EDITORIAL

Terror sparks patriotism

The sky fell silent on Tuesday morning. After the collapse of the World Trade Center, Manhattan's skyline will be forever transformed. The tragedy sent shock waves that eventually paralyzed our nation. AfterlO a.m. not a single plane departed in the United States.

At 9 a.m., as students, faculty and staff were awestruck by the terrifying images coming from televisions campus wiqe. They, and the rest of the nation, had become infected with anger, shock and sadness.

Spoken by the lips and coming up from the guts of every American were words laced with emotion. Unfortunately it took this tragedy to put patriotism on the minds of Americans.

For citizens who pay attention to the United States affairs with other nations, the idea of a violent attack is feasible, yet still shocking. However, many citizens have never heard of Osama bin Laden before these attacks. The shock was twice as hard for these people.

It takes the worst situation to bring out the best in people. In the 1940s it was Pearl Harbor, in the 1960s it was Vietnam, in the 1990s it was the Oklahoma City bombing and now, in 2001, it's the World Trade Center. How many more tragedies will it take for us, as a nation, to care about our country in times of peace as well as times of war?

Remember Sept. 11, 2001. Remember the shock, the horror and disbelief that struck our home. Use it as a chance to learn about where you come from and our relations with other nations. Learn to live outside of your bubble. Get involved.

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