"I Love New York!" Although this saying has been used for years, it has taken on even greater meaning since the events of September 11. While the tragedy of that day will always be associated with the "I Love New York!" motto, it has now come to symbolize many other things. "I Love New York!" now means "I Love America!" and maybe "I Love Freedom!" This essay will describe how I felt that day, how my life was affected by the tragedy, and the long-term effect September 11 will have on the people of New York and the United States of America.

It was a beautiful, sunny morning when all the commotion began. No one suspected that "The City That Never Sleeps" was to soon be under attack. My mother and I were having breakfast at home watching the "Today Show" when we first heard the news. We witnessed the World Trade Center attacks live on television, as well as reports of what had happened at the Pentagon and the plane that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

September 11 was like any other ordinary day in lower Manhattan. Thousands of people reported to work at the World Trade Center. Some people had an early breakfast meeting at Windows of the World Restaurant. Some were simply havi

Thousands, possibly millions of lives were affected by September 11. As a new mother, the tragedy made me realize how precious and unpredictable life is. Right after it happened, I was afraid to do anything. I was frightened that it might happen again in a theater or crowded area. I was afraid that terrorists would strike again when I was on the train going to visit my family. I am still scared that the terrorists might destroy Grand Central Station while I am waiting for a train.

After coming to grips with the horror before me, I started to worry about my sisters, my twin brother, my friends, and others I knew that were in Manhattan that day. I was not able to contact any of them because the telephone lines were not working. I cried so hard that my entire body trembled. I was shocked and speechless. I simply could not compose myself.

Why did this happen in the United States of America?

Watching the news that morning was unreal. When I first learned that the Trade Center was on fire and an airplane had crashed into the building, I naturally thought it was a small private plane. Like many others, I was wrong. An American Airline commercial airplane crashed into Tower 1 carrying over two hundred passengers. The scene was frightful and upsetting. Minutes later the second building burst into flames, hit by another commercial airplane. Within the hour, another plane had crashed into the Pentagon and another crashed in rural Pennsylvania. I started to panic and worry. I vividly remember seeing "America Under Attack" all over the news and that every channel was interrupted. My television, like millions of others, was focused on what was happening here in my hometown.

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