Remebering 9-11

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  1. artifact
    a man-made object
    Some of these artifacts will be part of a memorial museum planned for the World Trade Center site in New York City.
  2. hangar
    a structure where aircraft can be stored and maintained
    TRACKING THE PIECES


    I visited Hangar 17 at JFK Airport in a part of New York City named Queens, with my Editor Suzanne Freeman, and Sonnet Takahisa, the director of education for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center site.
  3. displace
    cause to move, usually with force or pressure
    The hotel next to my house, the Tribeca Grand, took in displaced families and their pets.
  4. preserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
    I


    Twisted steel beams preserved by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
  5. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
    People were running, some screaming, some just standing still, stupefied, staring in eerie silence.
  6. chaotic
    completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
    Life was chaotic.
  7. stupefy
    make someone dazed or foolish
    People were running, some screaming, some just standing still, stupefied, staring in eerie silence.
  8. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    I


    Twisted steel beams preserved by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
  9. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
    As we entered the enormous space, my heart skipped.
  10. accord
    concurrence of opinion
    According to Takahisa, they are a tragic but important piece of our history, a reminder of what happened that day.
Created on Wed Sep 01 15:11:31 EDT 2010

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