Tuesday, July 14, 2009

"A Flash of Memory" Great Quote

Here's the piece I chose. Sure it's a opinion piece, but it's a damn good one filled with simple language explaining an awful event. The author is a fashion designer who survived Hiroshima. Inspired by Obama's campaign to seek security and peace in a world without nuclear weapons, Issey Miyake decided to tell her story. The best quote in this piece is the description of how tramatic it was for her as a seven-year-old to experience firsthand the aftermath of a atomic bomb. "When I close my eyes, I still see things no one should ever experience: a bright red light, the black cloud soon after, people running in every direction trying desperately to escape — I remember it all." This line resonates deep with me. It shows that Miyake as a senior citizen is still dealing with the stress of surviving such an awful event and how it will most likely always haunt her.

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