After the first plane crashed into the Twin Towers, the media immediately began recording the event. Throughout the day there were no commercials and every show was canceled. Most people had no reception on their televisions due to the loss of the antenna that stood atop one of the towers. Some would say they were lucky. Those who had cablevision were subject to watching the news all day. Rerunning the attack over and over again became sickening to most. All people could think about were how many people died that day either working in the buildings, or trying to rescue them. Everyone grew depressed and vulnerable, some even angered and vengeful.

Watching sitcoms such as “Everybody Loves Raymond” and �

Fashion was most changed due to September 11. Everyone at the time was feeling patriotic and what better way to show you are proud to be an American than by wearing a shirt with the American flag on it. Walking down the street, all you could see were people wearing red, white, and blue, I love NY tee-shirts, hats and shirts with FDNY and NYPD symbols on it, shirts with the twin towers on them and the “we will never forget” logo. Camouflage outfits became really popular because people wanted to feel like soldiers. It was the patriotic thing to go and fight the war, why not wear some army gear now to prepare? Popular culture used the patriotic feeling of the country to make people feel to support your country in this time of need you must wear flags and army gear. Two years later, walking down the streets, maybe one out of a few hundred people is wearing camouflage pants. One out of a few thousand people is wearing a flag shirt or a twin towers shirt. It seems as if September 11 had never happened. This is just shows how popular culture is constantly changing.

��Friends” took away any depression or any worries about the Twin Towers that they had. Even if it was just for thirty minutes, those shows were a way to escape and bring comfort. For others, watching sitcoms such as “NYPD Blue” , “The West Wing”, and “Third Watch”, shows that dealt with themes similar to September 11, gave them hope and anticipation that everything was going to

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