Q I. The set-upII. 9/11III. AnthraxIV. Anxiety Reigned V. Beltway SnipersVI. This combination of events and circumstances was a hyper-local expression of larger, national, American Crises. It was felt very personally and powerfully by a small group of late-teens / young-adults who were already pre-traumatized and in very vulnerable parts of their lives. As a result of their experience, my girlfriend and I also experienced these events very powerfully and personally. I wasn’t afraid of terrorists, infections, or random bullets, but as their teacher I had no choice but to interact with their fear every day. Their fear became my background culture, the environment in which I taught. It was my crisis.
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