THE SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY OF TERRORISM: WHO BECOMES A TERRORIST AND WHY? A Report Prepared under an Interagency Agreement by the Federal Research Division‚ Library of Congress September 1999 Author: Rex A. Hudson Editor: Marilyn Majeska Project Managers: Andrea M. Savada Helen C. Metz Federal Research Division Library of Congress Washington‚ D.C. 20540–4840 Tel: 202–707–3900 Fax: 202–707–3920 E-Mail: frds@loc.gov Homepage: http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/ Dear Reader: This product was prepared
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due 4/19/10 April 1‚ 2010 Terrorism Introduction Terrorism is defined loosely based on the Latin word Terre‚ which means to frighten. To be considered an act of terrorism‚ which is a political crime‚ an act must carry with it the intent to disrupt and the change the government and should not be merely a common-law crime committed for greed or egotism. The discipline of economics has many concepts that are relevant to an understanding of terrorism -- supply and demand -- costs
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Terrorism is “The use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal” (merriam-webster.com). Terrorist attacks obtain international attention by targeting specific locations which demonstrate their disagreement on distinct situations both social and political. This acts kill innocent civilians in the pursuit of political or ideological goals. (terrorism-research.com) The first terrorist attack ever reported took place in the 14th century by the
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-Poundmaker was born in 1842 near Battleford Saskatchewan. - His native name was Pitikwahanapiwiyin but he was better known as Poundmaker. - His father’s name was SīkÙkwayān (Skunk Skin)‚ a Stony Indian and his mother was mixed blood. - His uncle was Chief Mistawāsis (Big Child). - He was adopted by Chief Crowfoot of the Blackfoot tribe when he was 30 years old because he lost his son in a raid of a Cree camp. -Crowfoot gave Poundmaker a Blackfoot name Makoyi-koh-kin (Wolf Thin Legs). - Poundmaker
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Sterio‚ M. (2012). Katyn forest massacre: Of genocide‚ state‚ lies‚ and secrecy. Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law‚ 44 (3)‚ 615-631. Introduction Katyn Forest‚ a wooded area near the village of Gneizdovo outside the Russian city of Smolensk‚ was the scene in early 1940 of a wholesale killing by the Soviet NKVD (Narodny Komissariat Vnutrennykh Del)‚ or secret police. The soviets targeted over 22‚000 Polish intelligentsia—military‚ officers‚ doctors‚ engineers‚ police officers
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Running head: IDENTIFIYING INFORMATION 1 Identifying Information for Lawsuit Purposes and Liability for FHA Violations Robert L. St. Claire III/Student ID 4268240 ITMG381 April 9th‚ 2014 American Military University IDENTIFYING INFORMATION 2 Ch. 10) Courts could handle these cases‚ where the company’s complaints may‚ or may not rise to the level of actionable legal claim by taking each case into major consideration from the defamatory
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Terrorist Groups or Freedom Fighters - In Text Citation Practice It is important to understand how to acknowledge your sources and be academically honest. TASK 1) From the “Known Terrorist Groups” posters choose a group that interests you. 2) For that group‚ find at least 5 interesting quotations from articles that say something about the group being either a terrorist group of freedom fighters. 3) Create an MLA bibliography for each quote. eg) IRA “Real IRA members from Northern Ireland
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Is it important to define a jihadist way of war? If so‚ how does it compare to the western way of war? It is important to define the jihadist way of war because it helps the United States in framing the problem of who are the jihadists and what is their end state. Defining the term jihadist prevents the United States from referring to every Muslim on the planet as a jihadist. “It is in our interest to isolate Militant Islamist Ideology from Islamist and from Islam and then to
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AS Sociology Revision Mapping Mass Media “The role of the mass media in representations of age‚ social class‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexuality and disability”. © Chris. Livesey 2007: www.sociology.org.uk AS Sociology For AQA Mass Media Portrayals Representations Interpretations Chandler (2001): Representation refers to how the media constructs realities in terms of certain key markers of identity. Identities Connor (2001): “…representation is not just about the way
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SOC-402 Week 4 DQ 1.doc SOC-402 Week 4 DQ 2.doc SOC-402 Week 4 Quiz.pdf SOC-402 Week 5 DQ 1.doc SOC-402 Week 5 DQ 2.doc SOC-402 Week 5 Workplace crime.doc Sociology - General Sociology Three Sociological Perspectives . Compare the differences among the three major theoretical perspectives in sociology (structural-functionalism‚ conflict theory‚ and symbolic interactionism). With which theory and theorist do you find that you share similar views with and why? Qualitative
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