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    My 9/11 Story: Paying Kindness Forward

    September 11, 2019

    I still remember that beautiful sunny Tuesday morning. I had just moved into the city and started my freshman year at NYU Stern School of Business a little over 2 weeks prior. I remember being in the shower getting ready for class when I heard my roommate scream, “Tina, come out here!” Half asleep still and hair soaked, I sauntered over to her television. She pointed in utter shock at the screen showing the first tower up in flames after being hit by a plane. I stood there lifeless in shock watching the breaking news unable to register that this had happened a mile and half south of me. Soon…

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