The Tragic Day

        Wednesday, 9/11, 2001 a tragic day in American history.  This day marks the day of the twin towers’ crash.  It represents a senseless terrorist act.  The man claimed to be behind this, Osama Bin Laden.  Luckily folks, you won’t have to deal with him anymore.

        The day started as a normal day. People running in n’ out of buildings, grabbing coffee.  Suddenly, BOOM! One plane crashes into the World Trade Center.  A few minutes later, BOOM! The second plane crashes.  Both planes were hijacked and all the people in all the planes died.  Shortly after, firefighters came to a rush saving people everywhere.  After the second plane crash,  the military was notified that there was a plane coming directly to the White House. Soon after, another  plane crashed into the pentagon.  The plane that was heading towards the White House crashed in a Pennsylvania farm. All the people died.  The crashing of the Twin Towers will be remembered in America’s heart.  The whole world watched in fear as the second plane crashed.  The  world was stunned as the third plane crashed into the pentagon. Subsequently, there was a  financial meltdown of the US economy followed by the world.

Though the 9/11 crash was devastating, it also represented a day of heroism, bravery, patriotism of ordinary people.  Every single firefighter who responded to the calls of the World Trade Center died helping people out. Their sacrifice and bravery will forever be remembered.   The bravery of United Airlines Flight 93 passengers and flight crew will also be forever remembered.  As soon as the passengers and crew on the plane got word that they were going directly  to the White House, they got worried.  They fought back with the hijackers to protect the President. They managed to reroute the plane 130 miles from the White House.  The plane ultimately crashed in a farm.  This shows patriotism of ordinary people.

What did you think about the tragic day of 9/11?

A Comeback?

A Comeback?

By:  Aum

Did you know that every year, about 10,000 to 100,000 animal species die off?  When a species dies off, it is known to be extinct, which means that it is never coming back.  Until now…

We now possess the knowledge, power, and technology to bring back some extinct species.  In order to bring back a species, scientists need the DNA, which is the genetic make-up of that animal.  This doesn’t mean that we are all going to be eaten by Tyrannosaurus Rex!  Researchers can only use the DNA from more recent species that have gone extinct because older DNA is no longer accessible in the fossils.  For example, Australian scientists are on the verge of bringing back the gastric brooding frog.

There are many different opinions about whether or not extinct species should be brought back to life.  On one hand, it would be neat to bring a species back, but there are also many concerns.  One concern is how a species would adapt to its new environmental habitat in modern times.  Secondly, many environmentalists worry that people won’t care about animals if we can bring them back so easily once they are gone.

I personally think we should not bring extinct species back because I agree with the environmentalists.  I also think some of the animals might be dangerous and don’t belong in our modern world.  We shouldn’t tamper with nature; we need to be responsible and take care of our Earth the first time around.  Where do you stand on this issue?  Looking forward to your comments!