Adam Mayblum The Price We Pay

Ordinary Heroes of September 11, 2001 September 11, 2001 was a day a tragedy for the United States. This was the day terrorist attacked. In the essay “The Price We Pay” written by Adam Mayblum, the events of this day and the heroic actions of ordinary men and women were shown. Many men and women were heroes that day because they exhibited bravery, selflessness, and leadership qualities. Even though people were scared and their lives were in danger they still showed loads of bravery. According to Mayblum, “On the 85th floor a brave associate of mine and I headed back up to our office to drag out my partner who stayed behind.” That showed tons of bravery for going back up a fiery building to save a friend. Another man was seen being brave as he fought a fire with an emergency hose. Mayblums partner also showed bravery by testing an elevator to help a heavyset man make it out of the building. These people were scared but hid the fear and let the bravery inside them be seen on September 11, 2001.
When everything first got started and Adam saw/smelt smoke everywhere he took his shirt off, ripped it into three pieces and gave two pieces to his friends to act as an air filter. As everyone was headed down the stairs Mayblum says, “We kept making way for wounded to go down ahead of us.” Mayblum as well as others showed selflessness by letting others go ahead. Once Mayblum and his brother escaped the building a girl on a bike showed selflessness by stopping and offering them some water. On a day of mad chaos and confusion selflessness was displayed by many as they put others before