"I remember coming here before the site was even up. I guess that was like a year ago or whenever, but I forgot all about it and never came back until now."
I was in first period and the classroom got a call from the office saying we were going home early. No one had any idea whatsoever what was happening because teachers didn't tell us anything. When I got home and saw the footage of the plane hit the tower I didn't know what to think. At first I thought it was just a tragic plane crash, but then saw that it was terrorists attacking. I was only 11 at the time, but then began to understand it more clearly and now it's hard to think about.
I'm taking a Sports in Society class now and we watched a video based on how baseball (the Yankees) helped during 9/11. The Yankees really did a lot for people around them and Derek Jeter even visited some people that lost loved ones. The video was hard to watch because the footage was shown and the stories of some people were very sad. Baseball really helped people get away from the tragedy and gave people something to feel happy about. Footage from the playoffs that year were shown and it let me remember what had happened in the playoffs that year. The crowds chanted USA USA and it was like a big community gathering. If it was one year the Yankees were to win the World Series, it would have been that year, although, I was happy the Diamondbacks won. Re-seeing the playoff footage made me remember that the Yankees aren't that bad of a team and I hated them a little less haha. It was an HBO show, so it was well put-together. The 9/11 footage makes you stop to think about the time and everything that happened. Baseball really came together to help those in need.
I know I kind of talked about baseball too much there, but baseball really had a big impact on helping those in tough times.
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