Essays Tagged: "terrorists"

Biological Warfare/Terrorism

catastrophic these diseases can be when unleashed on apopulation and are now becoming a favorite by terrorists when it comes to choosing aform of weaponry for an attack. We must not overlook how serio ... istered within 4 days of exposure. Luckily the smallpoxvirus has become extremely difficult for any terrorists to acquire. Russia and the UnitedStates are the only two nations in the world that have b ...

(10 pages) 399 0 3.9 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

TERRORISTS: TO DESTROY OR TO NOT DESTROY?

must determine what is right and just and true.The ethical dilemma starts with the fact that these terrorists were doing what they believed to be ethically and morally right. They reasoned that by de ... ying a major center of American business they were obeying their god's command to destroy evil. The terrorists and followers of bin Laden have a Divine Command approach. Their god was "the source of a ...

(5 pages) 226 0 3.7 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Suicide in Chinatown

was acting as a very famous cop. He became popular because one year before he killed all a group of terrorists that was planning to put a bomb in the Empire State Building. Now he is fighting against ...

(2 pages) 38 0 4.0 Aug/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Terrorism

1) It is very difficult to resolve the international problem of terrorism for severalmajor reasons.Terrorists usually don't claim responsibility for their actions until the fuse is lit, it'snot a cas ... t a case of Jack The Ripper sending an ear to the cops and warning them who his nextvictim will be. Terrorists usually do claim responsibility for their actions after the media isaware that something ...

(11 pages) 566 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Terrorism

ch has been around for as long as people can remember, has been on the rise for the past ten years. Terrorists use murder, kidnapping, hijacking, and bombings to almost always achieve a political purp ... poses. The primary reason for terrorist acts are to force a change in their nation's government. If terrorists are not satisfied with there government's political positions, they may end up taking the ...

(6 pages) 293 0 4.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Terrorism: An Explosive Answer?

and is usually politicallymotivated. (Terrorism 3)Our fight against terrorism became something the terrorists might fear in 1970, atthe Hague Convention. This United Nations convention basically defi ... jackers to theircountry of origin, or to prosecute them in the state where they were arrested. (The Terrorists146) Atkins states that one of the reasons it took so long to do anything about terrorism ...

(4 pages) 185 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Through the Eyes Of Terror - A look behind the motivation of the Taliban and other Terrorists.

ns, especially the most recent on September eleventh, are very wicked and evil. Everyone except the terrorists themselves, that is. So the question of what the terrorists underlying motivations are ar ... omy of Terrorism, the author David Long reveals the point that one of the fundamental objectives of terrorists is to intimidate people by making them aware of their personal vulnerability (Long IV). I ...

(6 pages) 148 0 4.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Going Back to Business as Usual. This essay is about how I believe people should not be obsessing about september 11 and how if we go back to business as usual the world would be better

e still happening everywhere, by letting terrorism consume our lives we're essentially allowing the terrorists to win. By continuing to play footage we reinforce the loss some people have had to deal ... been consumed by September 11th. Having allowed terrorism to consume our lives, we have allowed the terrorists to be in control of those same lives. If we move past them and show that we are strong en ...

(2 pages) 31 0 4.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

This essaay is about foriegn relations of the US and its allies overseas after Sept 11th 2001 very good opinionated paper please read before u turn it in to get the opinions across.

seless attacks. Most of America's allies supported the decision to go into Afghanastan and seek out terrorists and eliminate their structures. It is my belief that our allies wanted revenge for the pe ... ort? They do not support the very thought of war with a known country that is a breeding ground for terrorists.A country whose leader has terrorized his own people and attacked neighboring countries.M ...

(3 pages) 460 11 4.2 Feb/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

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

ery accident is claimed to be an act of terrorism. But what is terrorism? What people can be called terrorists?August 1945: the United States Air Force drops theworld's first nuclear weapons.September ... icide pilots, the rebels, the armed forces of the state?Terrorism is fundamentally a political act. Terrorists act to advance a cause they mean to create tyranny, either directly or indirectly, so tha ...

