9/11 Vocabulary

     It has been twelve years since the 9/11 attacks on the US, and I will never forget what that was like.  I was extremely fortunate to not know anyone who was directly effected by the attack.  Unfortunately, all Americans were impacted by the events that happened on September 11, 2001.

     I was young at the time, so did not fully understand what was unfolding on that day.  I now understand a great deal more of what happened, but I still do not understand why.

     I do remember that there were a few words I had not necessarily heard a great deal prior to that day, but seemed to become all I heard for the next six months or so.

• Terror - the emotion experienced in the presence of danger
• Terrorize - to strike with fear
• Terrorism - refers to the use of violence for the purpose of achieving a political, religious, or ideological goal
• Terrorist - one who engages in the acts of terrorism
• Hijack - to stop and cease control of a vehicle while in motion, especially in order to reach an alternate destination

     These are words I never needed to see in action in order to understand.  But now I will never forget them.