Driven the conservative movement

People have been more patriotic and caring

It has changed my life a lot

The events of September 11, 2001 changed my life because my uncle had to go to Baghdad and fight. So my grandma was very worried. That lead us to thinking about what all could happen to him while he was there.

they have made me a lot prouder to be serving my country in the us air force. it also made me think that my time on this earth is short.

I only have to say please let us all learn from this. Let us learn to love one another and not take what we have for granted. Appreciate your friends and families and love all even if they don't love you back. Give and be happy with giving. Let us all try to eliminate bad thoughts from our minds. Let us be filled with happiness that comes from a peaceful guilt-free mind. Sept. 11 is a day we observed and felt the atrocities of the world. Let us always remember and pray for those people who live in war-stricken countries and have to experience this dreadful feeling everyday of their lives. Let not what happened on Sept. 11 in the US happen in the world around us. Thank you.

September 11th is a day that I will always remember and cherish forever. Since the September 11th event, I know realize the things that are most important to me. Life, family, health, and friends. Without these things in your life, life can be a terrible place to live in. To live everyday as your last and to give it your all. Gatorade has a quote "Is it in you". Is living life to the fullness and best you can "IN YOU".

September 11th was a huge reminder that evil is loose in the world. You can't reason with evil. You must fight it and destroy it. There is no alternative.

Let us never forget the lives of everyone around the world that has lost his or her life in terrorist attacks. September 11 should be a reminder that terrorism must be stopped around the world and not only in America. I feel that we have exhausted ourselves with expressing this by our words. Sadly, I do not feel that our actions of the past year have matched these words. Let us put partisan politics aside and do what is best for everyone around the world, not just Americans.

I have to admit that after spending a day with junior high school students, the events of September 11th, 2001, have been driven into the ground. Yes, it was a horrible event and we will never forget what happened, but enough all ready. Between the tv channels, the newspaper, and the radio, I feel like it is September 11, 2001 all over again. Come on, is this how it's going to be every year from now on? Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July combined do not get as much historical coverage as what September 11th has received. So many more events have happened but have not been dragged out for years (World Trade Center bombing, Oklahoma City bombing, school shooting in Colorado.) It is time to stop showing the collapse every five minutes and let those affected heal.

The events of Sept. 11th bring to mind the following quote: "Only the battlefield sacrifices of our best and bravest have given us a country where pacifists can bad-mouth America in comfort and security." Freedom--that intricate part of American culture that doesn't exist in the countries producing the terrorists that attacked us--is not free. The events of "9-11" remind us that if we are to remain a free country we all have a responsibility to challenge those who perpetuate the anti-capitalist, destructive moral relativism that threatens our liberty.

I arrived at Monmouth College to teach in the fall of 1963 shortly before the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Thirty nine years later I retired from teaching in the year of September 11th. It is one of the ironies of this life that a career filled with excitement, challenge, and happiness will always be bracketed in my mind by two of our nation's saddest days. We survived the first and we will shall prevail over the second as well. James De Young Professor Emeritus Communications and Theatre Arts 9/11/02

I remember, as many, first hearing about what happened on this day 1 year ago. To think of it happening again is a terrible thought. We mourned over it for a while, and they even had the concert with New York City. They are trying to move on so sometimes its as if why cant we move on too? I am not saying forget about it but there are many people who just want to move on and stop hearing about it all the time. We all know what happened and we are sorry to those who lost their lives, friends, and family members. I also agree with why don't we have memorials for all of the other wars?

There has been a great deal of debate about what should be done with ground zero. Do we build a memorial? Do we rebuild the two towers? Some say we should leave it empty because nothing can fully capture the immensity and the profound change the events of that day had on the American way of life. I say rebuild the World Trade Center. What could be a more fitting memorial than the continuation of our way of life. The way of life that 2000+ people needlessly died for. I think by rebuilding the towers, we prove that our way of life continues. Patrick Henry said "Give me liberty, or give me death." Never have such words rang so true. All the victims of September 11th were killed because some despise us for our liberties and freedoms. Lets make sure that those liberties people died for are remembered and continued.

While I feel that September 11th, 2001 was a tragedy I'm concerned with the way people throughout the US have reacted to it in the wake of the anniversary of the events. To see this school memorialize September 11th makes me question where the memorials are on campus for the Civil War, World Wars I and II, or more specifically Pearl Harbor, Korean War, Vietnam, etc, to memorialize those people that died last year is understandable, but where is the effort to memorialize the students that attended MC that lost their lives to fight for our freedom previously. For that matter I'm beginning to question whether or not the events of last year will end up eventually turning into another Memorial Day weekend or Fourth of July, with barbeques and children wearing red, white, and blue. Pearl Harbor received similar recognition as 9/11 but that too was short lived. Will we remember and memorialize the event in the same manner 10, 25, or 50 years down the road?