(2 pages) 191 1 3.1 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Why we should go to war with Iraq!

entagon were attacked? Write up a treaty for the Taliban? Beg bin Laden for mercy? The fact is that terrorists and the countries that support them, will not abide by political documents.When al-Qaeda ... , it was a reminder that diplomacy only works for countries... countries that are willing to change.Terrorists have no regard for our lives (or theirs). If you think that our government doesn't consid ...

(1 pages) 153 5 2.9 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Terrorism: What It's All About. What Is Terrorism? Will it ever stop? Why do people resort to terrorism? Terrorism is the war of today.

rrorist actions may be committed by a single individual, a certain group, or even governments. Most terrorists, unlike criminals, claim to be dedicated to higher causes, and do not believe in personal ... ple, and is a serious threat to democratic fomrs of government.One of the characteristics of modern terrorists is their practice of taking hostages in order to force their demands upon a particular go ...

(3 pages) 704 6 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

About the economic effects that september 11th, had on the US economy, and whether or not sanctions would be a good idea for the US to use against Afghanistan

later when President Bush declared a war on terror. The public acknowledged the need to destroy the terrorists and their infrastructure. Most approved of the bombing of Afghanistan. But did any of Ame ... less quickly.The American economy, New York's in particular, suffered greatly from the attacks. The terrorists targeted the World Trade Center because it was the center of American capitalism. Disrega ...

(6 pages) 155 3 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Should September the Eleventh Be A National Holiday? an essay stating my opinion as to whether 9-11 should be holiday(a day-off)

tember the Eleventh Be A National Holiday?On September 11th 2001, the United States was attacked by terrorists who decided to try to crash 4 planes full of passengers into targets that they felt could ... precious lives lost and as a day the world found out that the United States will not sit by and let terrorists do whatever they want to us.

(1 pages) 174 9 3.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Legal and Illegal Immigration in the U.S. A Persuasive essay on why the United States needs to improve security its borders.

d on U.S. soil to get more knowledge on how U.S. machinery, security, and aviation works. Now those terrorists came to America legally. Most of the immigrants come here illegally. I think that the U.S ...

(1 pages) 203 0 2.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Terrorist Attacks.

Shortly after terrorists crashed hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon i ... and Germany, which after Japan, are the second and third biggest markets for overseas tourists.The terrorists who succeeded in destroying the World Trade Centers and damaging the Pentagon while takin ... is hard to predict how long is going to take for the tourism to recover. For instance, in 1997 when terrorists killed tourists, it seemed Egypt's tourist industry would be in the wilderness for many y ...

(4 pages) 122 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

Improvements to Aircraft Security.

ut in the world waiting for their one chance at attention, the aviation industry needs to be ready. Terrorists always attack the weakest points in any defense. It is everyone's job to ensure safety an ... rcraft: Federal Marshals, armored cockpits, and arming pilots. Of all hijackings in the world, most terrorists target Americans. The more technology and the American spirit we use the better our chanc ...

(6 pages) 154 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

The war in Iraq.

this same country be able to pay taxes knowing that the revenue generated would be used to support terrorists causes around the world? Moreover would that same citizen feel safe to live in that same ...

(2 pages) 128 4 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

The Infestation of Feminism.

vement of old has achieved equal rights, the new generation of feminists appear to be mostly social terrorists. The modern feminists are not the heirs of repressed women who fought for equal rights. M ...

(4 pages) 87 2 3.7 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

The Mass Media's role in influencing 'New' Terrorism.

e over society?This essay examines the persuasive effects that the media has over the activities of terrorists throughout the world. It also depicts the costs of terrorist activities and how it is bei ... The aim of this paper is to address the media's influential role over society, whilst detailing how terrorists use that influence to advance their goals and ideologies; and to examine political respon ...

(11 pages) 574 1 4.3 Jun/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security