instill fear and promote instability by targeting a vulnerable few whose tragedy can be projected onto the general mass. For instance‚ the al Qaeda’s group attack on September 11th proved devastatingly destructive‚ changing the cultural and political landscape almost instantaneously and still has effects on the nation today. Following the 9/11 attacks by al Qaeda‚ President Bush declared a “global war on terror (GWOT)” that has since been fought on Afghan‚ Iraqi‚ and other Middle Eastern grounds in
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Barack Obama Speech Notes Paragraph 1: President Obama begins his speech in a direct‚ strong manner‚ emphasizing the importance of the issue at hand; the immediacy of his statement conveys a serious tone. His use of words such as “terrorist” and “murder of thousands of innocent men‚ women‚ and children” (loaded language) support the rightness of the President’s actions‚ as well as appeal to the emotions of his audience (emotional appeal‚ pathos). Paragraph 2: President Obama provides background/context
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Back in the spring of 2011 Syria began a brutal civil war that crippled the infrastructure leaving 3 main factions fighting for power. The United States decided to intervene and support the Syrian Rebel Army in retaliation for President Bashar al-Assad’s suspected use of chemical weapons against the people of Syria. If this were in fact accurate and America’s only reason for uniting forces with them was to overthrow a tyrannical leader‚ then I believe America would have been in accordance with the
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President George W. Bush’s 9/11 address to America and the rest of the world is one of the most thought provoking and important speeches in history. On September 11‚ 2001‚ America was attacked by the Al-Qaeda which is a terrorist group in the middle east. They hijacked our planes and crashed two of them into the World Trade Center towers. Another crashed into the Pentagon and the fourth plane was headed to Washington‚ D.C.‚ but crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers tried to overtake
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Retrieved February 15‚ 2010‚ from Hudson Institute: http://www.hudson.org/files/documents/071008Baran2.pdf Kingsbury‚ A. (2009‚ February 13). Five Top Fears (Other Than al Qaeda) of U.S. Spy Agencies. Retrieved February 14‚ 2010‚ from US News & World Report: http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/world/2009/02/13/five-top-fears-other-than-al-qaeda-of-us-spy-agencies.html Olsen‚ K. (2009‚ July 8). Massive Cyber Attack Knocked Out Government Web Sites Starting On July 4. Retrieved February 15‚ 2010‚ from The
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The Taliban Afghanistan has had a rough past few decades due to the Taliban‚ who also call themselves a “political movement group.” The Taliban has made Afghanistan a very cruel place to live because of all the violence and ways the Taliban has changed the Afghanistan culture. The Taliban made the country a very scary place to live‚ as they also have access to many weapons they use to keep themselves a strong force. The Taliban has made a statement overall to the world‚ whether it is them making
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exclaimed dismay over the crowning of the Indian-American beauty by expressing their views through a social media‚ especially Twitter. They attacked the former Miss New York through a variety of insults‚ including using racial slurs and dubbing her “Miss Al Qaeda” (@SHANN_Wow). The main accusation by social media users online is that Davuluri is “not American.” “Shes like not even american and she won miss america” and “this is America. not India” proclaimed the Twitterverse (@kathrynRyan50‚ @sarawhitton)
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Samuel Mathis 04Nov12 Paper 1 September 11‚ 2001 was one of the most tragic days in U.S. history. The attacks on the World Trade Center were absolutely hanis to say the least. The attacks took many people by surprise‚ including myself. That day made a tremendous impact on our country that still exist today and will probably last a very long time. Terrorism has been around for a many years; however‚ the terrorist attacks of 9-11 changed the United States forever. The terrorists’ attacks of
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The Abu Ghraib is a prison in Iraq‚ west of Baghdad. It’s a facility notorious for brutality under the Ba’ath regime. There were also photographs taken of US soldiers abusing Iraqis here‚ which further damaged world opinion of the United States. Al Qaeda is a terrorist group that caused the September 11th attacks. They were loosely organized‚ radical Islamic groups led by Osama bin Laden. It had bases in Afghanistan and in about 60 other countries. They fought with the Mujahedeen‚ wanting to rid
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Introduction Every moment in America post 9/11‚ in accordance to foreign policy‚ is critical. The results of the attack were perceived differently from both sides of the newly phrased “war on terror.” For the victims of the attack‚ revenge‚ justice and security were envisioned and for the attackers‚ revenge and justice were achieved. The newly imposed threats called upon swift and dramatic changes in the policymakers tactics in order to combat the massive blow to their infrastructure. The policymakers
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