Essays on Terrorism Benjamin Kuipers‚ PhD‚ Professor‚ Computer Sciences‚ University of Texas at Austin The following three essays discuss the causes and cures for terrorism. They were written at particular points in time and include references to specific events‚ but the principles they describe are timeless‚ I believe. “How to Defeat Terrorism” was written in May 2004‚ at a time when the U.S. occupation of Iraq could see no light at either end of the tunnel. “Identifying Terrorists as a Diagnosis
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I believe I would relate more to Jeannine from Ordinary people‚ because of the circumstances she had to go through. When her parents were getting separated‚ when she began to explain to Conrad it was clear that i had a connection with her character. When Jeannines parents got a divorce she had quite some trouble going through all the pain she felt alone‚ so she tried to find a way to hurt herself‚ she went on with a couple of kids in the neighborhood‚ began to smoke‚ and stealing. As she is telling
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Conrad Jarrett the protagonist in the movie Ordinary People is the son of Calvin and Beth Jarrett. A lack of communication and denial between the members of the family is seen after the death of the oldest son Buck. Conrad struggled to cope after the death of his brother and attempted to commit suicide but failed‚ forcing him to be hospitalized. After he was released from the hospital Conrad was trying to get his life back to normal‚ but he was very depressed and felt he had very little purpose in
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“Heroes are ordinary people‚ they just have the endurance to go one moment more”. Anybody can be a hero. The difference is a hero has the guts and determination to go into the chaotic situation and save the day even if that means risking their own life. Heroes are willing to do incredible things and they never think of going back and are not worrying about themselves. Ordinary people may want to save the world and make it a better place‚ but heroes are the ones who take action and go the extra mile
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Ordinary People How I relate to Conrad garret is if I got in a fight I wouldn’t feel bad about the situation because I would have had a reason to fight back and not just let someone get away with what something the other person did. I’m just not the type to let shit go and then feel bad afterword sim more of if I win the fight I would feel like I’m the shit after not go upstairs and cry myself to sleep like that’s just not going to happen because in a man’s nature its ok to have feelings but after
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brother to die. At that time‚ there was nobody to comfort him or help him through the situation even though there was obvious signs. It was until the last minute that people finally started to worry‚ but by then it would be too late. Although the past cannot be fixed ‚ there are people who were there for him afterwards. Many characters help Conrad Jarrett to achieve a stronger sense of identity and a healthier mental outlook. One would be his therapist Dr.Berger. Dr.Berger helps Conrad through many
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naturalist and politician John Lubbock wrote‚ “Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.” I agree with John Lubbock‚ because I believe we choose our character traits. We make decisions in our lives‚ some life changing decisions‚ some small irrelevant decisions‚ that could change our minds according to how we process our choices. Our personality affects our character heavily‚ our personality tells one everything about us. Our character is also affected by our ability to perceive things
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as I have lived‚ I have always been a trickster and one to make people laugh. From playing pranks on friends while on vacation to making awful jokes and puns. I believe that the he Japanese yokai‚ known as kitsune‚ and I have a lot of traits in common. These include: wisdom‚ elements of being a trickster and being devious‚ and finally just as there are more than one types of kitsune‚ there are different sides of me. The first trait I believe we share is wisdom. Kitsune are considered to be very wise
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Character Trait of Creon The Greek tragedy Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ introduces characters that can be described as tragic heroes. This tragedy has the character face with a dramatic reconciliation. Creon‚ one of the main characters in the play‚ is a major tragic hero because of his personal characteristics and the actions he made. There were three specific characteristics that can be explained to describe Creon’s personality. He was ignorant‚ rude and insecure. Creon had a natural habit of being
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what kind of people we are; it matters‚ too‚ what kind of people we hope to be” (Appiah 72). He discusses the relationship between moral philosophy and scientific research. He used some research experiments such as Milgrams and The Good Samaritan to further explain this quote. During these discussions he explains the difference between situationist and globalist/virtue ethics. Situationists are people who feel that what predicts behavior are situational factors instead of character traits. Globalists
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