Radicalization

How did we come to such divisiveness that, most of Americans are picking sides between two different politically extreme groups? Why did the Battle for Berkley and Kekistan exist? The main reason for the political insanity started with two internet boards. Now, there are other ways to frame the causes of today’s political turmoil. However, this tale is an online messaging board called 4chan and the antithesis of 4chan called Tumblr. We will delve into the magical world called the Internet to…

With a community of over 1.5 billion believers stretching across the globe, Islam is the world’s second largest religion, and it has been the subject of intense debate and scrutiny in the West for decades. Besides the centuries of conflict between Christian Europe and the Muslim empires of Arabia, or even more recent memories of Islamic fundamentalists chanting “Death to America” as they stormed the American embassy during the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the attacks on the World Trade Center on…

1. Pursuing a Master of Liberal Arts at the University of Pennsylvania would allow me the opportunity to work alongside professionals, involving me in important research of the socio-political concerns in the Middle East. The MLA program will provide me with an accommodating schedule to fulfill a degree that will integrate advanced Arabic language courses with political coursework on the Arab world. This, I believe, would be the ideal opportunity to further my passion for Arabic studies in the…

Extremism and Radicalization Branch, Homeland Environment Threat Analysis Division (2009) “assesses that rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to exploit their skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat”…

The cons of granting entrance to the Syrian refugees are far greater than the pros; limited resources, assimilation of refugees, increase in terrorist attacks within the protective borders of the countries, and rise in crime level-- these cons must be addressed so that readers may understand the baggage that comes with the evacuees. As of June 2015, nearly 60 million people worldwide are currently uprooted from their homes. Millions have been displaced within Syria, and millions more have left…

The Paradox of Security The notion and terminology of security permeates our daily existence. One encounters it on a daily basis, qualifying almost every aspect of politics, international relations, human society, and personal experience. Indeed, society has arrived at a state, both locally and globally, where security needs to be addressed both habitually and emphatically. However, this “age of security” has become tantamount to saying “age of anxiety,” as the need to feel secure demands…

This essay will assess the effect of interdependence on global security. In an ever more connected world, it is important to understand the effect further interdependence will have on security issues. Interdependence makes states, and individuals less secure in regards to economics, inequality, border security, and leads to rising threats of rebellion. To adequately defend this thesis, one must first accurately define security in the context of this essay. It will then be shown that…

Al Qaeda Formation The name Al Qaeda was common in the Soviet-Afghanistan war training camps and it is translated to mean the base in the English language. This organization developed during the Bureau, becoming an organization of faith-fueled warriors rigorously working on an ideological program to protect the world’s evils to Israel and an America that was Jew-dominated. Osama used his managerial skills to establish this group as a business and obtained many of the finances from legitimate…

Edwards’ transition back into American life at age seventeen was not difficult for him due to the inclusivity of “the whole hippie movement” and the lack of a language barrier. [Author of American youth in Changing Culture]’s definition of a “hippie” may explain why the group was so inclusive. In addition to stereotypical cultural characteristics assigned to hippies (as examples: “peace and love,” drug culture, non-violence), [author] claims that revolutions lead people to realize that they…

Professor Abbey ENG 1520 11/17/16 The Hunger Games related to real-life world “Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny” -Thomas Jefferson. When power hungry people get exactly that, power, very negative things happen affecting the people under their social status and around them. Too much control and power can completely change a person no matter how that person was raised…