“About
New York; For One 9/11 Family, Five Waves of Grief”
(I have paper copies of the article if you would like one)
Directions:
- Read non fiction article
- With a partner, answer the following questions in a comment on the post. Make sure to include your name and your partner's name.
Questions:
- What was your initial reaction to the article? Choose three emotions that it made you feel.
- How did the family grieve the loss of Mark?
- Do you think being constantly reminded of their sons death is healthy and helps with their healing process? Why or why not?
- What is one sentence/phrase in the article that struck you? Why?
Rhafiq-1. i felt shocked, hurt, miserable.
ReplyDelete2. Mark felt heartbroken and shocked.
4."This was the fifth time in the last two years that parts of Mark Petrocelli had been identified. Mark Petrocelli, 28: husband of Nicole, son of Al and Ginger, younger brother of Al Jr., uncle of Emily, friend of many. The fifth time."
Anna & Maima
ReplyDelete1. Shock. It made me feel sad,happy they got over his death, and remorse.
2. They stopped making cappuccinos. They made a memorial on their lawn. They re-did the bathroom and painted the living room. The siblings wear something from that day.
3. Yes & No. NO because they have to feel that pain all over again each time they find a new piece of him. But Yes because they're forced to accept what happened, and learn to deal with it.
4. "They found his heart"
Shakir & Tamia
ReplyDeleteWe were surprised, shocked, and sad. The family grieved the loss of there son Mark by having a memorial in their front yard. No I don't because being reminded will upset them even more and might become even worse. ''I see it as always being there,'' Mr. Petrocelli said
of his memorial. ''I would never think of not having it looking prim and proper all the time. It gives me satisfaction and comfort to do it -- to talk to Mark.'' This is really powerful to us because he really missed his son and this showed how much he appreciates him.
Zaakirah and Annie
ReplyDelete1.Sad, happy,hurt.
2.They all have something that reminds them of him. They attend night group sessions with other parents that lost their sons on 9/11
3.i don't think it was healthy it keep reminding them of a great big lost in their life and bring them back to that sad place.
4. one sentence from the article that struck me was" Petrocellis learned that mark's death had been confirmed through dental records". it struck me because that means body was bowed up .they keep finding part of his body.
Onshae & Hafsa
ReplyDelete1.We both felt sad,disappointed and shocked.
2.The family grieved by attending to the memorial that the father has planned out in the front yard.
3.It does not help to keep constantly talking about your son's death. It is okay to talk about it but being reminded of the situation over and over again is not healthy. Causes too much stress.
4.One sentence that struck us is "from his left knee down to the top of his foot.Right femur with right lower leg and kneecap,some skin,a piece of skull bone and soft tissue muscle
T.Wright
ReplyDelete1. I was sad, shocked, and hurt
2. They were sad.
3. no because they have to relive the tragedy
4. when the family was told that his heart was found
Luke&Jean
ReplyDelete1.We felt sad,shocked, and hurt
2.They made a memorial on there lawn and redid the bathroom
3.Yes because getting out all the emotions and feelings out help.Also it can help them let go of their son and accept it.
4.One sentence that struck me in the Article was ''They found his heart''
Destiny
ReplyDelete1. I was shocked, sad and terrified to hear about such a tragic moment that they had to keep reliving over and over.
2. They all attend to the memorial in the front yard of their house that his father had planned.
3. I do not think that constantly being reminded of their sons death is healthy. It tends to break them down every time. It also adds stress when finding out more things and more intense parts of his body and things that belong to him. Every time they hear about Mark they feel the pain all over again.
4. One phrase that really struck me and caught me off guard is ''From his left knee down to the top of his foot. Right femur with right lower leg and kneecap. Some skin. A piece of skull bone. Soft tissue. Muscle.''. This really got to me because I cannot imagine being a parent and having to hear the body parts of my son being found here and there. It's really heart breaking.
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DeleteCameron
ReplyDelete1. Neutral. Honestly stuff about 9/11 doesn't make me emotional. I am sorry for thee family though.
2.They were upset. Every time they got a body part they had to get it cremate it over and over again.
