Embracing the American Identity.

Devotion. Patriotism. Loyalty. These emotions are used to depict the overall description of National Identity. America is a nation composed of many identities, which are able to ultimately unite and form as one. The ability to unite as one people allows us to form a strong national identity. The capability to unite as a whole is needed when a nation faces extreme adversity or when having to handle a national crisis. However, is this the …

…governments have coped with a terrorist attack that provided no advance warning and that was intent on causing as much death and destruction as possible?... How is it possible that almost four years to the day after the attacks on our country, with billions of dollars spent to improve our preparedness, that a major area of our nation was so ill prepared to respond to a catastrophe?" 0-http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/sep2005/911-s12.shtml