Privacy‚ Secrecy‚ Intimacy‚ Human Bonds and Other Collateral Casualties of Liquid Modernity Zygmunt Bauman Alain Ehrenberg‚ a uniquely insightful analyst of the modern individual’s short yet dramatic history‚ attempted to pinpoint the birthdate of the late-modern cultural revolution (at least of its French branch) that ushered in the liquid-modern world we continue to inhabit‚ to design‚ as well as to overhaul and refurbish day in day out. Ehrenberg chose an autumnal Wednesday evening in the 1980s
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Sterio‚ M. (2012). Katyn forest massacre: Of genocide‚ state‚ lies‚ and secrecy. Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law‚ 44 (3)‚ 615-631. Introduction Katyn Forest‚ a wooded area near the village of Gneizdovo outside the Russian city of Smolensk‚ was the scene in early 1940 of a wholesale killing by the Soviet NKVD (Narodny Komissariat Vnutrennykh Del)‚ or secret police. The soviets targeted over 22‚000 Polish intelligentsia—military‚ officers‚ doctors‚ engineers‚ police officers
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Indigenous Australians have long fought for equality and rights in their land. Isolated from the rest of the world‚ Aboriginal’s were not as advance or ‘evolved’ as the European settlers invading their land. Their inability to physically fight or intimidate the invaders made them vulnurable and have displaced their customary laws laid down by their ancestral beings. The Constitution wield the most protection of right for Australians. The Constitution was drafted and adopted by a narrow cross-section
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Relate International Terrorism with Ethno-National Identity Problem What is the root cause of terrorism? What drives a terrorist group to commit acts of violence? Is it the environment they are born in to or is it a trait that is developed over time as a result of their upbringing? The term ethno-nationalism can be defined as “the combination of both ethnic and national identities in some way for a political purpose‚ usually to infer superiority over some other group or groups”. This identity is
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Edward Snowden is a whistleblower‚ or a traitor. Those who support him call him a hero‚ a man protecting the people. Others view him as nothing but a traitor or defector. The people agree that his actions were unjust and are considered domestic terrorism on the United States. Snowden signed a contract under NSA‚ which he agreed to keep their secrets but he broke the contract by leaking information to the public. This was an enormous concern to political officials because that information leaked can
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© 2008 Articles 0378-5920 Terrorism World UK Author BLOMBERG AND © D. HESS TWECEconomy Oxford‚ The BROCKJournal compilation G. Blackwell Publishers Ltd. 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd International Terrorism: Causes‚ Consequences and Cures Graham Bird 1‚ S. Brock Blomberg2 and Gregory D. Hess 2 1 University of Surrey‚ UK‚ and 2 Claremont McKenna College‚ USA 1. INTRODUCTION T HERE can be little doubt that a complete understanding of international terrorism requires a multidisciplinary
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Introduction Today my topic is going to be on Terrorism? Terrorism is defined as political violence in an asymmetrical conflict that is designed to induce terror and psychic fear through the violent victimization and destruction of noncombatant targets. With terrorism comes; violence‚ war‚ discrimination‚ and safety of international security. Today the country is alert of all types of situations involving terrorism. The world needs to know that stepping out of their front door isn’t going to be
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State-sponsored terrorism is a term loosely used to describe terrorism sponsored by nation-states. As with terrorism‚ the precise definitions‚ and the identification of particular examples‚ are subjects of heated political dispute. In general state-sponsored terrorism is associated with Para-militaries. It is also frequently used in conjunction with state terrorism‚ which is terrorism committed by nation-states. Terrorism‚ as defined by Title 22 of the United States code‚ section 2656f (d)‚ is
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain what I use to protect my personal privacy. There are many different things that can be use to protect someone’s information and keep hackers from accessing their computer. Some people use anti-virus‚ firewalls and anti-spam software to help protect their personal privacy. As we all know with today’s technology having just anti-virus or firewalls are not good enough‚ but having something is better than nothing. They do not protect you from new
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possible to combating terrorism. It has been argued that if we focus too much on preventing terrorism‚ we risk ignoring or reducing support for measures designed to reduce other threats to life and health (Source 1). The suggested threats we risk ignoring included heart disease‚ automobile accidents‚ and drunk driving. While these are completely valid daily threats‚ they are also often easily preventable. While there is not much an individual can do to protect themselves from terrorism‚ they can definitely
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