Reflection on the Terrorism of September 11th, 2001
When they first told us over the announcements that two planes had flew into the Twin Towers and that another one had flew into the Pentagon, it didn't register in my head right away because I haven't heard anything like this before. I thought that the U.S. was under war. Everyone was talking about World War III. I saw the second plane hitting the tower many times, but what really disturbed me was when I saw people jumping out of the 92nd floor still alive and their arms and legs wailing around. If I was in their place, I don't know what I would've done. It's a catch 22, you either burn inside the building and suffer a slow and painful death or jump out the window and fall many floors to the street below and die anyway. I can't believe anyone
These events change my perspective on air travelling very much because before I was worried about the plane crashing, now I have to worry about terrorists also. They said that flying was the safest way to travel and that it was also the fastest. I don't think many people will believe the safest part anymore. I wouldn't feel comfortable flying to major U.S. cities. Also since we are very close allies with the United States, we could also be targeted by terrorists too. I don't think I will ever feel as safe flying in a plane anymore because the security here is nothing close to the security in the middle eastern countries where these things have happened before but not as big. They're security is so tight that I don't think it is even possible in those countries to have a hijacking anymore. I think J
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