"A plane just crashed right into one of the Twin Towers!" Someone yelled. People were screaming because they were on fire. Others were fleeing for their life, but all I could do was stare in awe at the smoking hole in one of the biggest towers in New York. September 11, 2001, one of the most devastating days for me, and for all of America. The attack happened early that September morning. At first, nobody suspected this to happen, it seemed like it was just an ordinary day. I was going to work at the New York Firehouse Department (NYFD) . I just got the job after several years of training, and I still haven't got to put out my first fire. I just walked into the building, and all of a sudden..... BOOM!!!! It sounded as if our planet, Earth, crashed into Mars. Then, after a couple hours the second plane …show more content…
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. After a couple of hours, I decided to go home. As soon as I got there, there was a news truck pulled into my driveway. A tall lady with blonde hair and blue eyes asked me if she could give me and interview. "So what do have to say about the events that occurred today,"she asked." Well, I really am still trying to take all of this in," I said. "I never suspected this to happen, and I believe that we should be more prepared for if this should happen again." "It was less than a second, maybe half a second, but it changed
September 11th 2001 there was a surprise attack on the United States by terrorists. The terrorists allegedly hijacked four airplanes. One was meant for the White House, one was meant for the Pentagon and the other two were meant for the twin tower which fell and many lives were lost. However some say it was not terrorists and that it was the United States government and that the government set a bomb and that they had several motives to do this.
On the day of September 11th, 2001 tragedy spread through the whole United States. This disaster took place in New York City, New York on the eastern coast. The World Trade center employees thought it was just a casual, degrading day of work, but it was anything from that. As workers drank their coffee and typed on their computers, a hijacked plane ran right into one of the towers. A thick gray cloud of smoke absorbed the innocent
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
Imagine a cloud of black smoke covering the sky of your hometown or having to make the choice if you should jump to your death out of a skyscraper because if you didn’t, then you would burn alive. Imagine calling your husband while on a plane while knowing that will be the last time you tell him you love him. Imagine the fear you would feel not knowing if your loved ones survived a terrorist attack. This nightmare on an imaginations became a terrible reality for New Yorkers and American citizens. On September 11, 2001, four aircrafts were hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists. Two of the aircrafts flew into the twin towers in New York City, one aircraft crashed into the Pentagon, and the fourth aircraft crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. These terrorist attacks that took place on September 11 resulted in many casualties, an increase in airport security, and the United States invading Afghanistan and the Middle East.
In 2001 on September 11, there were attacks that were made at the two world trade centers in New York City. These attacks led to things America has never seen before. The attacks of September 11, 2011 forever change security in the united states as well the American people’s thoughts of immigrants
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.
The attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 were the direct result of the failure of US agencies, ranging from the White House to airport security, to recognize vulnerabilities present in the various symptoms. The reason why these vulnerabilities were not acknowledged and repaired is that these various agencies were trapped in a cognitive dissonance cycle of thinking. After the Cold War, terrorism was seen as a regional problem (9/11 Commission, 92). The majority of terrorist groups were either groups sponsored by governments or militants trying to create governments (i.e. Palestine Liberation Organization). As a result, the tactics used for fighting terrorism were centralized mostly in the Middle East and were restricted to
You’re a fireman ready at any moment for the walls to collapse, you don’t know when but what matters is the 2 men you are carrying on your back to safety. You have lost all communication but know that you are in a life and death situation, you think of your family and all the people who are counting on you to stay alive. On September 11th, 2001 terrorism struck America. This event became a nationally recognized day and remembered by all Americans. Many people and even children can tell you exactly where they were when the tragedy occurred. On this day many men and women stepped up and became heroes. September 11th, 2001 was a devastating and tragic event in the history of the United States of America by resolving all the affects America became much stronger and turned fire fighters into American heroes and left a legacy that is to be remembered for generations to come.
September 11, 2001 was a day of a chain of events which changed the United States forever. Multiple attacks were placed on America, the first attack being the World Trade Center, (Twin Towers), in New York. The second attack was on the Pentagon. The third and final attack on September 11 was an attempt hit on what's said to be the White House in Washington DC; however, men and women were able to take some control of the hijacked plane and crashed in a small country field.
September 11, 2001. Today was like any other day get dressed eat breakfast go to work, when i was my work someone said look there’s a plane. I looked and it hit the north tower everyone screamed. When that happened i was on the 112 floor and at 9:02 when our tower was hit and that changed my life forever.
Years ago, a trip to the airport was an enjoyment. You didn’t have worry about terrorism that much. In 9/11, the hijackers deliberately took control over the plane, leaving passengers panicking for their lives. Airlines and airplanes were ordered to shut down all over the United States. “Immediately after the attacks, domestic air flights were ceased immediately for various days, for terror of additional attacks” (9/11 Effects in the USA, Soong). After 9/11, people were still petrified to even travel. Since then, the airline industry has modified it’s rules and regulations from then. They were more rigorous to what items are and aren’t allowed aboard; items had to come in traveling sizes to even permit in the plane. In a ripple effect, it was like the whole economy of the United States and the universe was frozen in place.
9/11 was one of the most important events that has ever taken place in American history. Almost everybody’s lives were affected one way or another because of the terrorists attacks that took place that day. After the news got around that the first plane had hit one of the towers, there were thoughts going around that it was only an accident. A person that was working within the North Tower said “I just assumed it was a terrible accident.” Some people that were lucky enough to escape the towers have also been interviewed. The survivors that have been interviewed have told stories that the people in the towers were not panicking, instead they did their best to stay calm because they knew it would help them find a way out. I have decided to interview my mom, Angie Grant, about her thoughts and feelings on the events of 9/11.
On a beautiful, sunny Tuesday in New York City everyone was having a normal day. But all of that changed at 8:45am when the Islamic extremist group, al-Qaeda, hijacked four planes in order to launch a suicide attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, most commonly known as the Twin Towers. At 8:45, the first plane crashed into the north tower near the 80th floor of a 110-story skyscraper. Everyone just thought it was an accident until 18 minutes later, the second Boeing 767-United
On September 11, 2001 more than 2,500 people were killed in a terrorist attack that took place in New York City when two planes were hijacked and crashed into the North and South towers causing it to collapse. Although this event took place almost fifteen years ago, people still remember it like it was yesterday, and it still affects many people's lives today. If all those who died in the accident were here today they’d be happy to see the brand new tower one, building this tower meant honoring the fallen and responding to tragedy. Within the rebuilding process symbolism can be found in two waterfalls, the curtain wall, and even in how tall it was.
September 11, 2001, was a terrible day in my whole life. In ways, I can never imagine. My alarm clock buzzed and woke me up at around 6:00 am in the morning. I stared at my calendar and it was September 11, 2006, my 18th birthday.