9/11

*Pick a world conflict that has happened in the last 20 years*


I don't think we'll ever really know why 9/11 happened, but what we do know is what happened, because it's burned in our memories as a country forever. Often, the United States wants everyone to think we are so strong, and powerful; and we are, but that day changed everything. Although it weakened us at first, in the end we became stronger than ever. On September 11th 2001 terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the World Trade Center killing about 2,737 people in the Twin Towers alone, and 2,996 people all together, including firefighters, police, and many others, and about 6,000 more people injured that day. But in this case, those numbers don't do it justice. Those numbers had names, families, lives to live, and most importantly, were completely innocent. This was a huge loss for the United States. Those terrorists took innocent lives from us, what more of a reason would you need to go to war with someone? The poem "The Diameter of the Bomb" by Yehuda Amichai says, "with four dead and eleven wounded. And around these, in a larger circle of pain and time,(Amachia3-5)." It was completely unexpected, and there wasn't much we could do about it, but watch the horror unravel in front of our eyes that day. And although people think of the destruction, and the many losses that day, they often don't think of the positive side, which is sometimes a hard thing to do, given the circumstances. This day, although one the most painful in our history, it helped bring us together(brotherhood). Many people came together that day to help out, like the cops, firefighters, and even people who who just felt the need to help. On this day, and still today, we have come back even stronger than before, and have taken the right precautions to make sure it never is able to happen again.

Casualties info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_September_11_attacks