FREE ESSAY ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

The events that occurred on September 11, 2001 : Four commercial airliners are hijacked by
an organized group of terrorists. Two of the airliners crash into and obliterate the twin
World Trade Center towers in NYC. One airliner crashes into the Pentagon in Washington DC
and destroys a side of the building. One airliner crashes in a field located in
Pennsylvania and was probably headed somewhere in Washington DC
The events that took place brought upon America's downfall and rise.
The terrorist acts that occurred resulted in over six thousand unnecessary deaths
including passengers of the hijacked planes and the workers at both the World Trade
Center and the Pentagon. The downfall came about with the loss of American lives and an
almost immediate nationwide sense of sadness for people directly and indirectly affected
by the terrorist attacks. Americans of all ages and ethnic backgrounds came together to
mourn in churches and public gatherings, searching for hope and guidance in chaotic
times. People in New York City had mass gatherings in which they shared stories of their
lost ones and created murals in the streets composed of pictures and letters of their
lost friends and coworkers. 
The country faced downfall and disaster, which in turn resulted in nationwide benefit
programs installed to aid in the aftermath. This was America's rise against the attacks.
People all across the nation donated money and physical labor (medical specialists,
firefighters, and volunteer programs) to help out the victims of the attacks. A call on
any available emergency servicemen was made, and doctors across the nation went to NYC to
provide medical assistance needed for victims of the World Trade Center disaster. Also, a
fund-raiser was aired at the same time on over twenty public and cable television
stations, in which actors came together to raise money for the victims of the terrorist
acts.
A renewed sense of American pride was another result of the terrorist attacks. Americans
seem to be bonding as a nation united by commonality instead of a nation divided by its
vastly different cultural attitudes and lives. The people of America are slowly
overcoming the crisis of the terrorist attacks, and are working together for the liberty
and freedom of America.