On 3rd August 2009‚ Monday‚ the swine flu death of Riya Sheikh‚ a fourteen year old school student from Pune’s Camp area shocked Pune and the entire country. It was the first case of swine flu death in India. Till now we were casual about swine flu epidemic spreading in Western countries. Even occassional detection of swine flu in India did not panic us. Ria’s death only made us aware that swine flu virus can be contacted locally and is fatal. After her death panic gripped not only Pune but the
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Domestic terrorism is a very tricky topic‚ and an almost equally tough to define. But over the years we know that Lone Wolfs‚ special –interest groups‚ and radicalized persons are among the current classification of Domestic terrorists. The first of the three is the Lone Wolf terrorists. “The lone wolf is arguably one of the biggest challenges to American law enforcement. How do you get into the mind of a terrorist? The FBI does not have the capability to know when a person gets up in Middle America
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Terrorism can be defined as threatening use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments‚ often for ideological or political reasons. It is the act of terrorizing or the state of being terrorized. Most acts of terrorism are committed by terrorist organizations. Terrorist organizations use terror to accomplish their mission or objective. One of the most infamous terrorist organizations is Al-Qaeda
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Terrorism Strategies Every terrorism attack is done with a different strategy. Individual terrorism attacks are done differently from a terrorist attack conducted by a terrorism organization. All terrorism organizations such as Al Qaeda or a certain individual plan their attacks differently‚ some use car bombings‚ suicide bombings or non- suicide bombings. At times the terrorist do not get to accomplish their goal and get nothing out of the attack committed. In general all terrorism organizations
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References: HLS 101- Weapons of Mass Destruction. (2011). Retrieved from Eastern kentucky university: http://hlsonline.eku.edu/hls-101-weapons-mass-destruction-wmd Martin‚ G. (2013). Understanding terrorism. Thousand Oaks‚ California: Sage Publications‚ Inc. Rosenwald‚ M. (2013‚ Novem 13). Plastic guns a growing worry for law enforcement. The washington post. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/printed-plastic-guns-a-growing-worry-f
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acts are publicized and interpreted. But that also means there are ways to defend yourself and your loved ones by putting these fears into perspective and protecting your children from horrific images. What Is Psychological Terror? "The use of terrorism as a tactic is predicated upon inducing a climate of fear that is incommensurate with the actual threat‚" says Middle Eastern historian Richard Bulliet of Columbia University. "Every time you have an act of violence‚ publicizing that violence becomes
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Since the 1970s terrorism against the US has been growing and on September 11th it became apparent that terrorism will be a major problem the US will face in the years ahead. The question this essay seeks to explore is: what is terrorism and what are some the causes of this anti-US terrorism? In order to find the causes of anti-US terrorism‚ this essay will research various academic works in an effort to find some explanations of what causes anti-US terrorism. I will examine a couple different hypothesis
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How Israel eliminated the terror attacks from the west bank in the years 2001-2009 Order of presentation: - A movie about the Terror attacks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibOFF4KfdMQ - What led to this terror attacks: Background: The events of 2000-2001: the Second Intifada‚ also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada‚ (September‚ 2000) 1. More commonly cited is September 28‚ 2000‚ when Palestinian rioting erupted following Ariel Sharon’s visit to the Temple Mount‚ an area known
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Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)‚ an area composed of two mainland provinces and three island provinces in which the predominantly Muslim population enjoys a degree of self-rule. MNLF chairman and founder Nur Misuari was installed as the region’s governor but his rule ended in violence when he led a failed uprising against the Philippines government in November 2001. He is currently in jail and MNLF leader Parouk Hussin took over as ARMM governor in 2002. Nur Misuari reportedly still has a small band of followers
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justification or social dominance orientation. In this article we argue that‚ from an anthropological perspective‚ the moral domain is usually much broader‚ encompassing many more aspects of social life and valuing institutions as much or more than individuals. We present theoretical and empirical reasons for believing that there are in fact five psychological systems that provide the foundations for the world’s many moralities. The five foundations are psychological preparations for caring about and
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