Most people in the United States have been changed in someway by the events of one year ago. The people of New York were especially affected by the tragedy because of the 3,000 lives lost, most were from the New York area. After one year of rebuilding the city, living without loved ones, and growing as a community, the city of New York remembers those who died and the tragic events that occurred last year. Over two-and-a-half-hours, the names of victims were read aloud by various people of importance, beginning with former mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Family members, friends, co-workers, and strangers of the victims were present to share in their suffering

The events of September 11th, 2001, not only shook the nation, but also disrupted a vast majority of the entire world. Many citizens of the USA believe that they were the only ones affected by this tragedy. However, people across the globe shed tears along with us and join us in fighting terrorism. It is selfish to believe that something of this magnitude would be rendered as unimportant to the rest of the world. We are all human and live on the same planet; we all share in aspirations of living in a peaceful and non-violent society. Although some fail to recognize this at times, Gihan Ramadan of the Arab News reminds us that, “Sept.11th did not only leave victims in New York and Washington, there are no boundaries to the loss that occurred and no nationality to the suffering felt. The courage and strength of the families who lost loved ones on that day and the hearts of the thousands of volunteers should serve as the hope and light that we all strive toward as a human race.” The people of the United States should recognize that we are not in this alone and that we have people of so many different nations feeling the same emotions and striving to fight terrorism along with us. Oftentimes, it is difficult to see the support from different nations because the media in the USA fails to recognize them.

and grief. After the conclusion of the names, those present marched to ground zero to pay their respects. As told to The New York Times by Dan Barry, individuals placed, “…a funeral wreath here, a photograph there. Many built small, almost primitive memorials by propping up photographs with mounds of pebbles; many took pebbles or fistfuls of dirt to bring with them.” No matter how an individual grieved, they knew that they weren’t alone in the process. So many people lost loved ones that day, it becomes a necessary part of the grieving process to shar

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