Going To Work By Nancy Mercado

The Ashen Guy “I was almost out,” sends chills throughout the statue figured people of New York (Beller 61). Thomas Beller, an author of a collection of short stories, manifests the horrific surroundings happening at the World Trade Center on that brisk morning of September 11, 2001. New York residents are not only frantic and solicitous; they stand trembling from terror. Beller exhibits the irregular atmosphere around him: “Cop cars parked at odd angles, their red sirens spinning” (Beller 60). Demonstrating the denial, barren faces of the people witnessing a World Trade Center tower descending to the ground.

“When she was around 10 years old, she was on the swim team, and while the team would wait for the occasional storm to pass, her swim coach would tell the young swimmers stories. Those early sessions would be the first seeds in her writing life, and by the time she reached junior high school, Hillenbrand had written a drawer full of short stories, composed while she was supposed to be in her room doing homework. ”(1) A historical event that happened was 9/11. On September 11, 2001 Islamist terrorist hijacked four planes that were flying above the US. Two of them were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York.

This theme of “honoring those who fell” can be seen all throughout history. Fifteen years ago, a plane flew into the World Trade Center, destroying millions of

Isabel Allende’s short story, “And of Clay Are We Created,” has a similar presentation of humanity compared to Matea Gold and Maggie Farley’s article, “World Trade Center and Pentagon attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.” In both stories humanity is seen to look for answers from the media. For example, in “And of Clay Are We Created,” humanity is seen to cling on to hope when ever Lily was seen on tv. For them, Lily was a symbol of hope that the media explioted. Another example is, in “World Trade Center and Pentagon attacked on Sept. 11, 2001,” when people saw the learned of the attacks, it was through the media.

The 9/11 Memorial Museum sits on 180 Greenwich Street in New York City directly where the twin towers used to sit. It was made commemorate the tragic event that happened on September 11, 2001. This is the first year that this event will be taught in history classes in high schools across the nation since this year’s high school freshman class was not born in 2001. I was about four years old when 9/11 happened and although I don’t remember when it happened it has impacted my life. It has helped me to understand the concept of History besides what is taught in our textbooks.

Many lives were lost on that day. There was an immeasurable amount of sorrow, emptiness, and confusion among New York residents, and terrible fear and panic across the rest of the United States. The country lost approximately three thousand people to this unforgettable attack. Over three hundred firemen, cops, and paramedics sacrificed their lives to help others who might not have otherwise made it, the ultimate show of dedication to their jobs and passion for helping others(“911 Death Statistics”). “In addition to the loss of life, survivors were exposed to hazardous dust and debris from the collapse of the buildings, and many people endured psychological trauma” (Murphy).

On September 11,2001 it was just an average day for many going to work or flying home to see family. Until… word got out that a plane crashed into the twin towers of the world trade center. It was caused by members of a terror group called Al- Qaeda. The attacks were not accidental they were intentional. Both towers collapsed killing 3,000 people.

September 11 left lasting effects on the citizens of the U.S. As George W. Bush told us, “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of

9/11, 2001 an attack happened terrorist hijacked four planes one failed to hit the building and one crashed into a corn field. But two made their way to the twin towers. An airplane crashed into the each tower. Hours later they collapsed. People ran crying, screaming and also getting crushed by debris while in the building.

Do you remember the day that changed America forever? Two hijacked planes crashed into the side of the Twin Towers in New York City killing thousands. Another plane went into the pentagon and the last was stopped before it got to its destination. In the afternoon of September 11, 2001 George W. Bush delivered a speech that gave relief to the American people after the massacre. This was a disturbing moment in our history that shook the very foundation of America.

September 11 will always be remembered for the horrific tragedy that happened. Thomas Beller is the author of “Ashen Guy”. In this short story, Beller goes through the different perspectives of people and how the mood changes by his use of tone. There are several different tones used throughout the short story, such as nervous, urgent, panicked, confused,and imagery, that change just as the peoples point of views does.

On September 11, 2001 nineteen Muslim terrorists hijacked four commercial airlines, and with fire in their eyes began a mission that would not only shake New York, but all of the world. Two of the hijacked planes were flown into the twin towers, smashing into them with a ball of fire and turmoil. New Yorkers froze in shock as they watched their city become something they never imagined possible. A city coated in flaming debris, ash, and human remains. As our nation slowly repairs its emotionally scarred hearts a recently problematic proposal has America split in half.

It is almost sixteen years since that fear was imposed on us and the age of terror began in earnest. From the moment the Twin Towers fell, 9/11 was seen as a watershed, a historical turning point of grand and irreversible proportions. With the acrid smoke still swirling above ground zero, the mantras repeated constantly were that 9/11 had ?changed everything that nothing would ever be the same.? By now we see those mantras for what they were: natural, perhaps inevitable, exaggerations in the face of

Going Through the Lunch Line by Rebecca Blyler Some food for thought: School lunches have become a issue of controversy. Who would have thunk!? Let me set the table. In 2010 the federal government instituted a new “healthy” lunch program for public schools.

The narrative and fluid writing style employed by Thompson caused me to instantly recall my own feelings and emotions from that dreadful day. I remembered having the same emotions of shock and confusion that Thompson clearly relays in his story from that day when the planes struck the towers and thousands lost their lives. Though the newspaper article by Litsky and Williams is well written in its own right, the writing method employed seemed to separate me from the events being described. It was like I was viewing the events through a filter which blocked all emotion,