... to rest. The remainder of the day seemed a week long, even longer for those who could not immediately reach their loved ones. Communications were limited, as the main antennas for cell phone reception were located on top of one of the towers. The massive antennas now served as a road block somewhere down on Chambers Street. Being an only child, I knew my parents ... , and their families in Long Island and Michigan, I finally got word from Amy's brother that they were both fine. Amy was on the street, talking to her mother on the phone when the first plane struck. She immediately headed f...

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... agenda. Suddenly people are willing to accept increased defense spending and more intrusive security measures. Now there is a majority of citizens who are willing to except the expanded monitoring of cell phone calls and electronic mail. Where before September eleventh people were complaining that the government was already too intrusive. THE POLITICIANS: The public were not the only people affected by the ... ...

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... and I were sitting around talking about our wild weekend. We sat there, so oblivious, not knowing what happened earlier that morning. My friend Jenn came inside the classroom on her cell phone. She hung up with her mother and sat down. We knew something was wrong, by the tone of her voice, as if someone had died and she was just receiving ... ...

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