Question 1: “Tell me about your morning on September 11th 2001.”
Answer: “The morning was just like any other morning. I ate breakfast, and read the paper.”
Question 2: “Where were you at the time you heard about the first plane crashing into 1 of the Twin Towers?”
Answer: “I was on the way to work and I heard it on the radio. It just sounded like it was an airplane accident. But the broadcasters were describing horrible tragic deaths.”
Question 3: “How did you react?”
Answer: “I was very surprised and puzzled. I thought it was odd that a commercial airline would make such a mistake. I wondered what could have gone wrong for a plane to crash into one of the towers.”
Question 4: “How did everyone around you react?”
Answer: “Well, when I got to work I remembered a co-worker had returned a small TV he had borrowed from me. So we all gathered around and watched TV. We then watched the 2nd plane collide with the other tower. We watched in horror as people were jumping out of windows to their death. I can only imagine what was going through their minds.”
Question 5: “Were you scared?”
Answer: “A little scared.”
Question 6: “Had anything like this ever happened before?”
Answer: “No not in the US. It’s easy to take for granted how safe it is to live in the US.”
Question 7: “ Did the tragedy change your daily routine, and how?”
Answer: “A little bit. On the radio, TV and papers the tragedy of 9/11 was a major headline for weeks and even months.”
Question 8: “Did it have any effect on your business, if so was it good or bad?”
Answer: “Yes, it was good and bad, because I’m in a mortgage business, when stock market crashed it helped lower mortgage rates. For a couple days after 9/11 the banking system pretty much shut down.”
Question 9: “Where was your family at the time?”
Answer: “My daughter was at preschool. And my wife and son were at home.”
Question 10: “What changed in your life after 9/11?”
Answer: “I think the fear of terrorism became some what common to the general public. The government talked about terrorism much more than before.”
Question 11: “ What made this event so important?”
Answer: “It was the first major terrorist attack on US soil. The Twin Towers were somewhat of an icon for US Capitalism. The Taliban were strongly opposed to Western influences.”
Question 12: “Are there any other US events you could relate this to?”
Answer: “Maybe the Oklahoma bombing.”
I was only 3 when 9/11 happened, so I don’t remember anything about it. After talking to my dad I learned that it was one of the most important events in US history. It was a tragic event and led us into war.
Noah T
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