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I was actually in the middle of teaching a class. I teach at a high school and one of my students came in late with a tardy slip. He broke down in front of the class with the news. I turned on the television, just to see what was going on. I couldn't believe it. It seemed as though every single one of my students had a family member or friend who either was flying that day or who worked at the World Trade Center.
I am fortunate because I work at a Christian school; we openly pray. We pray before every class as it is; on September 11, 2001, classes were taken over by prayer, prayers for our country, our President, our families, our friends and all those effected by this immense tragedy.
I know that this was a tragic event, but I also do see the good coming forth from it -- renewed faith and patriotism. I think that every generation has one pivotal event that shapes them; maybe this is ours.
God bless America.
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