8:00 am
As I climbed into the cab for my morning commute,
I say good bye to my wife and child,
Off to work,
Oh, the blue skies, and birds chirping,
What a beautiful day it was.

8:30 am
I arrive at the World Trade Center…
Oh isn’t it wonderful to work at eight in the morning,
Gosh, it wonderful to wake up to the Empire State Building, The MET,
And oh how could I forget Central Park.

8:45 am
A woman with whom I work with began to yell,
“There are planes heading for the building!!”
I begin to pray for my family,
Please help me, PLEASE!

9:00 am
Debris flew around me,
My lungs heavy,
Like a load of bricks were on my chest,
I see an apartment building and run inside,
Looking back at my colleagues 

10:20 am
Police and firemen appear,
They tell us part of the Pentagon is dust,
I begin to think of all the innocent civilians,
Why must they die?
They have meant no harm.

“They’d be sick one day and gone the next”. These were the symptoms of the ‘Spanish Influenza’. The flu known as the ‘Spanish Influenza’ actually started in Kanas not Spain. This flu couldn’t be stopped no matter what doctors or city leaders did. Over the 9 months of the pandemic between 50-100 million people were killed worldwide.

H1N1 also known as ‘Spanish Influenza’ started in Haskell County, Kanas. The flu was especially lethal in the 20-40 age group. The healthiest including pregnant women were often the ones who were infected with the flu. Some of the symptoms were just like a basic cold however, some had advanced symptoms such as high fever, bloody mucus, lungs filled with blood and some even turned blue from the lack of oxygen. Most of the people with these symptoms died.

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The Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination took place on June 28, 1914. He was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip who was a part of a terrorist group called the Black Hand, which originated in Serbia. Princip also killed the Archduke’s wife, Sofie. The war following the assassination was the result of nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and the alliances. World War I should have not happened because most countries went into debt after war and 14.5 million people lost their lives.

All countries were in finical crisis after WWI. Germany for example had to sign the Treaty of Versailles to give up all their colonies, and pay $31.4 billion for all war damages. They also had to admit they started the war. During the war, all countries also had to pay about $300,000,000 for soldiers and war equipment. If WWI didn’t happen these empires could have had stronger economy.

Empires weren’t the only ones shattered, many hearts were too. “8 million had been killed by bombardment, machine gun and rifle fire, poison and disease” (Murphy 92). Cites and towns were mowed over, plantations and factories blasted to pieces. This was the result of war. If WWI was avoided the towns would be busy, not ghost towns.

Some people say that WWI solved tensions but, really it just made more. For example Russia went into Civil War afterwards. Hitler even started WWII, only to get revenge on France, Russia, and Great Britain.

Dead people scattered as far the eye can see. These are the scenes many people encountered after war. These sights should have been avoided so countries would have been financially stable and the smell of death would have not lingered in the air.

Did you now not one of the Olympics has been held in Ireland? This should be fixed by holding the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Summer Olympics should be in Dublin due to the beautiful scenic views, strong economy and government, and rich culture.

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