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Jim Downs: Historicizing 9/11

2012-05-02T18:10:23Z

In the course, aptly titled, "Historicizing 9/11," students at Connecticut College, a small liberal arts college in New London, have put forth their own history of 9/11 by making a documentary based on oral histories that they conducted of New London residents.

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Scott Stenholm: 2001-2011: The Decade of Great Change & Tragedy

2011-12-06T10:20:02Z

We are at a crossroads. We can be the vapid, self-consumed generation with our tweets and posts about nothing but our own microcosms or we can take advantage of this time and learn from the precedent set by the "greatest generation."

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Justin P. Oberman: Happy Birthday or Leave Me Alone? TSA at the Ten-Year Mark

2011-11-21T10:53:31Z

Ten years ago Saturday, a far-reaching and convoluted bill was enacted. It created a new government agency that most Americans think is a big hassle, if not worse.

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Ellie Williams: Thoughts 10 Years Down the Road

2011-10-26T09:22:08Z

My mother likes to say that her children had saved her life multiple times by being late to school. September 11 was such a time.

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Zuzu Myers: An Event of Reflection

2011-10-25T09:33:13Z

Everyone has their story, the progression of memories triggered by the date, or a set of words, or that question used for tragedy after tragedy: "Do you remember where you were?"

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Ashley Farmer: America the Indestructible

2011-10-13T10:23:20Z

After 9/11, Americans banded together to rebuild the infrastructure, the economy, and the soul of the country. We have retained our resilience and are looking towards the future we play a part in shaping.

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Vineet Chander: Ravana, Al-Awlaki And The Hijacking Of Religion

2011-10-07T13:30:41Z

We need not look far to find the Ravanas of our time... They are us -- at our weakest, basest, and grossest; people of faith, in our darkest moments of hypocrisy.

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Robert Creamer: 9/11 Memorial Is a Tribute to True American Exceptionalism -- Wall Street Bankers and Immigration Opponents Take Note

2011-10-06T10:54:21Z

What continues to give America such exceptional promise -- what still makes it a shining city on the hill -- is the enormous strength of a society forged out of every conceivable component of the human race.

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Alexander Spring: Generation 9/11

2011-10-24T09:55:32Z

Being part of generation 9/11 was not something I, or anyone of my generation, chose.

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Ethan Marcus: My Story

2011-10-20T09:35:15Z

It was my second day of kindergarten, I was five years old, and four blocks away from the World
Trade Center on September 11, 2001. This is my story.

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Anil Mundra: 9/11 Anniversary: Commemorations Of A Better Future

2011-09-15T14:02:19Z

Having observed the 9/11 anniversary this week, it's worthwhile to pause and recall the multiple significances of September 11th, the birthdays and anniversaries that remind us of life and hope amidst tragedy.

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Tim Fenton: 9/11 - The Way We Were

2011-09-11T08:55:11Z

Today has dawned bright and clear, just as it did over New York City ten years ago. What the weather was like where I found myself then doesn't come r...

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Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman: Our Deeply Rooted Need To Mark Time

2011-09-14T11:23:25Z

From the 10th anniversary of 9/11, to the beginning of the Jewish year of 5772, to the ways we observe birthdays and anniversaries, there are some moments that call for ritualized recognition.

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Omid Memarian: American Muslims In The Obama Era, 9/11 And What Americans' Don't know About Islam?

2011-09-14T10:04:15Z

In a multimedia project that reports on the difficulties, hopes and expectations of the American Muslim community... I hope to provide a glimpse into the lives and concerns of an expanding, media-sensitive and misunderstood community.

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Kathleen Gurney: A Lesson of 9/11

2011-09-13T10:32:04Z

Living Fulfilled Is Letting Go of Fear

As the ominous day of the 10th anniversary of 9-11 passes, many in the world are sensing a great weight lifted...

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Randi Weingarten: While Forever Changed, Life Goes On

2011-09-12T22:37:36Z

I will forever be proud of the teachers and school staff who bravely put aside concerns for their own safety to protect their students. I think of the courage, caring and resourcefulness they displayed.

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Homa Sabet Tavangar: Beyond 9/11: Love Not Fear

2011-09-12T21:56:00Z

Treating world citizenship as a family value can help avoid the crisis mentality parents experienced after 9/11, when, on top of our own fears and insecurities, we suddenly needed to talk to our kids about the world.

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Mark Penn: Finding the American Spirit After 9/11

2011-09-12T15:45:46Z

Just as the Vietnam war reset expectations about America in the world, so 9/11 changed America's outlook in the opening of the 21st century.

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Tanya Jo Miller: Decade911 -- Web-umentary Covering People's Opinions on the Decade of Global Change Since 9/11

2011-09-12T13:56:14Z

For the past few months we've been taking to the streets with our cameras to record everyday peoples' thoughts, opinions and experiences on the decade of global war and geopolitical upheaval.

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Japanese Floating Lantern Ceremony Commemorates Victims Of 9/11 And Tsunami (PHOTOS)

2011-09-12T10:48:44Z

A traditional Japanese floating lantern ceremony took place on Sunday, September 11 in New York City to commemorate the victims of the World Trade Cen...

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9/11 Memorial Plaza In NYC To Open To Public

2011-09-12T09:18:15Z

NEW YORK — Exactly 10 years ago, ground zero was a smoking, fire-spitting tomb, a ghastly pile of rubble and human remains. On Monday it was a p...

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Evelyn Leopold: Engine 49-Ladder 35 - Where a 9/11 "Family" Gathers Near Lincoln Center

2011-09-12T08:50:50Z

They had their own ceremony among what survivors called "family" at Engine 40 and Ladder 35 on 66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Twelve out of 13 firefighters died 10 years ago trying to rescue those hopelessly trapped at the World Trade Center.

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9/11: Media Pause To Reflect On Anniversary

2011-09-12T07:41:37Z

NEW YORK — For all the journalistic firepower gathered to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Sunday, the small momen...

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Arianna Huffington: Honoring The Memory Of 9/11 By Honoring The Memory Of 9/12

2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

As we commemorate 9/11, we should remember that this is also the 10th anniversary of 9/12 -- the day when the shock began to wear off, and the country began to decide what its reaction was going to be.

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Paul Simon's Song For 9/11

2011-09-11T23:07:10Z

Paul Simon appeared along with Yo-Yo Ma and James Taylor at Ground Zero today to commemorate the World Trade Center memorial. He sang "The Sound of Si...

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