In the days following 9/11, I noticed that in every speech, President Bush worked in the phrase "go out and shop" over and over again: "I'm glad to see women going out shopping with their Muslim friends," and "I'm glad to see Americans aren't afraid to go out and shop." are a few examples. Someone else noticed, did a little research, and wrote an article about how 2/3 of America's economy comes from the middle class buying products made overseas in malls. Sadly, this is a formula that our government will never take steps to fix.
William Annin Middle School, in NJ, in science class. The principal told us over the loudspeaker, and we had a minute of silence. Later, the Social Studies teacher told us that the USSR had called the president to give their condolences, but they were probably laughing behind our backs. Sign of the times.