July 26

Those with PTSD show an altered chemical formation of cortisol in the brain, which deals with acute stress. “Cortisol is normally released as anti-stress hormone that shuts off biological reactions”(Van Der Kolk, 2002, p.5). Those with PTSD have low levels of cortisol resulting in their biological reactions of norepinephrine to be released. The response to this stimuli results in a fight or flight response, which is commonly seen in war. Those engaging in a state of high arousal will often…

They are all equally engaging and are successful in how they present their subjects. Born on the Fourth of July is a biography of a Vietnam veteran, which is also directed by a Vietnam veteran. Suffice to say, their work is accurate, as they themselves had first-hand experience. While watching the film, the audience joins the character in his experiences as…

Symbolism in A Long Way Gone: Memoir of a Boy Soldier Malcom X once said: “Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression” (izquotes) Freedom is fundamental to the growth of humanity. In A Long Way Gone: Memoir of a Boy Soldier, author Ishmael Beah examines the concept of freedom and oppression through illustrating his encounters as a child soldier during the Sierra Leone civil war in the 1990s. The dark influences of war strips Beah of his childhood…

In Yusef Komunyakaa’s poem “Facing It,” he writes about his poignant experience visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in a way that suggests he is perhaps regretful of his time as a soldier and remorseful as a survivor. Komunyakaa explains to the readers the inner workings of his brain and how permanent war is not only in his mind but in the reality of the death toll. In order to accomplish giving a detailed and understandable explanation to the audience, Komunyakaa uses techniques such as…

The Things They Carried, written by Tim O’Brien, tells the story of a platoon in the Vietnam War. O’Brien uses many literary devices to help him portray the overall theme including repetition, details, and through emphasizing the reasons the soldiers are a part of the war. All of these combined portray the anti-war argument and illustrate the idea that when young men go into war, they carry many burdens, but the emotional burdens are the heaviest ones that they are never able to put this down.…

The discerning terrorist thoroughly considers his objectives and choices, making a money saving advantage examination. He looks to figure out if there are not so much unreasonable but rather more powerful approaches to accomplish his target than terrorism. To survey the danger, he measures the objective's guarded capacities against his own abilities to assault. He quantifies his bunch's abilities to manage the exertion. The fundamental inquiry is whether terrorism will work for the coveted…

The Disturbing Effects of Terrorism The article “Don’t Sacrifice our Liberties” by Cait Murphy states some interesting facts about terrorism. Murphy states that “the human cost of terrorism is unfathomable and the economic cost is incalculable”, but she insinuates that we have the responsible to determine the cost to our freedom. She goes on to argue that we loose a lot of our personal liberties in the unwanted wake of terrorism. “Air travel will never be the same; security checks will be more…

While rather rare before the 1980s, the use of suicide terrorism steadily rose into the early 2000s, leading to increased attempts by political scientists to explain the rise in popularity. In his 2003 article “The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism” published in The American Political Science Review, Robert A. Pape attempts to explain how, contrary to other explanations, the rise of suicide terrorism was due to its strategic effectiveness and not rising fanaticism or religious extremism. Pape…

Religion may legitimize suicide Bombing on one level, however on another level the demonstration springs from the inspiration of the individual aircraft. Studies have demonstrated that numerous suicide planes, especially in created social orders, are not disturbed or wild-looked at aficionados with nothing to live for; surely, a noteworthy number of aircraft have originated from wage and training levels well over their nations' standards. Another expansive pattern, discernible in the various…

To try to sufficiently understand and explain the individual psychology of why people become involved in terrorism is almost impossible because there are so many determining factors to consider. This paper will analyze the effective psychological and sociological techniques used by Terrorist Leaders to change the psychological and behavioral factors of their followers. It will seek to give some answers on how does a Terrorist Leader influence, persuade, recruit and motivate the group’s followers…