Tragedies

It was a day that started out as any other. It was a day that many people lost their lives or loved ones. It was a day that affected a whole nation. It was the day of the planned attack on The United States of America. It was a day that Americans will never forget. It was September 11, 2001.

          On September 11, planes were hijacked by Mohamed Atta and Abdulaziz Alomari. These planes were then crashed into the side of both World Trade Centers. Not long after that had happened, another hijacked plane was crashed into the west side of the Pentagon. These crashes happened in front of many people. Even more people watched it on the news for days to follow.

          The impact of these crashes was huge. It affected so many people’s lives. From the crash itself, it killed thousands of people at the World Trade Center. Hundreds were killed at the Pentagon. To add on to that, 343 NYC firefighters were killed while trying to save others’ lives.

          The loss of all these people affected more people than could be imagined. Family and friends of all these people were devastated. It changed many families’ lives. When people first heard about the crashes, all they could do was hope and pray that it didn’t hurt someone they knew and loved.

          You all might be wondering why I chose to write about something so irrelevant to what is happening in the world right now. But really, there have been so many tragedies like this in the world, some more recent then others (9/11, school shootings, etc.), and that’s a horrible thing to think about. I don’t get why things like this happen. While, we might learn the reasoning behind some of these tragedies, it doesn’t make anyone feel any better about it.

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