Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? The word terrorism carries a very negative connotation in the western world. The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City‚ the Unabomber‚ and countless atrocities the modern news is plagued with frequently skews what terrorism is and what terrorists are. During the American Revolution‚ the colonist rebels used terrorist tactics to win the war and secure their freedom. They were considered freedom fighters‚ not terrorists. However‚ when opinions are taken
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The PATRIOT Act: Right or Wrong. On September 11th of 2001 the United States was attacked. Many people died and through that drama the United States was unified with a singular goal of stopping terrorism. While many people were willing to sacrifice a few freedoms for the greater good‚ others were asking where is the line between the government fighting terrorism and abusing a situation to expand its dominion over the public. The United States government passed a bill called the PATRIOT Act to
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Evidence Betrayer or Patriot Act and scene (provide citation) Explanation Our course will seem Patriot too bloody‚ Caius Cassius‚ To cut the head off and then hack the limbs‚ Like wrath in death and envy afterwards; For Antony is but a limb of Caesar: Let us be sacrificers‚ but not butchers‚ Caius Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ Page Here Brutus explains 8 that while they must kill Caesar to save Rome from dictatorship‚ they must not kill Marc Antony as well‚ or they will appear to
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Should Congress have enacted the patriot act to combat terrorism and protect citizens after 9/11/2001‚ or was it an extreme measure of legislation that violated our civil liberties? As a patriotic citizen‚ I feel as though sacrifices are necessary when large-scale devastation occurs. So‚ yes‚ they should have enacted the patriot act which allowed them to invade our privacy and impose unusual treatment of suspected terrorists at that time. Furthermore‚ as long as ISIS is a threat they should use
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Patriot Cultural Assignment "The Patriot" is an excellent movie. It may very well be one of the most exciting and moving war-drama movies of all time. There are very few films today that even come close to touching upon the American Revolution‚ which is why "The Patriot" is of such importance. Nonetheless‚ during the film the actual American Revolution takes a back seat and allows the center of the story to revolve around Benjamin Martin (played by Mel Gibson) and his South
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sixteen members of the terrorist organization known as al-Qaeda. Two of the planes were sent to the World Trade Center in New York City‚ another was sent to the Pentagon in Washington D.C‚ while the final plane was forcibly brought down in fields outside of suburban Pennsylvania. These hijackings led to the loss of 2‚980 lives‚ and the events of 9/11 would become the largest terrorist attack on United States soil. In the wake of these attacks‚ Congress quickly passed the USA PATRIOT Act‚ also known as
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APUSH The Patriot (2000) Action/War Roland Emmerich Mel Gibson‚ Heath Ledger‚ Joely Richardson Academy Awards‚ USA 2001 Nominated Oscar Best Cinematography Caleb Deschanel Best Music‚ Original Score John Williams The British have been taken by surprise by the American colonists’ rebellion in 1775‚ which started the American Revolution‚ but the rebels suffered a major defeat at New York City in September 1776. The rebel army reformed and continued to fight. The surrender of a British army
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE IMPOSED FOR TERRORIST KILLINGS Nowadays we all know what the terrorism is. Everyone remember 11th September 2001. It was the biggest terrorist attack. It shocked all of the World. Every country help USA fighting to end the terrorism. All the World start to find the way to stop this problem. Most of countries send their soldiers to catch terrorists and bring peace in the World. There is a few ways to stop this and punish terrorist. One of them is capital punishment but
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The Patriot In theaters on June 30‚ 2000. Directed by: Roland Emmerich Written by: Robert Rodat Main Characters in the movie: Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin‚ Heath Ledgar as Gabriel Martin‚ Tom Wilkinson as Lord General Cornwallis‚ & Jason Issac as Colonel William Tavington The film is rated R for strong war violence. Summary: It is 1776 when the Revolutionary War began between the American Colonists and the British soldiers.The main character‚ Benjamin Martin‚ is a veteran of the
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Our stereotype terrorist is often male‚ age between 18 – 35 years old. The majority of those who commit acts of terrorism are men. However‚ recent notice has been given to women as actors in terrorist attacks. Female terrorist have been involved in a number of incidents. Women have been involved in a wide range of tasks in support of terrorist activity so the concept of the female terrorist is not a new one. A motivational factor that seems to be clear is the intention for fame and acknowledgement
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