The bodies lay like ghoulish mannequins, the esophagus and arteries sticking out like so corrugated and rubber tubing. it looked as their bodies have been rotting for a several days ,but that smell could only come from recently slaughtered animals or for this case human. Bobby gagged as he squatted down by the first female. Her corpses were still warm, the blood…
At 8:46am when tower one of the twin towers was struck by a plane. This was the start of one of the worst days in American history. Within minutes police were on the scene of what had just unfolded. People were hoping this was nothing more than a terrible…
911 Hero On September 12, 2001, one day after four planes were hijacked by Osama Bin Laden's crew, causing one to go into the pentagon, one to land in a field in Pennsylvania, and two into the tallest buildings in New York City, the Twin Towers. It was all over the news, nothing was open, it was practically like everything shut down that day. The next day, there was a lot to clean up.…
The sounds of gunfire were abundant like an intense hailstorm. The bullets crackled into the air, oblivious to their actual purpose. Each bullet fired eventually penetrating something, whether it was living or non-living. I wonder if the person pulling the trigger felt any emotions of compassion, sorrow, guilt or even regret. There was another death in my hometown of Ramadi, a father trying to protect his family from the jihadist group ISIS.…
On September 11, 2001 a devastating thing happened, affecting many people in the midst of it. Many people’s lives were so abruptly disturbed and stolen from them without any clue or warning. Average people that thought they were going to get to go home to their families. They thought they were going to live to see tomorrow, but others arrangements were made that day. My parents were blessed, though many were not, to have been spared from this act of immorality on an average busy day in New York City.…
My name is Yasmin Dihyem. I am a current student at LaGuardia Community College, planning on transferring to a four-year college. My educational aspiration is to obtain a bachelor’s degree in biology that would assist me in pursuing a medical career. Furthermore as I become an experienced doctor, I want to start a nonprofit organization with the mission of offering free medical care. By participating in the CUNY Summer Undergraduate Research Program, I am given a chance to come closer to my goal.…
Close your eyes and try to remember. I bet each of you know exactly where you were and what you were doing that day. As for my family, we were sitting at the kitchen table eating French toast while watching Good Morning America. A breaking news report came in about a possible plane crash at the North Tower of the World Trade Center.…
I know it’s a cliché for people to say, but where were you on nine eleven? This question for many brings up the raw emotion of that day. Some were at work, some at school, but most were effected this event for the rest of their life’s. For me, I remember very vaguely eating breakfast at my grandparent’s house.…
Max’s Death It was in the middle of the day some clouds but you could still see through them. The sun was bright and shiney but under the trees it was dark and abandoned. This area was my sanctuary it was far away from everyone and everything. My sanctuary always kept my mind clear from what happened the day before; It was horrifying but he said it had to be done.…
That was a tragic day that many people will never forget. So many died and so many lost their family. Many people were injured and fighting for their lives. Up until this day we still pray for those who died on September 11,…
CC's Scare You never really cherish life until you almost see one lost, human or pet. I began to cherish life when my cat, CC, almost lost his. About 4 years ago, my mother, sister, and I were on our way to my grandma's house, and when we arrived, we found an unexpected visitor.…
Wars are a tragedy and something that should be avoided at all cost. Wars cause pain physically and emotionally to soldiers, families, and friends. There are not many differences between wars because all wars have the same objective; stop the guy who is trying to kill you. Possibly the only difference is how people are killing each other in the war with different combat gear that has evolved over time. Soldiers still face the brutality of war with having to face the enemy head on and to care about the man beside them.…
The bomb rattled my little house in the little town of Berne . That was the obvious sign to go to the bomb shelter, our backyard we ran fast so we our life’s wouldn’t end. We were almost there when my brother James ran back into the house, that was barely standing, and then my other brother Charlie ran after him, to most likely protect him. Then my mother then pushed my sister, Rosalie, in the bomb shelter. Then the boys came running out, James holding holding a picture of our father, serving in the war world two.…
Forgotten The wasteland I have washed up upon gives of a foul odor. Oh wait that's me I realize by painfully sliding my head across the small float that has supported me for days. I crawl onto the white hot sands I have washed upon, my kakis torn from the knee down and my shirt revealing more of my chest than it is covering. My extremely malnourished and dehydrated body lays upon the shores of the beach looking up he the seagulls circling above resembling vultures.…
“There comes a time when the world gets[so] quiet and the only thing left is [the beating of] your own heart..." But my heart didn 't beat like the drumsticks of a snare drum solo champion, nor it didn 't beat like an infant coming into the world, but it was still. It was steady. So, I close my eyes as the beats of my heart fills my ears and breath stills like ASDFGHJKL and I brace for impact. As a child we are always told to be thankful for what we have, to be kind and to be caring, to be grateful for this thing we call life, and to never waste a day because as we bent down on our knees reciting the bedtime prayer that is engraved in our minds to set our self to sleep someone woke up that day not knowing the bed they would lay in would be a 12x12 inch metal cubical in a cold silent morgue.…