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We must ‘contextualize America’s tragedies,’ the left says

By Bria Felicien

Sept 11, 2018

1. Colleges Don't Need 9/11 Memorial Ceremonies

From Slate: "Students need us to contextualize America's tragedies, not commemorate them."

2. We expected the war on terror to unite us. What went wrong?

From Washington Post: "9/11 made Americans put their differences aside. Obviously, it didn't last."

3. The Real Lesson of Sept. 11

From New York Times: "I went to war to avenge my brother's death. But the only person I truly wanted to kill died 17 years ago."

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