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Some of the differences in meaning between words “terror” and “terrorism” according the author are that “Terror was still a name for intense fear, but it no longer connoted a social force.”(10) rather than “terrorism”, witch by modern times refers only to the “use of violence against a government, not on its behalf” (11) During the French revolution according to Nunberg the traditional definition of terror changes from “is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible; it is therefore…

Racial Profiling or Authorities Doing Their Job? The arrest of a 14-year-old Muslim student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas sparked a controversy long debated within the United States. Racial profiling. Little did Ahmed Mohamed know that bringing the clock he made from a pencil-case to school would end with him being arrested for the hoax bomb law. In an interview with Chris Hayes of MSNBC, Ahmed tells the story of how he was interrogated on school property for over an hour where he…

Terrorism is not new to the world, it has been used since the early times of recorded history, but it is different today from what it was like in the ancient times. The Sicarii were a Jewish group that has been believed to do the first act of terror in the recorded history, by slaughtering their Roman rulers. In the past, terrorism was for the purpose of ethnic cleansing and to keep a brutal dictatorship in power. Today, the purposes of terrorism haven’t really changed, however it is better to…

Summary: On Thursday, June 18, 2015 the conservative government of Canada received royal assent for a new piece of anti-terror legislation which will give expanded, controversial, and sweeping powers to Canada’s spy agency; the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIC). Because of the very radical changes C-51 proposes to the current terror prevention structure in Canada, many have simultaneously criticized and praised it. With opponents stipulating that because of the bill’s vague…

Terrorism and its effects on the United States of America and Americans “With great power, comes great responsibility,” this quote was stated by Uncle Ben, in Spiderman, but holds true to real life situations. At the end of the 19th century, as the United Stated were entering the 20th century the global market was changing thanks to the industrial revolution and America expanding it’s exportation. Along with economic advancement, the US came to military prominence within a similar timeframe.…

Foreign Policy After 9/11 After the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon September 11, 2001, the United States was completely changed forever. Everyone's lives changed drastically that day. There was a new threat to America and no way to fight this new enemy head on. For many people, the word terrorist was heard before, but Americans never would have expected that this would ever happen to us. We were caught off guard and severely damaged. After the attack, our foreign policy was…

Ever since the planes had crashed into the Twin Towers in New York on September 1, 2001, Americans had fallen into the state of fear. Since then, Americans were willing to give up their privacy for protection, and even to this day The President of the United States has signed a temporary travel ban that keeps people from other countries entering the U.S. to keep people safe. These actions of protecting the people represents what extent people will go to, to be safe rather than free. American…

The Patriot Act The department of Justice (DOJ) has many different jobs to fulfill in regards to keeping our nation safe. But, the DOJ has one main priority, and that is to prevent future terrorist acts within the United States (US) , and when warranted outside of the US. In a post-9/11 world, meaning after the attacks on the US on September 11th, 2001, the Patriot Act, has played a key role in assisting the DOJ in preventing future acts of terrorism. The writer will examine the pros and cons…

After September 11, 2001, many things changed in the United States. Because of the potential for additional attacks on Americans here and abroad, the government started monitoring conversations on the Internet and on cell /telephones of citizen of the United States. This monitoring of electronic devises was without the knowledge or consent of the owners. The National Security Agency or NSA was very good at keeping their surveillance a secret from the public but all things done in the dark come…

One of the groups that have drawn the most attention in the last year has been Boko Haram (Lecture notes). Boko Haram was designated a terrorist group by U.S. in 2013 (Chothia, 2015). Government officials admit they “could have done it sooner” (Kessler, 2014). To be designated a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), there is a procedure that must be followed, as well as criteria that must be met (Kessler, 2014). The criteria includes the determination that the organization’s terrorist…