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Analyze changes since 9/11
Many people on television and in the newspapers
have been telling other people how they
should react to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Debates amongst scholars, senators and military
officials have centered around the topic.
There are some people who will tell you
to savor the bitter taste of anger in your
mouths, never washing it away until vengeance
has been achieved. Then there are other
people who will instruct you not to dwell
in anger, but attempt to continue on, past
the tragedy that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001.
On the one-year anniversary of the terrorist
attacks on the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon, there will be even more of these
discussions. We will not ask you to stay
angry, and we will not ask you to move on,
but all we do ask is for you to be analytical
when you remember Sept. 11. Ask questions.
Replays of the Sept. 11 attacks began to
play and play again more than a week ago
on practically ever television station.
Because we live in a society that relies
on the media for information and entertainment,
we have already been inundated with stories
and images that force us to relive and remember
the reality of that day. It is difficult
to think of any time in the past year when
there were not stories or images on television,
magazines or newspapers about the tragedy.
The images and stories may jar some people
out of the surreal mindset that may be taken
on when remembering last year’s tragedy,
or they may send others further into a feeling
of helplessness and confusion, still other
people may have already become numb to everything
relating to the event.
We do not want to disturb or sicken you
with more Sept. 11 coverage. In our coverage
we want to give you insight, concerning
where we are, as Americans today, as a result
of the tragedy.
We want to ask the questions: How have we
been effected by Sept. 11, and what in our
lives has changed?
The tragedy is something that will never
go away. It will, and should remain in our
memories for as long as we live.
Closure may never come, but in responsibly
and critically analyzing the changes that
have occurred since Sept. 11, we will succeed
in not allowing those who wished to destroy
the American spirit to succeed.
Remind yourself of the civil liberties that
we, as Americans, enjoy and then ask yourself
which of these liberties have we had to
relinquish as a result of Sept. 11, and
what more are we willing to give up.
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