SEPT 11
When people examine right and wrong, they can overcome the negative side of themselves and become better humans. As we look at the act of terrorism that occurred on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 many feel the pain that is shared throughout the United States of America. They feel the frustration, agony, sorrow, and anger. This pain is shared mutually throughout the world even. Many of these people feel that we as a nation should strike back in full force, and aggressively tear down terrorism as a whole. In this short time since the tragedy there have been numerous polls taken that say America is ready to fight a long and drawn out war against terrorism. Perhaps war is not the answer. If we are to go to war will be stooping to the terrorists level. We will be killing thousands of people to make up the lives of the ones we lost, but that is not right, because you cannot bring back their lives now. We will be terrorists in their eyes. We will be coming in to their homeland, and taking away lives of people, because of their beliefs. They believe that their way is the right way, but so do we. We believe in freedoms, and we believe in having rights as people. An additional point is we will be sending many of our young troops to fight a
As we look at this story we see that revenge is not always the answer, but that forgiveness can be just as pleasing, if not more pleasing than revenge. In the story, the old man, Askenov, can be as a symbol of America. He was persecuted for something that he was not guilty of, and America as a nation paid for a crime that was never committed. The guilty man, Makar, can represent the terrorists, and they committed the actual crime, but are not punished for it at first. In the long run, the guilty man eventually got caught in battle that has already been won. We are a free nation and no act of terrorism should stop us from feeling free. There is nothing we can do to bring back the lives that have been lost. Going to battle is not going to win this war of freedom, because this war has already been won? We as a nation must be strong and carry on, because if we do not we will die as a nation and the terrorist with feel satisfaction knowing that they have killed a nation on the inside even though the nation looks strong on the outside. In the short story "The Long Exile", by Leo Tolstoy, an innocent man, Askenov, is charged with murder and is sentenced to life in prison. While in prison Askeno gets a name for himself, and is trusted by everyone in the prison; even the officers in charge. Everyone in the jail knows without a doubt tha
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Approximate Word count = 904
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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