3. No. I mean, when the subject comes up every few weeks or so, yeah but every single second, that's just torture. It happens sadly but we all have our own lives to live, we shouldn't dwell too much on the past.
4. Honestly when I heard about them getting scattered body parts from their deceased son.
Lizzy and Kenny
ReplyDelete1. Our initial reaction to the story was shocked. it made us feel disgusted at how graphic it was.
2. the family grieved over marks death by building a memorial in their front yard and having all his body cremated since they never found his body all at once.
3.being reminded of their son's death does help with their healing process because they can feel better about his death knowing that all of his body parts and not being left there.
4.the phrase that struck us the most was "on Sept. 25, 2001, the Petrocellis learned that Mark's death had been confirmed through dental records. on Oct. 26, they were told his upper torso had been identified. on Nov. 11, some soft tissue and muscle. on march 21, 2002, four parts, including his heart.
Heem & Naasirah
ReplyDelete1.I felt sad, sorry for them and devastated
2.they grieved by always remembering him and dealt with it
3.being constantly reminded is not healthy because it can cause depression
4."even with the grace of two years, the World Trade Center collapsed continued to render meaningless such as closure and moving on."
1) i felt sad hurt and surprised
ReplyDelete2)they grieved by showing up to his memorial his father prepared also by having the towers on the back of their car along with "we love an miss you" with marks name in the inscription
3)no because it could cause depression and stress but also yes so the know mentally he forever with them
4) one sentence that stuck with me is "we will continue on with his absence and integral part of their lives" because they know physically he's not here but mentally he always there
Esmeralda
ReplyDelete1. my initial reaction to this article was more anger than sadness, because its unfortunate what happened, and their always having to say goodbye to Mark, every time more of him is identified. three emotions was , anger, sadness, and sorrowfulness.
2. the family grieved Mark by getting together every Sunday and having dinner for him.
3. the family constantly being reminded with the death of their son is healthy, to and extent. i feel this way because i know that i wouldn't want others to feel pity for me, also its over whelming to over think about what I've lost. then its healthy, because you cant let a loved one slip your mind.
4. a sentence that struck me is " Which meant that it was time to visit the funeral home. Again." because its heart wrenching to go through the goodbye process over and over again, when your suppose to be "moving on".
1. Sad aggravated and depressed
ReplyDelete2. They built a memorial
3. no because we only want to remember the good times not the bad times. #TEAMTRUMP
4. ''We're new people now,'' This shows that 9/11 changed them
Sahmir Blackwell
Damian Brown
1. My initial reaction to this article is i was sad because their family lost a loved one to such a tragic accident. Three emotions i felt were sadness , devastation, and sorry.
ReplyDelete2. The family grieved the loss of Mark by holding several of funerals for him and his body parts that were found at different times.
3. I don't think that them being always reminded of their sons death is not healthy because they may be trying to get over it .
4. A sentence in this article that struck me was that when the family was told that Mark's heart was found.
Gary Adams
ReplyDelete1. My reaction to this article is sad. reading this article made me feel sad, angry and worried.
2. the family grieved the loss of mark by building a memorial in their front yard and having all his body cremated.
3. I think being constantly reminded of they're sons death is not healthy because that could make them depressed
4. the sentence that stuck with me was "Which meant that it was time to visit the funeral home .again time to cremate. Again. this stuck with me because this sentence told me that they to go to the funeral home a number of times for his son.
1. depreessed, upset, sad.
ReplyDelete2.the family held a couple funerals for mark.
3.being reminded of thier sons death may be good because they have to realize its happened
4."were new people now"this shows 9/11 changed them
harry dunfee
Anyae Hooper
ReplyDelete1. My initial reaction to this article was devastation because many people lost their family and friends that day. I was also angry because people aren't going to be able to see their loved ones ever again because of those imbecilic people. Then I was sad because hundreds of people died that day.
2.The family grieved for Mark by getting together with other families who've lost their children during 9/11.
3.I think that being reminded isn't healthy but if it helps you heal then I guess it's okay. I say that because everyone grieves differently.
4.A sentence that struck me is "No matter how painful, they felt a responsibility -- a primal need, really. Mrs. Petrocelli could just imagine her son meeting her in heaven and asking, ''You left me there?''