chapter 28
For this assignment, click on the link for the Chapter 28 Activity.
The description within the Activity itself is self-explanatory; read and view the materials provided. In 2-3 well-developed paragraphs,
respond to the question posed, using specific examples to support those thoughts.
As the chapter makes clear, the attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center and on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, were a
national tragedy and an historic event that shaped the nation and the world for years thereafter. In fact, you might be discussing the
lasting repercussions of the tragedy and the subsequent war on terror with your class.
September 11 is also one of those days that is etched in the memories of everyone who was alive at the time. As was the case with the
attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 or the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, Americans tend to remember where they were
and what they were doing at the time the first heard the news. For almost everyone, this event is both historical and deeply personal.
Of course, the attacks on the World Trade Center are an intimate part of the life stories of those who were witness to it. Their
recollections and memories are valuable sources for our historical understanding of how this exceptionally devastating act of terror
transformed American lives.
The resource for this activity comes from a website that gathers personal memories, videos, and photographs of the September 11 attacks
and consists of a short audio narration by Hiro Oshima, Japanese-American New Yorker, who lived virtually adjacent to the twin towers.
His testimony brings to life the horror and crisis of the morning of September 11. Beyond that, however, this website illustrates the
use of online multimedia for commemoration and historical memory. In discussing the event itself, ask yourself about the significance
of modern media for commemoration, and the boundaries between commemoration and history.
Browse through the written stories in the complete archive of this website and choose one for this essay. Explain the significance of
this particular personal memory; why is it important for our historical understanding or for our national memory of the event?
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