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July 2013 SOUTHERN The Spiritual Side of Student Life Sección En Español Vantage Point The Day that Rocked our World Surreal, catastrophic, unbelievable, nightmarish, and nerve-shattering are just some of the words to describe the terrifying event of September 11, 2001, the day that rocked our world. This horrifying experience unfolded right before our eyes on national television, and at closer proximity to thousands of New Yorkers, Pennsylva- nians, and Washington, D.C., residents. And, though what we viewed on our live news networks was actually taking place, many described a corresponding feeling of disbe- lief that our worst fear was becoming reality. Many of us believed that these unthinkable acts of terror could not happen to us. However, they did, and thousands of screaming people in lower Manhattan and the northern Virginia area were sent fleeing in search of safety. One upper Manhat- tan resident fled more than 80 long city blocks and lost her shoe in the process. She recalls exiting the subway station just below the World Trade Center complex in time to see the second plane hit the South tower. The grinding, crushing, explosive sounds of scraping metal and shattering glass created a dingy atmospheric haze across lower Manhattan. As the towers were being evacuated, despondent employees jumped to their deaths. The terrorist attack on America which unfolded in New York, northern Virginia, and Pennsylvania, gripped hearts around the globe. Our world was shaken up. This was a day that rocked our very foundations. The human heart searches for meaning and encouragement in times of confusion Ron C.
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