In light of my studies on American exceptionalism and the dominant ideology of our "war on terror," the behavior and emotions of the students in the mods on April 19th can be seen as symptoms of our "moralistic creed" where American's increasingly define themselves as righteous crusaders against Islamic terrorism – which only serves to reinforce cultural conflict and exacerbate the underlying causes of tragedies like the Marathon Monday bombing The Study The events in Boston that started with the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, and culmin...

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