Well today was the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I remembered it while the radio was on this morning, but i know a lot of people who didn't; I agree with a2p's claim that it seems as though most people care less and less about the attacks the more we've gone on. At school today, all we did was have about a minute or silence for the people who died, and my 2nd period geometry teacher remarked that everyone she's talked to can remember where they were and what they were doing when the towers fell. She said some kids had come into her 3rd period class and said the towers had fallen and she had said, "Stop kidding around, we're doing work today."
As for myself, I was in fifth grade, and I remember that there were many ambulances going by. When we asked our teacher why there were so many screaming sirens, she said that we would find out later, for we were going to a school assembly . When we got to the assembly, I distinctly remember them telling us that something "bad" has happened to our country. Of course, what could a 10 or 11 year possibly imagine that was so bad? I also distinctly remember asking them myself what exactly happened, and they told me that they, "Didn't know." However, I realize now that the reason they didn't tell us was because if someone had had a parent who worked in the buildings, they may have freaked out at the notion of their parents dying.
I never really comprehended the magnitude of what happened until i was older, because, how could I? But it did change the world significantly. The "Age of Paranoia," to quote a Green Day song(Not that I listen to them anyway). Even things like the comic, "The Boondocks" changed from regular comedy to a comic about politics. I wonder if things can ever go back to the way they were?
As for myself, I was in fifth grade, and I remember that there were many ambulances going by. When we asked our teacher why there were so many screaming sirens, she said that we would find out later, for we were going to a school assembly . When we got to the assembly, I distinctly remember them telling us that something "bad" has happened to our country. Of course, what could a 10 or 11 year possibly imagine that was so bad? I also distinctly remember asking them myself what exactly happened, and they told me that they, "Didn't know." However, I realize now that the reason they didn't tell us was because if someone had had a parent who worked in the buildings, they may have freaked out at the notion of their parents dying.
I never really comprehended the magnitude of what happened until i was older, because, how could I? But it did change the world significantly. The "Age of Paranoia," to quote a Green Day song(Not that I listen to them anyway). Even things like the comic, "The Boondocks" changed from regular comedy to a comic about politics. I wonder if things can ever go back to the way they were?
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