September 11, 2001 is a day every american remembers and could never forget. On one ordinary morning, no one could have expected it, in the matter of hours, to take a devastating turn taking lives, distressing families, alarming the government, and terrifying America. News reporters, screams, cries, smoke-filled streets only embody a diminutive picture of the capacity of the terror. For an american, the trauma and destruction of 9/11 could never be disregarded, but many do, in fact, take no notice of the sufferings and torment children, the young ones, fought that day and the days following. Around 8 am, four aircraft carriers departed from four major airports off the east coast. The aircrafts were filled with innocent people, going about
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Suddenly, the first plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. A 110-story work place filled with businessmen and women was engulfed by smoke and fire. The people of New York shocked and in awe stormed the streets to process what just occurred. The streets began to crowd with firetrucks, firemen, police, news reporters, witnesses, hectic screams, gasps, cries, and people outpouring confusion. In the middle of the disorder, news stations and witnesses were claiming the crash to be “accidental” and just a misfortune. At this moment in time, all of America, whether north, south, east or west, had their eyes or ears pressing into the news of New …show more content…
The reason why could, in fact, be because terrorism is so heart-wrenchingly confusing. For example, “Some of these children saw the planes strike, smoke billowing from the World Trade Center, bodies falling from the damaged towers, and the collapse of the buildings.” Unfortunately, they witnessed such destruction and trauma with their own eyes, a memory that could never be forgotten. Due to 9/11, “Ten percent of children in Manhattan lost a relative or family friend during the disaster, 41% witnessed a caregiver cry because of the attack and approximately 8,500 students were evacuated from schools in New York City” (Sulkowski par. 8). In the moments of the attacks, some children were so unaware of the extent of the scare that they became very vulnerable and quiet, as if they were in shock. A mother of a 4 year-old said, “[He was] sort of withdrawn. I’m not sure he knew what was going on, but he knew that our house was very emotionally charged . . . he was quieter than usual” (Klein 9). Other children reacted oppositely and “parents discussed children’s behaviors that would be considered more typical for this age, including screaming, frightened responses, and refusals to comply with parental requests” (Klein 9). Parents also discussed that fear aroused in children. A mother shares dialogue between her and her
Suddenly, the first plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. A 110-story work place filled with businessmen and women was engulfed by smoke and fire. The people of New York shocked and in awe stormed the streets to process what just occurred. The streets began to crowd with firetrucks, firemen, police, news reporters, witnesses, hectic screams, gasps, cries, and people outpouring confusion. In the middle of the disorder, news stations and witnesses were claiming the crash to be “accidental” and just a misfortune. At this moment in time, all of America, whether north, south, east or west, had their eyes or ears pressing into the news of New …show more content…
The reason why could, in fact, be because terrorism is so heart-wrenchingly confusing. For example, “Some of these children saw the planes strike, smoke billowing from the World Trade Center, bodies falling from the damaged towers, and the collapse of the buildings.” Unfortunately, they witnessed such destruction and trauma with their own eyes, a memory that could never be forgotten. Due to 9/11, “Ten percent of children in Manhattan lost a relative or family friend during the disaster, 41% witnessed a caregiver cry because of the attack and approximately 8,500 students were evacuated from schools in New York City” (Sulkowski par. 8). In the moments of the attacks, some children were so unaware of the extent of the scare that they became very vulnerable and quiet, as if they were in shock. A mother of a 4 year-old said, “[He was] sort of withdrawn. I’m not sure he knew what was going on, but he knew that our house was very emotionally charged . . . he was quieter than usual” (Klein 9). Other children reacted oppositely and “parents discussed children’s behaviors that would be considered more typical for this age, including screaming, frightened responses, and refusals to comply with parental requests” (Klein 9). Parents also discussed that fear aroused in children. A mother shares dialogue between her and her