Mac 1 Stephen Mac Professor Zagar EN101 4 April 2013 Terrorist The word “terrorist” is a noun that means any person who uses violent and intimidating methods to achieve a goal. The origin of this word dated back during the French revolution where people used intimidation against the government to achieve democracy and equality. It was derived from the Latin word “terreo” which means “fear.” Terrorist uses many different tactics like car bombing‚ hijackings‚ and explosions to emphasize their
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"Terrorist‚ He’s Watching" by Wislawa Szymborska explores the anticipation of a real life terrorist bombing. The poem is narrated from a third person omnipresent point of view‚ in a very matter-of-fact tone. The scene described shows various customers entering and exiting the bar in the minutes leading up to the bombs detonation. A few of them that are close to death get away‚ and one man even escapes and the re-enters the bar‚ seconds before it turns into a fiery explosion. The author’s purpose
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us and at that time no one had an answer. Soon as everyone found out it was a terrorist attack‚ everyone had questions. 9/11 was a bad day for everybody because some the terrorist died‚ Some people are still not found‚ and Many people died. One of the questions everyone was asking was‚ how did the terrorist come to America? There are many unanswered questions about this topic but I have proof that the terrorist
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act that happened in America that had a major impact on the country was the terrorist attack that happened in New York. The terrorist attack effected everyone around the world‚ either they were there or not. This attack was caused by a group of Islamist extremist that stole planes and flew them over the US. There were a total of four planes that caused many people losing their lives and marking that day as the 9/11 terrorist attack. The first two planes was flown into the twin towers in New York‚ the
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Discussion one: Should Terrorists have legal rights? by: Jonathan Kumbi 10/24/2012 Pol 110 Strayer University Rockville Campus Dr. Nazer Do terrorists have rights? Should Terrorists have legal protection? This is not an easy question to answer. This question poses an interesting dilemma‚ reason being these people are on the Federal Government’s list of most dangerous criminals. Also‚ most if not all are
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DETAIN SUSPECTED TERRORISTS WITHOUT TRIAL? Terrorism isn’t James Bond or Tom Clancy. Even al-Quaeda is looking old school these days--now it’s just some guy with a bomb. He walks the same roads as us. He thinks the same thoughts. But he’s got a bomb. MICHAEL MARSHALL‚ Blood of Angels Thesaurus defines terrorism as the calculated use of violence against civilians to attain political or religious goals. Knowing that a terrorist could be one among the thousands of innocent
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Carnival Cruises enjoyed a pretty good run prior to the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks. The company held 32% of the overall market‚ making it the largest cruise line in the world. As a result of the terrorist attacks cruise lines were forced to offer deep discount‚ which hand an impact on the bottom line. Bookings were down along with profit. This scenario was all too familiar to Carnival Cruises. In the beginning Carnival had struggled‚ but begin to gain popularity‚ by appealing to
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Going up in Smoke: Terrorist Financing and Contraband Cigarettes A strange bond exists between smokers‚ contraband operators‚ and terrorists around the world‚ as ‚ contraband cigarettes indirectly fund terrorist activities. By Antonio L. Rappa For The Straits Times In the year 2000‚ United States authorities caught two Lebanese brothers for running a multimillion-dollar smuggling operation‚ moving low-tax cigarettes from North Carolina to high-tax Michigan. It was a major coup for the Bureau
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person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter.” According to Dictionary.com‚ the definition of “terrorist” is “a person‚ usually a member of a group‚ who advocates terrorism or a person who frightens others.” As for the phase “freedom fighter”‚ it refers to “a person who battles against established forces of tyranny and dictatorship.” In the Western media‚ and often in the world media “Terrorists” are always described as violent people‚ and enemies of world peace. However‚ are terrorist methods
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Conflict will always be a part of human nature due to our complex make up and conflicting ideas and values. Whilst the inevitability of conflict brings much pain and suffering‚ it is not always a bad thing as it can allow for true heroes to arise and act in a way that benefits the greater good. Adversity brings out the best and worst in all people this means that there is a very thin line between a hero and a villain. An individual’s involvement in conflict is a matter of perspective; this means
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