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Sonrisa

What happened on the 11th of September is truly a great tragedy. It touched the world. It will go down in history as one of the world's most horrible events.

I first learned about what happened when I was on an online diary site. I had earlier spoken to some friends from America on the phone yet they didn't mention what had happened as my mom thought it would be better that way. I looked through the list of entries on a site & found one titled "mom where are you?" I clicked on the entry & read what had happened from a fourteen year old girls perspective. The girls mom worked in one of the twin towers & hadn't come home for lunch as she was supposed to. I thought to myself what would I do if I were in her situation, how would I manage without my mum, what would I do?

A few months later Parry came to the UK to visit, she told us the story of the courageous dog & had us all in tears. I think that everyone has a story to tell about what happened, whether it is personal or whether it happened to someone else. I think that everyone in the world will always remember their story to go along with the tragedy because it touched us so much. It showed us how courageous people were & how the world really can look out for one another. Everyone came together as a world to support & look out for one another.

I am still deeply saddened at what went on that day, the fact that some people could be so cruel as to do such things. I still have memories of the horrific pictures & stories but I think that in this past year I have grown a lot. From the events I have learned how sacred life really is & how important people really are to me.

Sonrisa