Sunday, September 12, 2010
"One Day, Now Broken In Two" - Response
Ever since the two 767 airplanes hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, that's all that would come to mind whenever I heard that date. That date also happens to be my cousins birthday. Now two things come to mind: his birthday and that horrible event. This relates to the article because her son's birthday is on 9/11 as well. I agree with what she is saying because some people just remember it as a horrible day in history and go on with their lives and others keep reliving that nightmare each year because they have lost a loved one on that terrible day. She is right when she says this day is split into two. As for me it's my cousins birthday and a horrid memory. I wish it didnt have to be that way. When I tell people that it's his birthday all they say is "wow that sucks" or something along the lines of that. Why can't they for once just say "oh thats nice." Only because some stupid terrorists had to fly two planes into those towers. I don't think that you can divide life into the "mundane and the monstrous" because some people can move on and live their lives. She says that "That is the way we have to live, or we cannot really go on living at all." I don't agree with this because people can go on. This tragedy happened so we could learn from it. This is an event that will haunt Americans forever, but we don't have to live in the past, we have to innovate for the future. There can be another 9/11 any second, minute, or hour of each day. We just have to learn from our mistakes to prevent it.
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i agree he should have the same birthday as anyone else. his birth-date shouldnt be known as a happy day for him and not a crappy one because of something that did not happen to him.
ReplyDeleteI extremley agree with her opinion. He shouldn't have to suffer, because of some ridiculous tragedy. People should appreciate that he was born. They should understand that life goes on and terrible situations happen. NO people shouldn't say "that sucks" ,for their kinda acting like the tragedy happened before, which it probably didn't and if it did then it sounds like their saying that it sucks that a new born came into this world that god had given us. I also agree that we should learn from out mistakes, because anything is possible.
ReplyDeleteI don't know who's birthday is 9/11. But his private event and public event should be separated. Just because 9/11 happened that day, he doesn't have to have depressing time. He can enjoy his birthday and have time to think about 9/11 event at same day.
ReplyDeleteAnd Nash, we need to learn lesson from past. But we also need to try to prevent it in million other ways. Some events like this is plaaning everywhere. London airport, La international airport.. especially international airports are the weakest part. Even though we try, people are getting smarter and smarter. The only thing we can do is just try to do our best.