911 Reflection

I still remember that dreadful day like it was yesterday. I was at home because Juniors didn't have to go to school that day until noon. I watched in confusion of what had happened and fear of what was to happen. In my lifetime I had never experienced war and it seemed that war was the direction we were heading. Our nation changed a lot that day. Some would say for the better and some would say for the worse. I'm one of those that almost thinks we changed for the better.

Although this tragic event was devastating, it almost united us. It made us stop and think. Go home with our families. Kneel down and pray to a God that is many times forgotten. It stopped our world for a moment to re-prioritize what we were doing with our lives. I think this event made us strong. Made us defensive and strong. They tried to hit us where it would hurt and put us out. They hit us where it hurt, but they did not put us out. As this cartoon says "Cities gleam undimmed by human tears". They hurt us and we cried, but we didn't forget. I love how this cartoon has the stars in the shape of the towers in the night. It just shows that we don't let terrorists rule us. We are united and we cry together and we remember together.

911 was a terrible event for American history, but it united a distant nation. I'm not for the War in Iraq, but I am for the reaction we had. We didn't give in. We stood up and fought. I like that Lady Liberty is in the cartoon as though she is looking over our nation. To me she represents the spunk we have in us. The pride we have. That we won't just sit back, give in, and hide out of fear. This cartoon represents that pride and spunk we have. That yes it was tragic, yes it was sad, but it didn't destroy us. We picked our selves up and got back on the horse and fought. The cartoon reminds me of a commercial that came our around that time. It shows a seen of a neighborhood before 911 and there is only one American Flag. Then it says something about they tried to change us that day and then that neighborhood comes back up. This time though every house has an American Flag and they say " They did". I love it because I'm and optimist and this is the optimistic view point of 911. We survived, we fought through the tears, and we remember together.