Duke University

This podcast was an extremely good one in my opinion because it was one a lot of people could relate to. Sometimes people watch or listen something but unless they have a memory or thought that is similar then many become disinterested. Everyone has something to say about September 11th, and we all have our different opinions of where we were or what we remember about it. I for one was in 8th grade English class when our teacher ran out of the room and all of the teachers congregated to watch the awful television footage. I thought it was very interesting to hear that one girl say that she thought that it was a movie. I can remember watching footage for days and it seemed like a dream. A lot of movies now a days look like then when they are a trailer and it is unbelievable that those things can actually happen. Listening to these things can really give people perspective and help them see other people's point of views.

I believe that it would be very beneficial for a social studies class to listen to a podcast like this one because it helps people to be a lot more open minded. There are many people now a days that have been affected since 9/11 when their lives would be completely normal otherwise. The United States as a whole has become a lot more prejudice towards middle eastern cultures and many people are then misjudged. When teachers use this sort of podcast it does have something to do with learning about a specific topic but it really also has to do with the fact it just makes them broaden their perspectives on life.