Question 1

Question 1  During the school's moment of silence (Weds, 9/11)   What ran through your mind?

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The events of the day, and how they are still vivid, even though its been 18 years

I could not understand what was happening. I was in complete shock.

I didn't even hear the announcement.

I thought about how many people had died as a result of 9/11.

I remembered that day... a sad and sobering day

I thought about where I was that day.

Coming home and watching the news with my parents

Sadness and memories of the people who died, and those who helped in the recovery.

I actually started to tear up. I thought about the footage I've seen of the planes flying into the towers, people jumping out of the towers. I have goosebumps just typing this.

I was in the hallway and it wasn't readily clear that there was even a moment of silence until I realized that I was talking through it. Once I realized it was happening I thought about making sure that those around me were ok today. I grew up in a different state and was very young when this happened. I don't have personal ties to 9/11 like a lot of my coworkers do. So, while I personally don't have any triggers for this tragic day, many of my friends do. It actually made me stop and experience the feelings of my friends and I realized that many people experience events in such different ways. We really need to reach out and make sure that people are ok, even when we don't feel personally affected.

Locating family. Wondering if there would be further attacks

I thought about how 9/11/2001 changed my views of the world in both positive and negative ways. I also thought about the children of those who lost their lives that day and how they are now young adults; I wonder how their views are colored by what happened.

Where I was at the time and the sadness that ensued

I reflected on all the lives that were lost that were lost and how the events have changed the lives of Americans forever.