and media’s

The 9/11 Memorial is one of the biggest man-made waterfalls in North America. The 9/11 looks like a square pool with another pool but smaller with water running down the walls, to make it a waterfall. There are two pools that look identical that are in the same spot where the towers were. The twin towers, and the memorial are in New York City. The walls of the pools are made out of black granite. Each pool is about an acre in size and holds up to 480,000 of recycled water. 9/11 Memorial is not only a beautiful pool itself but is also surrounded by trees.

Looking at the memorial hurt, but touching the memorial is what killed. A surge of pain ran up my arm as I placed my hand upon the memorial and began thinking of all the pain it had brought me even though years had passed. As the agony engulfed me, I fell to my knees. Then I began to ponder why anyone would want such a concrete reminder of what happened during this disastrous event. These are the thoughts that may have went through the minds of the subjects in the images, A Man Kneels before the 9/11 Memorial and The Old Vet and His Tank. Both of these photographs depict sadness for the viewer by making the men the focal points of the images. The photographers, Justin Lane and English Russia, additionally portray sorrow by the context and

On September 9th, I went to the 9/11 vigil to see what it would completely consist of, but I never would have thought I would have gotten the stories that I did. Going into the event, I expected a normal honor of all that perished during the attack on the world trade center. What I got, was an extremely personal story from President Rob Manuel about his experiences on the attacks. Little did I know, that our university president was basically an eye witness on these attacks. The majority of the vigil consisted of his story about his day leading up to the attacks, during the attacks, and after the attacks. He talked about how he was dropping off his child for daycare for the first time. Then, he went into depth about how he was close

On September 11, 2001 after the twin towers had fallen, our U.S. flag had somehow survived within the rumble, and the flag was raised back up by firefighters to give reassurance of our recovery. It is explained by Guerra how a photographer, by the name of Franklin, had taken a picture of this moment because he saw that it was going to be a “‘ photo with the most meaning’” since there were “‘three men raising a flag paled in comparison to thousands of people dying and two buildings falling to the ground.’” This picture was spread throughout the country, and as a result, it was soon noticed that the flag that was standing was different than the one from the photograph. Not too long after this was noticed, Guerra mentions how “a man who introduced himself as Brian went to a fire station in Everett carrying a flag in a plastic bag,” which ultimately was the authentic flag (that he had supposedly received from a widow of a 9/11 victim).

It would seem there would be some exceptions which would have been considered out of bounds, well, not really though. The 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan is an educational and historical institution honoring the victims and examining 9/11 and its continued global significance.

Number Two: The 9/11 Memorial.Remembering and honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 is just one reason to visit this memorial. Coming here will surely have an effect on your time in New York.

The September 11, 2001 attack on the United States will forever be remembered as one of the darkest days we faced as a nation. Almost 3000 lives were taken that day by a terrorist group using four commercial planes as weapons. Two of those planes were crashed into the World Trade Center, the third into the Pentagon and the fourth falling short of the White House landing in a field in Pennsylvania. The imagery of that heinous act still lingers among many including myself. I can recall exactly where I was and what I was doing. ??????………..This horrific misfortune on our country has forever changed our lives and the way we travel.

What event or day could change how the United States citizens go about their everyday activities? Life has not been the same after that fatal day in September of 2001. The day is known as 9/11. This attack may have knocked the United States down briefly, but it has caused us to stand stronger for the freedom that we cherish. You may expect terrorism to happen places like Pakistan, India, the Middle East or South American but not here on American soil. This is not the first time that the United States has been targeted for terrorism. The United States has been the target for terrorist attacks more than you know. 9/11 helps us to remember that the United States is vulnerable to attacks just like other countries. Could 9/11 have been prevented? Did government agencies share information freely? Some people think that if the different government agencies would have shared information instead of having barriers that this terrible event may not have happened.

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.

September 11th is a heart-breaking day for my family and I that we will never forget. September 11th is correspondingly the day of a terrorist attack, which the rest of the world will never forget. Every individual has his or her own memory of what happened on 9/11, and the majority of us identify it as a terrorist attack. The collective memory of 9/11 is our society as a whole remembering the day as Islamic terrorists who hijacked two planes to crash into the twin towers in New York City killing over 3,000 people and injuring over 6,000 others. It was at 8:45 a.m when an American Airlines Boeing “crashed” into the World Trade Center. The impact demolished the 80th floor rapidly leading to hundreds of deaths, and trapping even more inside. This was initially sought as an accident until the second plane “crashed” into the south building just 18 minutes after the first plane. This was all broadcasted live as the “crash” was quickly

When I was in between my junior and senior year of high school, I was given the chance to travel to Washington, D.C. to participate in the National History Day competition. It was one of the most incredible experiences of my life and ignited a passion for traveling the world. When in D.C. we all went to thousands of museums. The first day that we were there, we went to the Holocaust Museum. It was such a somber experience, I don’t think I heard a word uttered out of anyone’s mouth until we reached the end of our journey. The grief is tangible in the air and feels as if it will suffocate you if you breathe deep enough. As we exited the museum, our steps were heavy as we made our way back to the dorms we were staying in. The next day, we trekked through all the memorials at the National Mall, never managing to find the Korean War memorial. Seeing that memorial was especially important to me because I am a Korean-American. Nevertheless, we ran out of time and had to hop to the next museum for our timed passes. Then we arrived at the American History Museum. When we entered, it was so crowded that it was hard to think. We attempted to trudge our way over to an empty corner, where an African American History exhibit should have been. We later learned that it was a traveling exhibit and was unfortunately off in a different museum at the time. As we wandered around trying to see through the masses, I saw it. A traveling exhibit about Executive Order 9066. It wasn’t

I was around 3 years old when this tragedy happened, I was oblivious to what was happening in America. But films such as “Inside the Twin Towers” help educate those who weren't able to comprehend what had happened on that day in America. I’ve seen many films about 9/11 and each one brings new information. This is definitely one of the best films about 9/11 that i've ever seen. There is an emotional trigger when you see the interviews of the people sharing their story of being in the twin towers. There's almost a sense as if you're with them in the towers due to the detail of the film. A film like this will forever be available to future generations and we will continue the famous quote, “We will never forget.”

I was one of the four students who visited the Newseum and was so thrilled to explore all seven levels, including the fifteen galleries and fifteen theaters. The 9/11 monument was very heart-touching and gave me goosebumps when listening