'The End of the Innocence'

摘要

I thought I was patriotic before, but now the sight of our flag or the singing of our national anthem fills my eyes with tears and my heart with pride. Before Sept. 11,I was pretty complacent about my freedoms as an American. Now I have come to realize all that our flag symbolizes. I read the Bill of Rights with a renewed understanding. I will never, ever again take for granted the freedoms we have here in the United States.