A tall blonde athletic girl was settling down for the afternoon, with an ice pack on her right knee reclined back in the chair. Just about to doze off, as a breaking news flash blared from the television, something huge had happened at the Boston Marathon. Small portions of videos were broadcasted on the television showing people running and screaming for their lives. Not everyone was able to get away unfortunately, people had been hit by the two bombs that caused mass destruction at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
(add sounds of the bomb going off coming through the tv for better hook) Fear should never come at the finish line, it should simply be victory but that wasn’t the case at the Boston Marathon on April 11, 2013. Fans were …show more content…
“The most well known marathon in the United States was disturbed enormously for not only the runners but the spectators as well in the matter of 8-12 seconds,” (CNN.com). To see spectators and runners that finished first blown up and blood go everywhere would leave the people unharmed with a traumatizing memory. “I know after seeing this event just on television would definitely make me have second thoughts about participating in the marathon the next year or ever again,” (Mennemeyer). Mainly because you don’t know when a tragedy like this could happen again not only at the marathon but possibly a bigger sporting …show more content…
“I can relate to the feeling of accomplishment although I’m not much of a runner myself,” (Mennemeyer). Accomplishments can come in any form whether it be in athletic events winning or achieving good grades in college. “I wouldn’t be able to comprehend what had just happened to the other people finishing before me at the finish line, coming the end of my race and see several people crying for help. I wouldn’t know what to do,” (Mennemeyer). Unstable both mentally and physically, only mobile with crutches from having an acl surgery seemed difficult but knowing some people lost a limb that was ahead of you in the race from a bomb was
(add sounds of the bomb going off coming through the tv for better hook) Fear should never come at the finish line, it should simply be victory but that wasn’t the case at the Boston Marathon on April 11, 2013. Fans were …show more content…
“The most well known marathon in the United States was disturbed enormously for not only the runners but the spectators as well in the matter of 8-12 seconds,” (CNN.com). To see spectators and runners that finished first blown up and blood go everywhere would leave the people unharmed with a traumatizing memory. “I know after seeing this event just on television would definitely make me have second thoughts about participating in the marathon the next year or ever again,” (Mennemeyer). Mainly because you don’t know when a tragedy like this could happen again not only at the marathon but possibly a bigger sporting …show more content…
“I can relate to the feeling of accomplishment although I’m not much of a runner myself,” (Mennemeyer). Accomplishments can come in any form whether it be in athletic events winning or achieving good grades in college. “I wouldn’t be able to comprehend what had just happened to the other people finishing before me at the finish line, coming the end of my race and see several people crying for help. I wouldn’t know what to do,” (Mennemeyer). Unstable both mentally and physically, only mobile with crutches from having an acl surgery seemed difficult but knowing some people lost a limb that was ahead of you in the race from a bomb was