An Investigation Into Response For Disaster Using Qualitative Methods

Now, terrorism no longer hides behind the screen of my phone, or between the words of a New York Times article. I saw the instrument of terror crash into an innocent school bus, I’ve felt the sheer panic that resulted from not knowing what’s happening, and most importantly, I’ve experienced the sheer impact that a random act of terror can wreak on one’s body both physically and mentally.

On Friday, September 15th, Britain was bombed by a terrorist group in an underground train in London. As a result, 29 people were sent to the hospital for their injuries, but luckily the injuries were not life-threatening. Eight of those 29 people have been discharged from the hospital.

Acts of terrorism plants fear and terror into the hearts and minds of individuals but when mass shootings occur in the U.S., they get classified as murder or hate crimes. This research will show that mass shootings and hate crimes inflict the same type of terror in the hearts and minds of individuals throughout communities within the U.S. as terrorist attacks have inflicted on communities.

The media is full of reports of terror attacks and ways travelers could be harmed. C. Thesis: 1. Traveling since the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001 has drastically changed the way

To recent times, terrorism has taken a different purpose. Todays terrorism is religiously based. One of the most significant events that has occurred on the United Stated is the attacks of September 11th. These attacks have lead to groups, such as al Qaeda, to bring light to what their goal is, which is trans- or supra-national Islamic rule (Hoffman 2014). Al Qaeda has described their own seven-stage victory, which the final stage states their goal is to triumph over the rest of the world by 2020 (Hoffman 2014). For many of the attacks following September 11th, al Qaeda has shown their seven-stage victory has slowly become true, not only within the United States, but throughout the world. In 2004, attacks on commuter rail bombings in Madrid killed 191 individuals. The following year, suicide bombers on several busses in London, killing 52 people and several other plots that were never followed through with.

Throughout the world many terrorist attacks happen in the different communities. Looking into the suprise everyone got on septemeber 2001, the twin towers in NYC got attacked. The attacks caused major devastating results leaving most residents with fear for their lives friends, and loved ones. Gary Lafree, who is from maryland and is “the national consortium for the study of terrorism. As Gary Lafree once said, “because 9/11 has become the very symbol for terrorism, we tend to think of all terrorist attacks as being similar. Some of the effects of 9/11 are the emotional effect which changed economics and the view on terrorism.

Terrorism has grown dramatically since September 11. Many aspects can influence or help a terrorist organization plan an attack. First, is the media, which is a social construction of terrorism. The media does not cause terrorism; however, it does enhance its power. I have studied the amount and types of coverage certain-terrorist related incidents receive, and the results came to indicate that not that many terrorism incidents receive coverage in the news. However, those that are linked to domestic terrorist group, and when hijacking is used as a tactic, then they are significantly more likely to be featured not only in the news, but in articles and newspapers as well. One thing one must not forget is that terrorism is a social problem

On the evening of 13 November 2015, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks—consisting of mass shootings, suicide bombings, and hostage-taking—took place in Paris, France. The attacks killed 129 people, not including 80 admitted to hospital as critically injured. Abedellah Taïa, author and resident of Paris, explored the broader implications of the attacks and life after the attacks not only for Paris and the Parisians, but for all Western Nations and the world.

The following reading will contain background information on the July 7th, 2005 attacks on the London Transit System. It will include the background of the Al-Qaeda organization that influenced the attack, as well as the history of the major attacks the organization has committed in its short twenty-nine year history. It will also mention how the region help influence the organization and then subsequently influence cells to commit attacks.

Terrorism is an intentional act of causing uncertainty and fear through violence which is not only experienced by direct affectees but also sometime experienced and effects friends and family of survivors and victim and those who got exposed to it through media. Similarly in this study, it is measured operationally in terms of frequency data of those respondents who have experienced terrorism directly or first hand, second hand and do not have any direct experience.

This includes the September 11 attacks which killed nearly 3,000. On its own, the September 11 attack accounts for 82 per cent of the total number of deaths from terrorism in Western countries from 2000 to 2014. The Madrid train bombings which killed nearly 200 people represents five per cent of total deaths from terrorism, whilst the Norwegian massacre which killed 77 and the London bombings which killed 56 account for around two per cent each. These attacks caused mass panic and are considered serious security breaches by citizens of the West expecting their governments to provide protection from such

The author’s description at the beginning gives strong ethos appeals. The author is a respected professor, and has niche in science, policy and outcomes. Introduction was lacking strong thesis statement. At first, I was not able to deduce where the article was going from the introduction. I believe the author used many supportive evidences but was lacking few at some places. As few paragraphs passed it was easy to understand where the article was going. As per my understanding, the article’s main point was, disaster preparedness should also be given more importance, it is not just only Global warming but there are other disasters. The number of disasters have increased. I believe that the article could have been better if introduction had clear

Terrorists who come from Muslim diasporas can be represented in three categories: converts to Islam, second generation failed conformity and first generation migrants who no fit into their new society. Some would believe that counter-terrorism and immigration are linked to a point in society. The July 7, 2005 (7/7) London bombers were British- born Muslims, focused greater attention on the Islamic community. It was a series of coordinated terrorist suicide bomb attacks in central London. The effect of the 7/7 bombing resulted in discriminating tensions and negatively impacted social structure, and has resulted in an even greater degradation of race and religion relations in Britain than did the 9/11 attacks in the United States . The false information and the legitimizing stereotypes were the media’s doing. The events in the Middle-East have provided the driving force for activism and recruitment. The Dutch government’s approach to counterterrorism is a law enforcement issue. And some policies are aimed at preventing radicalization and other social problems . These approaches are being conducted on a local level so, that multiple agencies and including Islamic organizations are involved in the decision-making. Some of these traits are related to the Department of Homeland Security policies. The questions of race, religion, and ethnicity are disconnected the most in the United States than in any

On July 2, 2005, the Live 8 concert was held in Hyde Park with the goal of highlighting the problems of poverty in the world (BBC, 2005, n.p.). On July 6, 2005, the Olympic Committee announced that London was going to host the 2012 Olympic games. On July 7, 2005, world leaders were gathering in Gleneagles, the G8 Summit (Report of the Official Account of the Bombings in London, May 11, 2006). The citizenship was in high spirits. On the morning of July 7, 2005 four suicide bombers created chaos in the London Subway and the transportation system by self-detonating three bombs in the underground subway system and one bomb on a double-decker bus. This was an act of terrorism. The bombings cost the lives of 56 citizens – including the four bombers and injured over 700 (Report of the Official Account of the Bombings in London, May 11, 2006). Responding agencies and the health care system were quickly overwhelmed. The subway system as well as above ground transportation in the Camden borough was shut down. Immediately after the attacks, law enforcement and counterintelligence agencies initiated measures to identify the bombers and to prevent any further attacks. The investigation included analyzing the events leading up to the attacks, and the response during and immediately after the attacks. Through investigation the counterintelligence community can identify measures that can be implemented to better respond to the global threat of terrorism, such as the benefits of redundant

Purpose: To inform readers of the effects the recent terrorist attacks have on society today.