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A fictional adaptation of the CIA 's hunt for Osama bin Laden, the blockbuster film Zero Dark Thirty directed by Kathryn Bigelow presents us with a number of important ethical questions. Along with a parallel theme surrounding torture, seen in the film, as well as felt through the audience. Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden becomes one of the most-wanted men on the planet. The worldwide manhunt for the terrorist leader occupies the resources and attention of two…

On September 11th, 2001, four separate attacks on the United States were coordinated and carried out by an Islamic extremist terrorist group known as al-Qaeda. Four planes were hijacked by 19 different terrorists, with two of the planes flying into both buildings of the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane flying into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the final plane crashing in a field in Pennsylvania. The attacks followed a growing unrest towards the western world and the USA…

ISLAMIC TERRORISM Terrorism, “The unlawful use of – or threatened use of – force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political religious, or ideological objectives.” – U.S. Department of defense publication. Islamic terrorism has been an issue for years now. They have attacked more than 21 countries, causing more and more terror and becoming more powerful. They are willing to die since they don’t believe as other…

Where Were You? September 11th was the day everyone’s lives had changed for the worse. Everyone was going on about their everyday lives when two planes hit the twin towers destroying the buildings and killing many of the people in the planes and buildings. People watched in horror as the building went up in flames and the people in them couldn’t get out so they were having to jump for their lives. There were firefighters and police everywhere trying to help everyone but there were so many…

Al-Qaeda, and likeminded groups and their associations with terrorism and their attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York City, New York, USA. Since 1996 the Taliban had governmental control of Afghanistan. Because the Taliban is a radical Sunni Islamic group, they do not believe in or support the belief of church and state. Extremist groups such as the Taliban impose every aspect of religion to be the law and way of life. According…

The Fundamentals of Effective Leadership in Terrorism Terrorism has dated back thousands of years and there have been hundreds and if not thousands of terrorist organizations and each of those terrorist organizations has a leader at the top. However, fortunately for most of the world, not all terrorist organizations have effective leadership and they struggle to gain momentum and often starve themselves of success and eventually disappear and become an organization of the past. Just like any…

Appeal of Emotion The appeal of emotion, otherwise known as pathos, is used to connect with the audience in a more emotional level and is used to capitalize on specific events that the author is trying to speak about. Pathos can be used on any emotion, and is often used to make things relatable with the audience so they feel a certain pull towards the subject being talked about. Although pathos is powerful and important when it comes to rhetoric, it can be misused, which is suggested by Kendra…

since they influence transactions. The financing strategies of Islamic banks differ from those of conventional banks and they include equity-like contracts, asset-backed fixed return arrangements which include deferred payment sales (Murabahah), operating leases (Ijarah) and diminishing musharaka (Zaheer&Farooq(2013). According to Ahmed, Asutay & Wilson (2013) the institutions implement a strategy to ensure the existing portfolio of Islamic Banks financing display asset-backed measures making…

Terrorism in an age of religious freedom Terrorism in our day is thought to be associated with confrontational activities which infringe human and civil rights. Terrorism is the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. Did terrorism begin after September the 9th or did the word inaugurate from some time back in history? Moreover, when did it start and were Muslims associated with terrorism like they are today? The first use in the English…

You said "Lose What?" Really? Sorry its to complicated for you to follow, lose against radical Islamic terrorism. You are not losing freedom to assemble or freedom of the press, the only thing you lose out of those two things are freedom to riot and call it an assembly. You ask "You think ANY religion is bad? How many monks do you see murdering others? What about jews? Christians? Do you hear about the radical Jehovah witnesses? No?" If you took the time to graduate or attain the…