Though we should never forget what happened that tragic day; I feel as a nation we're starting to memorialize too much and are not angry enough at what happened. I've come to realize even more that freedom comes at a price, and we must do whatever it takes within reason to defend it.

September 11th is a gateway drug. We fed it immediately by bombing another nation. Now to feed the addiction, we are spreading hate, ignorance, and greed to all corners of the world by bulling our military might. September 11th, 2001 scared me... September 11, 2002 scares me even more.

The events of September 11th have taught me to value every second of everyday of my life.

The events of the past year have shown me that in no way can religion be used in the place of reason, until we all realize this I think things will only get worse.

No, we are not invincible. However, our politics and differences with the beliefs of other countries does not validate 2,500 deaths. I hope that we can rise above the talking and dealing that this event has boiled down to. We need to remember those who lost their lives in these attacks. We must vow to do whatever is appropriately necessary to keep this from occurring again.

The events of Sept. 11th, did not necessarily change my life as much as they changed my perspective on America as a nation. For too long, we watched as others dealt with terror in their own nations. Yet, we always thought of it as nothing more than something on the television set. Reality set its foot on our shores last year and now it is our responsibility to make sure that we educate the future leaders of this nation. We are not some sort of island of which has no obligation to be a full partner and citizen in this world. If we are to be judged as a great nation, then our greatness must transcend commercialism, race, religion, stereotypes and other ideas that have held back our progress for much too long. We must ponder, we must be ever forward thinking...We, must change to meet the challenges and demands of tomorrow.

Appreciate life, that may be the single most important thing to do, too many people think it won't happen to them. "Tough times don't last tough people do," is a quote I live by all the time, America will prevail, hopefully sooner then later.

Six hours before the attack, we had passed the southern tip of India on our way to the Arabian Gulf. The next day, we were 200nm off the coast of Pakistan, ready to carry out the President's direction when the time was right. After spending over three months conducting operations into Afghanistan, we transited back home to a changed environment. Patriotism again means something to the average citizen. Sacrifice to maintain our democratic lifestyle is something that people now talk about. The American Flag means something to Americans again - to us in the military, it always has. People realize -- freedom is not free. We can follow those who would bury their heads in the sand and assert that it is "someone else's problem", but that is what got us to 9/11/2001. Americans worked hard to climb to the status of a world leader -- with that status comes responsibilities, whether or not we want to admit it. God Bless the USA...

When Europeans partly blamed America for the horrific events of September 11, I thought they were truly arrogant. Now I realize that the foreign policy of our government and its belief that America must be the police of the world is partly to blame for the terrorist attacks. The arrogance of politicians in Washington, believing that they can solve foreign problems with American solutions, is part of what fueled the anger towards our great country. We need to bring our armed forces home, let other countries fight their own wars, and build a defense system to protect us from invaders. The key to friendly relations with individuals and other countries is FREE TRADE. There can be no other way.

It made this country wake up and realize that we are not invincible and that we need to unite as a country and keep fighting for what is ours. It made me appreciate the loved ones in my life so much more. I realized that I took things for granted so much! I now realize that every day is a gift from God and He has blessed me with so much. I am just thankful that I didn't lose anyone I loved that horrible day. I'm sorry to those who did.

The events of 9-11 have made me realize that we are not invincible, that life is the most precious thing we have, and has made me realize the importance of peace in my life. I strive to settle all of my disputes and disagreements with others. I attempt to be a more understanding person, especially with those with whom I share different views. My hope is that I can be a more open-minded person so that I can contribute to a more peaceful society in order to do my part in preventing another action that was as drastic and traumatic an event as Sept. 11th was to the world.

I have looked at the world through the eyes of my children and worry how it will change their view of the world. I grew up afraid of nuclear war with the Russians. I can remember laying in bed at night afraid that I would never wake up if I fell asleep. I pray for the end of terrorism and for peace on Earth.

Everyone has the gift of life that one day may be taken away. Live life to fullest... love one another for love endures even when life is stamped out.. The candles of those who perished on 9/11 live on.

We've lost a lot of our privacy rights as a result of 9-11 and will probably not get them back. I more fully realize that many countries hate America and blame America for the attack of 9-11. They believe we are responsible for being attacked. Crazy.

September 11th changed the lives of everyone. We all felt the terror race through our hearts when the tragic events happened. We live our lives in a state of uncertainty. Our safety is now questionable, and will remain that way for awhile. We are the fortunate ones who are still here, yet we are also the ones that need to make a stand, to keep it that way.