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    Western society is living in a current ‘state of terror’ which‚ through the United States governments ‘terror of the state’ response‚ has led to an attrition of basic human rights. The fear of terrorism is constantly reinforced through prominent news coverage of terrorist cells‚ murderous attacks and prominent world leaders warnings. In accord to this‚ Hobbes would argue that the ‘terror of the state’ is the necessary solution to living in this state of terror - to protect us from our constant natural state

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    speech on terror On July 7th‚ 2005‚ four British Islamist men detonated fours suicide bombs. As well as killing them­selves‚ the four bombers took 52 civilians with them and injured over 700. The following week‚ former Premier Minister Tony Blair‚ held his speech on terror. This paper will give an analysis of the rhetorical situation of the speech‚ a rhetorical analysis and an interpretation. Tony Blair was the British Prime Minister and president for the Labour Party at the time the terror incident

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    prominent French leader Robespierre enacted the Reign of Terror. Anyone suspected of aiding the enemy was swiftly put on trial and executed. (doc. G) The Reign of Terror was not justified because the threats to France externally and internally did not warrant the methods used. Those suspected of being spies or opposers of war during the French revolution were quickly tried and unjustly executed. Steven Otfinoski remarks in Triumph and Terror: The French Revolution “A careless word of criticism spoken

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    Dr. Allison World Politics 20 October 16‚ 2011 War on Terror September 11‚ 2001‚ already ten years ago but the events are as vivid as the day it occurred. I was eight years old‚ and a third grader not knowing anything that happened in the “outside” world. As a little girl I did not realize that the event that happened would change or lives forever. As the years progressed my fear of the terrorists grew. The so called “War on Terror” increased the fear of all Americans and propaganda grew

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    was “the madman of the Middle East”. He was from Tikrit‚ Iraq and He was born in Al-Awjac‚ Iraq‚ on April 28‚ 1937‚ and he died on December 30‚ 2006‚ Saddam Hussein was known for using terror against his own people of Iraq. His aweful reign has been known to all making as the “Reign of Terror”. The Reign of Terror was a long period of violence that happened right after the onset of the French Revolution. Saddam Hussein had gained international notoriety for torturing and killing thousands of

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    “The Terror” by Guy de Maupassant is a story about a man who is getting married because he’s afraid to be alone. First‚ the story begins with a man who talking about is upcoming nuptials to a woman he barely knows. The guy (nameless) has only met his future wife four times‚ and thinks she is what any man could want in a spouse; he talks about how she’s not really rich‚ but was raised for the sole purpose of marriage. He says the only reason he’s getting marriage is because he doesn’t want to be alone:

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    Hitler and rearmament 1933-1939 The Treaty of Versailles cut Germany’s armed forces cut to a tiny proportion of what they had been during the First World War. During the 1920s the League of Nations tried to establish a programme for disarmament‚ but many countries were using rearmament as a way of staving off the Depression‚ especially after 1929. Nothing was done until 1932 when a World Disarmament Conference was called. Needless to say the conference was a failure with no country willing

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    Resources for Week Four Discussion – Habeas Corpus and the War on Terror Before this week’s discussion‚ “Habeas Corpus and the War on Terror‚” review these resources: 1. Read this chapter from the text‚ American Government: a. Chapter 8 – Civil Liberties and Civil Rights 2. Review this previous assignment in the text‚ American Government: a. Chapter 5‚ Section 5.7 – Wartime President 3. Read the following articles: a. Guantanamo Detainees’ Rights Hawke‚ A. (2007‚ June 29). Primer: Guantanamo

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    Why Are People Capable of Committing Acts of Terror We are socialized right from the beginning. Socialization is the modification of an individual’s behavior to conform with the demands of social life. Once we are born‚ our society and culture already helps define certain aspects of ourselves. As we grow older‚ we assimilate more of the culture into our own identity. During this process‚ we also learn of moral values‚ what is right and wrong or how an action could only be appropriate in a certain

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    by Al-Qaeda and affiliated groups: 1. Bali bombings 2002 • 2. September 11 attacks 2001 • 3. Madrid bombings 2004 • 4. London bombings 2005 • 5. Mumbai attacks 2008 The George W. Bush administration defined the following objectives in the War on Terror:[38] 1. Defeat terrorists such as Osama bin Laden‚ Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and destroy their organizations 2. Identify‚ locate and destroy terrorists along with their organizations 3. Deny sponsorship‚ support and sanctuary to terrorists

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