“What is an Act of Terror?” by Jo Ellen Green Kaiser gives a short description of acts of terror and acts of war. Kaiser tries to make us believe that an “act of terror” and an “act or war” are the same thing. She wants us to believe that if you believe different you can take awful actions. They both aim to cause death and destruction, and they both cause fear. Does that mean they are both awful? Kaiser tells us that the terms terror and war have changed since 9/11. Kaiser makes us believe that Bush administration exaggerated “terror” and “war” by declaring ordinary enemies of the state as terrorists. Why does she want us to think this? The article states that the “American way of Life” is the best possible way to live and the only way. I
