A Human Becoming
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Sorry if this question has been asked or someone finds this in poor taste, but I wanted to ask this question outside the conspiracy thread.
The first plane crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower at 8:46 AM EST. The South Tower was struck 17 minutes later. The Pentagon was hit at 9:36 AM, 33 minutes after. I could go into further detail, but that is not what this thread is about.
I must have been around 2 weeks into the 7th grade. It become apparent that something was going on as my classmates were being dismissed unexpectedly, but the teachers were not allowed to disclose the information. When I returned home, I found my father, who was working second shift at the time, watching CNN's report of the attack. He had just woken up just before the collisions occurred, enabling him to watch them live (?). I had no idea what the Twin Towers were or knowledge of al-Qaeda (I was 12). It was never explained to me what their motivation was or the reason these particular areas were chosen, but I managed to piece it together over the years. All I knew was that many innocent people had died, regardless of the context.
The attacks were covered by multiple channels, at least 13 on my basic cable (including MTV, which surprised me at the time). This would go on for what must have been 2 weeks, which only reinforced the tragedy. The video of the planes crashing into the towers was played continuously until, as my Dad told me, the government stepped into to cease it. Alongside that, I recall the eventual collapse of the two buildings, people jumping from the towers and a news reporter hugging a women in distress as she recounted her experience. These videos still make me uncomfortable to this day.
There are a profuse number of changes that occurred following 9/11; far too many to list. 9/11, like Kennedy's assassination, is a moment in American history that for those who were old enough at the time will not be forgotten. Unlike Kennedy's assassination however, the repercussions were much more severe. The only other event in my life that comes even close to having such significance was the Columbine shooting, but the two are on two different levels.
Where were you?
The first plane crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower at 8:46 AM EST. The South Tower was struck 17 minutes later. The Pentagon was hit at 9:36 AM, 33 minutes after. I could go into further detail, but that is not what this thread is about.
I must have been around 2 weeks into the 7th grade. It become apparent that something was going on as my classmates were being dismissed unexpectedly, but the teachers were not allowed to disclose the information. When I returned home, I found my father, who was working second shift at the time, watching CNN's report of the attack. He had just woken up just before the collisions occurred, enabling him to watch them live (?). I had no idea what the Twin Towers were or knowledge of al-Qaeda (I was 12). It was never explained to me what their motivation was or the reason these particular areas were chosen, but I managed to piece it together over the years. All I knew was that many innocent people had died, regardless of the context.
The attacks were covered by multiple channels, at least 13 on my basic cable (including MTV, which surprised me at the time). This would go on for what must have been 2 weeks, which only reinforced the tragedy. The video of the planes crashing into the towers was played continuously until, as my Dad told me, the government stepped into to cease it. Alongside that, I recall the eventual collapse of the two buildings, people jumping from the towers and a news reporter hugging a women in distress as she recounted her experience. These videos still make me uncomfortable to this day.
There are a profuse number of changes that occurred following 9/11; far too many to list. 9/11, like Kennedy's assassination, is a moment in American history that for those who were old enough at the time will not be forgotten. Unlike Kennedy's assassination however, the repercussions were much more severe. The only other event in my life that comes even close to having such significance was the Columbine shooting, but the two are on two different levels.
Where were you?
