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Since the terrorist attack of 9/11, the United States has gone through numerous changes within its government and the American society. After the attacks, citizens began to question the state of national security and their safety in the United States. On October 26, 2001, Congress passed the Patriot Act enabling law enforcement to use surveillance and conduct searches without an official warrant to help crack down on terrorism on the United States soil (CITATION). The Department of Homeland…

The Prince, written by Niccoló Machiavelli is a guide for ruling. In the opening chapters Machiavelli gives some basic knowledge to the readers so that they will be able to understand the scope of the book. Machiavelli explains that all states are either republics or principalities. The Prince focuses entirely on principalities because Machiavelli has already discussed republics in a different book. Throughout the rest of the book, Machiavelli explains many different qualities of a leader that…

Footsteps of an army of soldiers march outside your door. Most people have ran from the town in fear of ISIS taking over. Any hope of escape vanishes when realization of having no escape hits. There is nothing to do except hide; hide and wait for some hope of an opportunity to leave the town. Christians in the Middle East are being tortured, crucified, and raped for believing in Jesus Christ. They are living martyrs for the Lord. ISIS is a radical muslim group who persecutes anyone who does not…

Breaking News: San Bernardino mass shooting: 14 people dead, 21 wounded (Desocio); US trade deficit rises in February to 6-month high (Press); As US economics change, the term “middle class” fades away (Gedeon). Some say that these headlines are not important enough for the U.S to be focusing on them. For example, in a Gallup poll, people were asked, what is the most important problem facing the United States today? When it came to non-economic problems, terrorism only received 4% of the vote…

The Encyclopedia of Modern Middle East and North Africa defines fatwas as “the legal judgement or learned interpretation that a qualified jurist (mufti) can give on issues pertaining to the shari’a (Islamic law).” Fatwas are able to be issued by anyone trained in Islamic law, and is said to have been issued in their millions since early Islam, usually concerning the various aspects of “individual life, social norms, religion, war, peace, jihad, and politics.” (Weimann 2011, 766) Fatwas can be…

So far this paper has looked at the definitions of terrorism from scholars and official bodies. These definitions are wide and different, but they seem to include similar themes. Next, the paper explored the current state of affairs in Mexico and how cartels continue to operate. There are more than half a dozen large cartels working within the country, and a brief background on each has prepared for a thorough examination. To fully determine if cartels are terrorist organizations, the paper will…

The term, “glass ceiling”, first introduced in the 1980’s, is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as "an unfair system or set of attitudes that prevents some people (such as women or people of a certain race) from getting the most powerful jobs; an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions.” The proverbial glass ceiling remained the one thing that kept women just below the surface of leadership in nearly every realm of business and…

context because a day later Ahmad Musa Jibril sends a fax to CNN claiming responsibility for the Khobar Towers. After some investigation it is found that U.S. authorities do not believe Jibril is responsible. It is found later that it is from the Hezbollah militant group. In my opinion this was to gain some sort of title as if claiming the title to someone else's work because if he were to just come forward with it that is a different scenario, but rather he jumped the gun and submitted a fax…

In our country ISIS is a huge threat. People are scared, worried, stressed, etc. In our world, ISIS are terrible people who do hateful things to people. They like to make surprise attacks, inflict maximum casualties and spread many different types of fear before withdrawing, suffering, and heavy losses. ISIS has threatened the U.S. many times. (According to independent) They had proven to be a growing force to be reckoned with. They will live up to their barbaric reputation and to continue to…

Under what circumstances should national security hold greater importance than human rights? In order to mitigate the direct threat of terrorist acts, what policies should democratic nations enact? Both civil society and political leaders seek to answer these philosophical questions – especially during times of war – in an effort to reach moral clarity. Issues surrounding torture are controversial and extremely emotional, therefore most individuals may avoid taking a position. American-born film…