As one of the older members of the millenia generation, I was a freshman in college when 9/11 happened.  I didn’t feel the need to join the military or peace corp, but by heart changed that day.  I felt a compassion and sadness for those I had never met.  I felt a sense of unity and pride in my country that I had never felt.   I also became more conscious of political events and people that I had never really cared about before. For the first time in my 18 years I realized how big of a world there was and that bad things happened for no reason.  I am strong in my faith and never questioned why God let this happen, but I did feel a sense of fear.

  I voted in the 2000 election simply because  I had turned 18 the month before.  In the 2004 election, however I paid attention.  I came across this article the other day and wanted to know your thoughts on it.  Did your perspective on life change after 9/11? Did you become more aware of the world around you?

Miranda Martin

To know that one life has breathed easier because you have lived.  This is to have succeeded. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson