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For the last few weeks our class has been studying two novels, [|The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn] and [|The Red Badge of Courage], both of which deal with the after effects of the Civil War on Amercian life and culture and the American individual.

It seems that the character of a nation changes after war; no matter the size of the war or type of action fought, war changes us. It changes us so much so that history books always seem to divide our history, not so much by our accomplishments, but by our wars.

A little over four years ago the United States was hit by war. Our Twin Towers were destroyed, and we plunged once again into war. Accordingly, we have changed. This is not the same America that we woke up to on September the 10th, 2001. We, ourselves, are not the same people.