I read an article about one photo from September 11, 2001. In the photo a man fell from one of the top stories of the Twin Towers. Supposedly around 200 people jumped or fell from the buildings on this day. It is terrifying to think back on this event and of the ways people lost their lives. So many families were devastated and this picture shows but one of the lives lost by unsuspecting victims.
September 11, 2001 was one of the most photographed and documented days in history and this terrible photo was only a fraction of it, but it is powerful. No one knows who the man is but there has been speculation of his identity. So many people jumped from those buildings but his jump was documented for the world to see. But the world didn't want to see this. Many people hated this photo being used in newspapers or articles because it was too disturbing. But the event was and still is disturbing, and that's why this photo matters. People lost their lives because of terrorism and people will continue to lose their lives for terrorism until it is ended.
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| "The Falling Man" taken by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew |
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