Terrorism
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Terrorism in the World Today
Leia Noelle Edwards POLY 1 Professor Macias Due By May 17th, 2013
Leia Edwards
POLI 1
Term Paper
3 May 2013 Terrorism in Today 's World There are a few different definitions of terrorism in society. One interpretation is the “use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.” (Dictionary.com, LLC)
The cultural definition given by the same source is quite long, but very worthy of a quote. It states that terrorism is best defined culturally as: “Acts of violence committed by groups that view themselves as victimized by some notable historical wrong. Although these groups have no formal connection with governments, they usually have the financial and moral backing of sympathetic governments. Typically, they stage unexpected attacks on civilian targets, including embassies and airliners, with the aim of sowing fear and confusion” (Dictionary.com, LCC). Many define September 11th, 2001 as one of the most destructive acts ever taken upon the United States of America. A group of Islamic terrorists, questioned to be a part of the Al Qaeda group, took control over three of America 's commercial airliners. The terrorists hijacked the airliners while the planes were in mid-air, took over the controls of the planes themselves, and crashed them into two different areas; the Pentagon, and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. At the Pentagon, there were a total of 189 who were killed in the building itself, and another sixty-four who were killed during the impact of the airliner crashing. Keep in mind this was just in the Pentagon alone. The numbers that were killed during the attack on the World Trade Center easily multiply that of the deaths of the Pentagon. When the two airliners collided with the two towers, there was an instantaneous,
Terrorism in the World Today
Leia Noelle Edwards POLY 1 Professor Macias Due By May 17th, 2013
Leia Edwards
POLI 1
Term Paper
3 May 2013 Terrorism in Today 's World There are a few different definitions of terrorism in society. One interpretation is the “use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.” (Dictionary.com, LLC)
The cultural definition given by the same source is quite long, but very worthy of a quote. It states that terrorism is best defined culturally as: “Acts of violence committed by groups that view themselves as victimized by some notable historical wrong. Although these groups have no formal connection with governments, they usually have the financial and moral backing of sympathetic governments. Typically, they stage unexpected attacks on civilian targets, including embassies and airliners, with the aim of sowing fear and confusion” (Dictionary.com, LCC). Many define September 11th, 2001 as one of the most destructive acts ever taken upon the United States of America. A group of Islamic terrorists, questioned to be a part of the Al Qaeda group, took control over three of America 's commercial airliners. The terrorists hijacked the airliners while the planes were in mid-air, took over the controls of the planes themselves, and crashed them into two different areas; the Pentagon, and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. At the Pentagon, there were a total of 189 who were killed in the building itself, and another sixty-four who were killed during the impact of the airliner crashing. Keep in mind this was just in the Pentagon alone. The numbers that were killed during the attack on the World Trade Center easily multiply that of the deaths of the Pentagon. When the two airliners collided with the two towers, there was an instantaneous,
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