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Question 1: How was your topic affected by 9/11? Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 1.

9/11 created a fear that has affected America in many ways, but some of these things we don’t even think about, such as the next generation. Alissa Torres, lost her husband Luis Eduardo Torres in 9/11, Alissa doesn’t even believe that she had a husband, “sometimes he seems like something I might have made up.” She tried to cover up the past by not letting her son watch TV, and by telling his teachers not to bring up anything about his father. The point is, we are affecting the next generation by hiding the truth, and I don’t think the truth should be hidden.

Torres, Luis Eduardo. "Hes Always 31." //NY Times// 6 Sept. 2011: 1-2. //Nytimes.com//. Web. 8 Sept. 2011.

Question 2: Explain the scope (extent), intensity (depth), and nature of the affect of 9/11 on you topic. Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 2.

 The extent of families effected in the United States runs deep, and the effect is even deeper. Children, not just in the US, but around the world are learning about this day from school, TV, and the internet. It states in an article in the NY times that "The Military Channel will explore why the Pentagon sustained far less damage than the Twin Towers.....and how Animal Planet will run a special episode of the series “Saved,” about survivors of the attacks whose “unique bonds with their pets helped them deal with loss and cope through pain." Children will be watching these channels, learning things that happened 10 years ago...I thing that this will make the children more patriotic and interested in the past.

Peters, Jeremy W. "Media Strive to Cover 9/11 Without Seeming to Exploit a Tragedy." //NY Times// 4 Sept. 2011: 1-2. //Nytimes.com//. Web. 8 Sept. 2011.

Question 3: How has debate on this issue made our country stronger? Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 3.

The debate on this issue has made America much stronger and united because the children are learning about it and becoming more united with each other. As children learn about 9/11 a piece of the puzzle of life is added. In Adam Garfinkle's //What Our Children Should Learn About 9/11//, it states the four things kids should learn to deal with "1 our children should know the facts, 2 our children should not abjure judgment, 3 our children should learn to make distinctions, and 4 our children should learn to live with uncertainty." Children should learn these because I feel like children should know about 9/11, it adds knowladge of an event that everyone should be aware of.

Garfinkle, Adam. "What Our Children Should Learn About 9/11/2001." //Wachman// //Center// 14 Sept. 2002: n. pag. //fpri.org//. Web. 8 Sept. 2011.

RUBRIC for Responses
 * A strong topic sentence that clearly addresses and answers the question
 * Evidence that clearly supports the topic sentence
 * Correct use of internal citations and a properly formatted MLA citation for your articles (put this citation at the end of paragraph one)
 * Strict adherence to the Power Paragraph format
 * Mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning