ground zero
Hadeel Daher
Mr.Geigle
English 1106
12 September 2014
“Ground Zero”
The incident of a terrorist attack that occurred in New York City on the twin towers but also the pentagon was another target that was aimed for, only this one happened in Washington D.C. Both of these incidents come hand in hand and are rooted in America’s history, due to all of the American families who lost a loved one or a close relative. This impact was very hard to endure for many American hearts. September 11, 2001 is marked very significant and has a big impact on many New Yorkers. It’s shocking and sad to hear that about “3,000 individuals died during the explosion”. The author Suzanne Berne wrote an essay regarding “Ground Zero” in which she gave her experience, but also her own insights of what she saw at the site of the attack. The 9/11 attack is where two hijacked planes went into the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center, causing a lot of damage and destruction. As many recall, the people of New York were raged with frustration and were not able to do anything for the lives that they lost. Berne uses different ways to give the message to the reader what it was like at the scene, but also her thoughts about the issue using word choice, key ideas, and organization.
The first method Berne uses to capture the readers attention is word choice, specifically figurative language. For instance, Berne descibes what the site of the attack looked like to many strangers who actually don’t know anything about the attack, but all they see in the news is buildings collapse, fire, crowds as Berne says, “ But to the out-of-towner, ground zero looks at first like a construction site.” (Berne 168). The quote illustrates a simile becuase Berne compares someone who is not familar with the issue to a construction site, and people had in mind that it is a very disapppointing place as the news report. From Berne’s point of view, all she saw was a place that she didn’t expect to see. In
Mr.Geigle
English 1106
12 September 2014
“Ground Zero”
The incident of a terrorist attack that occurred in New York City on the twin towers but also the pentagon was another target that was aimed for, only this one happened in Washington D.C. Both of these incidents come hand in hand and are rooted in America’s history, due to all of the American families who lost a loved one or a close relative. This impact was very hard to endure for many American hearts. September 11, 2001 is marked very significant and has a big impact on many New Yorkers. It’s shocking and sad to hear that about “3,000 individuals died during the explosion”. The author Suzanne Berne wrote an essay regarding “Ground Zero” in which she gave her experience, but also her own insights of what she saw at the site of the attack. The 9/11 attack is where two hijacked planes went into the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center, causing a lot of damage and destruction. As many recall, the people of New York were raged with frustration and were not able to do anything for the lives that they lost. Berne uses different ways to give the message to the reader what it was like at the scene, but also her thoughts about the issue using word choice, key ideas, and organization.
The first method Berne uses to capture the readers attention is word choice, specifically figurative language. For instance, Berne descibes what the site of the attack looked like to many strangers who actually don’t know anything about the attack, but all they see in the news is buildings collapse, fire, crowds as Berne says, “ But to the out-of-towner, ground zero looks at first like a construction site.” (Berne 168). The quote illustrates a simile becuase Berne compares someone who is not familar with the issue to a construction site, and people had in mind that it is a very disapppointing place as the news report. From Berne’s point of view, all she saw was a place that she didn’t expect to see. In