Civics: Metanoia vs Epistrophic
Impact of 9/11: 9/11 caused a national trauma and a crisis of American confidence, particularly an identity crisis.
National Response: The attack led to the Global War on Terror, which divided Americans and weakened the nation.
Shift in National Perception: The war forced Americans to confront the possibility that they were not always the “good guys,” a concept not seriously considered since the Vietnam War.
