Reflective Essay: Who Are You On 9/11?

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I know it’s a cliché for people to say, but where were you on nine eleven? This question for many brings up the raw emotion of that day. Some were at work, some at school, but most were effected this event for the rest of their life’s. For me, I remember very vaguely eating breakfast at my grandparent’s house. We were about to change the channel when we saw the first plane hit. My grandfather who just retired from the FBI knew of the seriousness of the event. He remarked “this was no accident”. He was defiantly right. After that day America was sent looking for answers, but who would the uneducated public blame. As soon as the word got out that terrorists had commit the crime of taking away our innocents, we all followed bluntly towards the hate full path that followed. As our country burned to the ground of individuals who hated us for being …show more content…
These few were people that were educated and understood the real culprit. One of those people was reporter Jeffery Sheler. He had worked on many pieces of American religion, and had a very credible background when came to religious topics although he doesn’t believe in religion. He believes that when it comes to reporting, you have to be fair and balanced. Even though he is an atheist, he brings an open mind to the topic of religion and is always fair in what he reports. In this article you could definitely tell how he tried to remain neutral. In fact it was hard even to find out where he stood on the topic of American Muslims. In “Muslim in America”, he stats fact after fact about how American Muslims made progress in a country where they were blamed for a crime they didn’t commit or had any doing with it. Although he didn’t make a statement on where he stands on the issue of American Muslims, he does explain how they adapted to life in the states. After nine eleven, though their lives, just like ours would

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