Essays Tagged: "hostages"

Anne Frank review

he Germans and Jews.'--October 9, 1942On Nazi Punishment of Resisters'Have you ever heard the term 'hostages'? That's the latest punishment for saboteurs. It's the most horrible thing you can imagine. ... en prisoner to await their execution. If the Gestapo can't find the saboteur, they simply grab five hostages and line them up against the wall. You read the announcements of their death in the paper, ...

(2 pages) 62 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Anne Frank, talks about the first 90 pages of Anne's diary

he Germans and Jews.'--October 9, 1942On Nazi Punishment of Resisters'Have you ever heard the term 'hostages'? That's the latest punishment for saboteurs. It's the most horrible thing you can imagine. ... en prisoner to await their execution. If the Gestapo can't find the saboteur, they simply grab five hostages and line them up against the wall. You read the announcements of their death in the paper, ...

(2 pages) 73 0 4.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Terrorism

ing a safe house for them oncethey're on the run just adds to the problem. Hijackers can take their hostages, get theransom and fly the plane to the country of their choice. That country is usually re ... le and hijacking works as kidnapping with an escape route. Both ofthese are often used to trade the hostages for the freedom of imprisoned group members.Threats and propaganda are also widely spread b ...

(11 pages) 566 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

1971 Attica Prison Riots

was the Attica Prision Riots. Prisioners seized control of the Correctional Facility taking several hostages. There were negeotion attempts but they failed. Action was takin by the New York State gove ... son. While they went up agianst 1,000 unarmed criminals. Over 40 people died including 10 of the 30 hostages. The long term effects of the resolution was this act was followed by families sueing the s ...

(2 pages) 65 0 3.3 Jan/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

"My Notion of Terrorism". This essay describes my thoughts of terrorism, its reasons and aims.

's first nuclear weapons.September 2002 - the attack on Twin Towers and the Pentagon.October 2003 - hostages in the musical "Nord Ost".December 2002 - February 2003 - the USA is getting ready to bomb ... ws or moral rules. They see just their "cause" and hear just their leaders which force them to take hostages, to kill people, to destroy buildings.Is it possible to destroy terrorism? I do not think s ...

(2 pages) 191 1 3.1 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Crisis Negotiation.

his former work site with a 12 gauge Winchester pump shotgun loaded with eight slugs. He took five hostages and then when Honolulu police showed up he fired two rounds at them and a third into the le ... on and told them that someone was going to die. He then taped the shotgun to the head of one of the hostages and walked outside to look for Guy George who had managed to escape. The police were then a ...

(11 pages) 245 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Presidential Scandals In the Last 30 Years.

olved in the Iran-Contra affair, in which the United States sold arms to Iran in exchange for their hostages. The most recent one was in 1998- only five years ago. Bill Clinton was charged with lying ... ntral America. It turns out that the government sold weapons to Iran and they released the American hostages. All of the money that they got from Iran, America gave to the rebels. Apparently there was ...

(3 pages) 62 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This is a research paper on the history and career in the U.S. Navy SEALs including Bibliography

on to flush out and neutralize all terrorists. In the proximity of the second floor they locate the hostages, one team member is left there to protect the ambassadors while the other three secure the ... left there to protect the ambassadors while the other three secure the remainder of the floor. The hostages and team members evacuate to the roof where they rendezvous with the snipers and a waiting ...

(14 pages) 138 0 4.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Terrorism today.

in terrorism include threats, bombings, the destruction of property, kidnapping, and the taking of hostages, executions, and assassinations. Terrorist actions may be committed by a single individual, ...

(6 pages) 265 0 4.2 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Persian Gulf War - Desert Storm

from the United States. When the US was forced to break its policy in order to save the lives of US hostages being held by Iraq, US feelings towards Iraq began to turn negative. This scandal became kn ...

(3 pages) 124 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Chechnya Economic Political and Social

ospital where their family and loved ones will come to visit them often. Some other terrorists took hostages in a Moscow theater. They killed 129 of their hostages and 41 Chechen commandoes. This also ...

(1 pages) 38 0 3.9 Mar/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Car Ferry Hijacked! - a reflective statement that was written based on the simulation which is carried out during my class section.

Car Ferry hijacked===================In Car Ferry1.Hijackers - militant member2.Crew members3.HostagesCouncil1.Police2.Navy3.Air Force4.Home Secretary (represent government)Reporters AOil Refine ... 3.Air Force4.Home Secretary (represent government)Reporters AOil Refinery business peopleReporters BHostages' family membersMy Role(one of the hostages):=============================You are POWELLYou ...

(4 pages) 41 0 3.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Black September and the 1972 olympic games paper and bibliography

e a group of terrorists whom on September 5, 1972, at the Munich Olympic Games, took eleven Israeli hostages and began demanding the release of prisoners in both Israeli and German jails. Black ... ncyclopedia); if these demands were not met by 9:00 am the terrorists were going to begin executing hostages. However, at 8:45 am still nothing had been done and the Israeli and German governments ple ...

(4 pages) 34 0 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Why there is terrorism in the U.S.

o rebel or promote their ideologies by blowing up airplanes, buses, government buildings, or taking hostages. By defining terrorism thoroughly, we can begin to look at what terrorism is really about. ...

(6 pages) 86 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

RAINBOW SIX

quickly and is against some terrorists who take over a bank in Switzerland. Several men are holding hostages at the bank. To protect the hostages, Rainbow kills the robbers. But are they really robber ...

(2 pages) 96 1 4.7 Oct/2001

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Rainbow Six

e blue team was preparing to breach the door of the museum of arts building. Knowing that there was Hostages inside the building the team was not going to make any wrong decisions. The door was slamme ... a hostage at gun point and waiting for the signal to fire. When the two teams got to the room with hostages they pulled out flashbangs and were going to storm the room. Once the word was given Johnso ...

(3 pages) 887 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Should hostage takers be punished? What leniency should be shown to kidnappers?

e to commit this crime because they will not be persecuted. Lastly, it is perfectly allowed for the hostages to forgive their captors. However, justice still has to be served and they still must be pu ... akers harm the lives of the victims and their families that they take hostage of. First of all, the hostages are usually subject to poor conditions and treatment and are constantly threatened by death ...

(1 pages) 15 1 3.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Describe the affect of utilita

lyze a scenario where the US embassy has been attacked by terrorists. Several people have been held hostages by the terrorists. They will be released if the US government will pay a certain amount of ... money. We can look at this situation in several ways. If we give the terrorists the money, and the hostages are set free, there would definitely be immediate positive utilities coming from the hostag ...

(6 pages) 1333 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Analysis of political situatio

d Shah. The US immediately engaged in economic sanctioning tactics to ensure the safe return of the hostages. Although authors like Renwick deem such methods as ineffective, Baldwin's argument assesse ... ument assesses the situation and demonstrates how economic statecraft positioned the US so that the hostages were returned home safely, and American resolve was kept firm.By the14th of November, econo ...

(6 pages) 38 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Gregory

ish. Also, the late 1950's was a time of the well known stockholm syndome, the "phenomenon in which hostages and their keepers develop bonds despite their adversary positions". This idea played a majo ...

(3 pages) 30 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community