Philosophical Investigations

Another theme that is observed is conspiracy theories that progresses throughout the series. Alien abductions and paranormal activity in the show are not just mysterious extra-terrestrial imaginings. To give the narrative more complexity, The X-Files convolute its paranormal subject connecting it to government agencies. Mulder knows for a fact that the government is behind many of the crimes and is eager to uncover it. The link between the alien abductions and the government mirrors the…

Shir Mor- 316543917 Opinion essay about euphemisms instead of using the word terror: How would you feel if you read an article about the poor Palestinians who have been attacked by the Israeli army? You would probably feel pity for them and despise the Israeli army. Now, imagine reading about a terror attack towards Israel. As a response, the Israeli army attacked the terrorists who've committed the attack. Now answer the question again, how would you feel about this situation? The media can…

Lisa Cache presents an interesting analysis on the war against terrorism. She specifically mentions how President Bush in 2001 used vague terms: “evildoers” and “terrorists”. The descriptions for those people opened up the definition for who could be an evildoer and a terrorist. The lack of specifics allows for gang members and undocumented immigrants to be included in the definition of a terrorist. There was also an emphasis on the word “illegality” as it allowed for racial targeting. Since…

There are many factors that come in to play when trying to establish the psychological and behavioral factors to terrorism. To summarize a few of these factors within al Qaeda's leadership and affiliate groups are the feelings of victimization or alienation. They believe that acts of moral violations by any of their adversaries will constitute the violence they shed in search of a higher ethical order. "Another foundational component is the idea that the terrorist’s ethnic, religious, or…

Throughout the years, the fear of Muslim people has been growing into a world crisis after many terrorist attacks. The fear of Muslims is known as Islamophobia. Islamophobia dates back to September 11,2001, the attack on the Twin Towers in New York City. People who are surrounded by Muslims are often afraid because of the number of negative events that took placed by terrorists that claims to be in the Islamic faith. Stereotypes and dispositional attribution has defined Muslims according to what…

The fourth platform for the counterterrorism policy that could be taken by the United States under the new administration would be to formulate an agency dedicated to global terrorism. With ISIS, it has brought global terrorism to another level of concern, and has implemented the use of techniques, typically speaking, never before seen. In doing so, this terrorist organization has caused more than simple car bombing, but has set a standard when it comes to the use of terrorism in any country.…

Biological Warfare: The Anthrax Plot Besides terrorism, biological warfare is a serious threat to America. Biological agents used as weapons significantly affect a nation’s economy, social and political standing. Anthrax is one of the most common biological agents used as a weapon by terrorist groups and on the American population. In this paper, I summarize the article “Organizational Versus Individual Attribution: A Case Study of Jemaah Islamiyah and the Anthrax Plot”. Additionally, I…

Why are we so worried about being watch? It’s not like you’re doing anything wrong, right? Surveillance is a very talked about topic as of the present day. Should the government or any funded entity have the ability to watch us? Ask yourself this, are you doing anything wrong. I think the government should have surveillance, because for this reason, to prevent harm to the people of our nation. The government or any public funded entity should surveillance to maintain order. Many will argue…

“It is better, so the fourth amendment teaches us, that the guilty sometimes go free than the citizens be subject to easy arrest”(William Douglas). The Bill of Rights was devised to restrict the government’s power and to guarantee personal freedoms. Edward Snowden released documents that exposed government programs that were designed to personal information in order to ensure national security. Those programs, predominantly ran by the NSA, have undoubtedly stimulated unreasonable searches,…

There are so many citizens of the United States who do not agree or like the NSA’s involvement in communication networks. For example, “This country was founded on the notion of liberty. So it is striking to us that we have reached a point in our history when the expectation of privacy and liberty is dissolving” (Paul and Yoho). A major argument against the NSA is that it violates the rights of the countries people. Paul and Yoho say “We need to go back to the basics and use the Fourth Amendment…