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Without falling into jingoism or being over-sentimental, Robert Pinsky’s poem “9/11” generates a commendable ode to the spirit that drives this country, in addition to revealing the American culture for what it truly is – enthusiastic and frivolous, courageous and fallible, petty and resilient. For most Americans, September 10th is Before, and everything since is After.

Citizens from every state across the U.S. responded immediately to the attacks by giving blood and donating much-needed items to shelters, where an overwhelming amount of aid was sent to assist the itinerant victims. However, it’s ironic that the American people – who were so benevolent and charitable for the populace of the 9/11 tragedy – would turn their backs on and as soon as forget about the southern states devastated by Hurricane Katrina. American’s own self-centeredness gave way and gave way to greed, when the Louisiana didn’t receive the same helpful consideration New York.
The American culture has......

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