State-sponsored terrorism

expression of radicalism, a psychological drive remains at the core motivator of each act, this drive is known as desperation (Holt et al. 2015). Desperation is a state of urgent desire or need, it is what makes a person eat when they are hungry and drink when they are thirsty; it is a large causal factor of terrorism (Holt et al. 2015). Terrorism is an act or threat of violence to forward political aims and to generate fear outside the immediate vicinity of the act (Lutz & Lutz, 2013). The need…

Gore’s argument in his book, The Assault on Reason, informs readers about the way fear encourages illogical thinking. Gore varies greatly between different methods of persuasion, including appeals to emotion (pathos) and credibility (ethos). He utilizes these many techniques to bring out the relationship between politics and fear, however, a specific element overshadows the others. The extensive application of expertise, a form of ethos, lends itself to Gore’s statements about how fear affects…

“The State of Phishing Attacks” by Jason Hong provides an enlightening summary of the current state of phishing attacks. First, Hong defines and describes different types of phishing attacks. Second, he describes the motivations behind these attacks. Third, he notes how people create different attacks (e.g. fake phishing email, setting up fake websites, etc.) and he discusses the corresponding motives behind these types of attacks (e.g. using these tools to gain sensitive or confidential…

historians think that he was a hero for saving multiple slaves and drawing even more attention to a growing problem in the South. Other historians may think that he was a terrorist for unlawfully killing slave owners and wreaking havoc in the Confederate States of America. Although, was it possible that John Brown was both or neither? The entire country was under a crisis during the 1840s and 1850s. After the Mexican-American war ended in the late 1840s, the country was in disagreement over…

Muslim American Witch Hunt Versus Salem Witch Hunt The Salem witch trials was only the start to “witch hunts” in the United States. Throughout history, there has been witch hunts for witches, communists, and one of the more recent, Muslim Americans. Ever since the terrorist attack on 9/11, there has been a stereotype that all Muslim Americans are terrorists or dangerous in some way. Hate crimes have only increased against them. The Salem witch hunt is all too familiar to the Muslim…

The 9/11 terrorist attacks were indisputably one of the most horrifying events that has happened on United States soil and will forever be remember in history. But some experts has suggested that it could have been avoided if only pilots were allowed to arm themselves on duty. Many people has tried to mimic the event and try to see and prove if this theory is true or not. There seems to be a lot of holes in this theory that has to be filled in order to ascertain that in fact the 9/11 terrorist…

Terrorism is instantly a colossal test that stands up to the world. Terrorism is a startling and stunning occasion; It can take away your suspicion that all is well and incredible and spurn us feeling weak, bringing on the people and countries unease. This decade saw undeniably the all the more extraordinary terrorist acts. In late memory different can without a considerable amount of a stretch review the ambushes of 9/11, the day two 767 Boeing planes chop down the world-exchange focuses. In…

Peace is defined as a state of being that includes a sense of wellbeing and tranquility. It can also refer to the state of being free from civil disorder and having respect and amicable relations within communities and between nation states. Islam provides an understanding of peace in their sacred texts; the Qur’an and the Hadith to guide individuals and the community to contribute to world peace. Islam’s principal teachings do not reflect the actions of the ISIS and/or ISOL as the religion…

incite fear in people states are given the ability to control the actions and reactions and subdue or influence the general public. This Essay provides a critical analysis into State Terror using the historical example of Stalin and Soviet Russia in 1922. By looking at this example of Joseph Stalin and Soviet Russia the impacts and outcomes of state terrorism can be fully analysed and the above question answered for the purpose of this essay. Although Terrorism and State Terrorism are…

In actuality, it granted federal law enforcement extremely broad and sweeping powers for prosecuting many crimes that don’t involve terrorism, in particular drug trafficking. Many of the provisions within the PATRIOT ACT had been specifically rejected by Congress before 9/11, but very few people, if anyone, actually read the PATRIOT Act as it had been changed in the middle of the night…