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Terrorism
We witness many different types of injustices everyday in our society. As we
walk around the park or go to the store, people will start to judge us, discriminate against us because of the religion we follow or what race we are. The most common types of injustice are, for example, discrimination and anything that falls under that category. There is one injustice that people know about but might not actually think of it as an injustice People have their own ways of defining the word injustice. In the dictionary it is defined as a lack of fairness or justice.
There are many types of injustices our society has to face but one that affects us as a whole is terrorism. Countries and Civilians have witnessed terrorism throughout their lifetime.
Terrorism is the use of violent acts to frighten people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a social or political goal. Terrorism affects everyone. It makes us feel unsafe and doubt the protection from the national security, which is supposed to keep us safe and secured. Terrorism even affects young children and those who witness or are exposed are at risk from experiencing mental health difficulties. Unfortunately, Terrorism is an injustice that is witnessed around the world and affects the people.
Terrorism is witnessed and experienced in our lives and around the world and it is
clearly shown in the novel, The Book Thief. The novel is set before, during and after World War ll. It focuses around the life of Liesel, a young German girl who is taken away from her mother,
who is a communist, and sent to live with a German couple in Molching, Germany. An obvious example of terrorism that occurs in the