Should We Remember 9/11 Persuasive Speech
To be ignorant of the past is to remain a child
Today, it's been more than 13 years ago. It's been more than 13 years since the day that four airplanes were hijacked by the Islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda. The day on which two of these four planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, instantly killing hundreds of people and leaving hundreds more trapped in higher floors. The day that killed over 3000 innocent people. The day of September 11, 2001. This day has probably been one of the blackest days of American history. A day we'd want to forget as soon as possible, a day to bury far beneath the ground, a day to never speak of again. At least that's what sensible people would do, right? But is it really? Because we didn't forget 9/11 and we didn't forget the death of thousands of innocent people. In fact, every September 11th “'Never forget, 9/11” is tweeted at least a thousand times. Clearly, we want to remember this day, and the people it took. And we most definitely should! …show more content…
This quote knows a lot of variations, for example: “Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it” or “Learn from history or you're doomed to repeat it”. Another famous quote with a similar message is the quote of Marcus Tullius Cicerio which is: “To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” or, in short,: “To be ignorant of the past is to remain a child”. The meaning of these quotes is that if you don't know the past, you won't be able to learn from it, which will make you repeat your old mistakes over and
Today, it's been more than 13 years ago. It's been more than 13 years since the day that four airplanes were hijacked by the Islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda. The day on which two of these four planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, instantly killing hundreds of people and leaving hundreds more trapped in higher floors. The day that killed over 3000 innocent people. The day of September 11, 2001. This day has probably been one of the blackest days of American history. A day we'd want to forget as soon as possible, a day to bury far beneath the ground, a day to never speak of again. At least that's what sensible people would do, right? But is it really? Because we didn't forget 9/11 and we didn't forget the death of thousands of innocent people. In fact, every September 11th “'Never forget, 9/11” is tweeted at least a thousand times. Clearly, we want to remember this day, and the people it took. And we most definitely should! …show more content…
This quote knows a lot of variations, for example: “Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it” or “Learn from history or you're doomed to repeat it”. Another famous quote with a similar message is the quote of Marcus Tullius Cicerio which is: “To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” or, in short,: “To be ignorant of the past is to remain a child”. The meaning of these quotes is that if you don't know the past, you won't be able to learn from it, which will make you repeat your old mistakes over and