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When Evil Brings Goodness The article "Where Victory Lies," by Nancy Gibbs gives astonishing account of how the event of 9/11 turned America into a greater and stronger nation. Gibbs starts the article by giving her story on what happened that tragic day. Her kids were young, and the news was everywhere. Her then four year old thought the tragedy was an accident, but her seven year old knew that it was not. "And I wondered. When was it, somewhere along the way, that she had discovered the presence of evil in the world? At 4, it was unthinkable. By 7, it was undeniable" (Gibbs 68). The author then writes about how 9/11 has changed the world today. With advanced security, and one of Americas biggest terrorists being gone, Gibbs concludes the
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