It is in my brother’s name, and mine, that I pray, that we, this country that has been so deeply hurt, not do something that will unleash forces we will not have the power to call back...This country must allow itself to see its own reflection in the mirror of this horror. --Rita Lasar, a 9/11 victim family member. Her brother, Abe Zelmanowitz, perished in the 9/11 attacks even though he could easily have gotten out, because he stayed with his quadriplegic friend.
posted by T J Geiger at 4:03 PM
I am a 19-year-old graduate with a BA in History and English from Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. My passion for social justice deepens with every passing day. I founded and run a campus peace and justice group. My service on the Board of Trustees for my Unitarian Universalist church has just ended. In October, I was elected to serve on the board of Directors for the national Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. My plan is to teach American History in high school. However, it appears as though I will be teaching middle school English to start out with. I feel my talents can best be used in service to my country by helping young people develop the capacities to think critically about history and, therefore, the present. I love people and their stories. Stories are the stuff of life. They're what bind us together and help us to weave meaning. My hope is to bring to the classroom the stories that often do not get told and to use my voice to transmit the messages and sufferings and triumphs of those traditionally repressed and marignalized segments of the American democratic experiment.
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Tell that to Jaws. . .
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