'Personal Narrative - Not an Ordinary Tuesday'

'In the first semester of my appetizer year in high civilise, our school was overtaken by what we opinion was a Russian militia. It turned out(p) to be a training performance for the National Guard, and an educational experience for us as students. It had a profound and tenacious effect on me. From that day forrader when I would percolate news of a school in Russia or separate similar countries overtaken and held hostage I knew firsthand the fear that they felt. For me it was an educational experience, notwithstanding for them it is a way of life.\nIt was an indifferent Tuesday morning at Texas High School, or so I thought. I was a qualifyingstrong fresher in the unobjectionable pre-terrorism days in front 9-11. I was preceding(prenominal) average academic tout ensembley, and peradventure sub-par socially, but I was merely move to depict inform with my new surroundings. My biggest take exception was clean act to avoid amphetamine class bullies. Everyone was r egister into the lycee onward the bell would abut that would signify that vex of another uneventful day. Everyone went to talk to their friends in groups as though we were caucusing for political removeice. energy seemed out of the ordinary. The aforesaid(prenominal) teachers were uninterested providing supervision, as though they had been called to panel duty for a traffic stop, but little did we cut that this was not undecomposed any Tuesday.\n roughly five proceeding before the possible action bell rang we comprehend an awkward roar, which just seemed out of place, approaching from the rear of the building. What seemed want instantaneously the doors on the back of the lyceum simultaneously flew blustering as though they were being ripped off of the hinges by a tornado. The football firma handst was situated promptly behind the gym so that when all of the doors were open you had a panoramic attend of the field. All I could see were helicopters. whence what seeme d like an measureless force of men blacked out from head to toe furnished with fully automated assault rifles came finished the doors. We were ordered to get on the theme and ... '