Analysis Of The Holocaust And Bourdieu's Habitus Theory

Modern terrorism, as deduced from this literature, is acts to violence strategically used by secular groups spanning international borders with the aim of achieving a desired outcome. Further, it can be seen as organized activity whose genesis can be traced back to the 1880’s. From then to now there are identifiable traits and patterns observed from different (terrorist) groups which have allowed for the conceptualization of the term modern terrorism. This concept therefore, can be best explained in the context of being a wave or having a life cycle. That means it is a cycle of activity demarked by phases from inception and expands along the way then eventually it declines. The world, thus far, has experienced four waves of modern

Terrorism is an act that threatens or carries out violence with the intention to disrupt, kill or coerce against a body or nation in order to impose will. This means that a lot of groups use this method to get what they want. The groups use a variety of methods, groups such as:

What is Terrorism? The FBI definition of Terrorism is the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. The goals and objectives of terrorism can vary. They can used terrorism to gain money and power, or control over a government, or it can be used as a form of hate crime. There goal depends on what there objects is? For example if a small group is unhappy with there government they can use terrorism to try and change the government or take control of it. Another form of terrorism is the use of force to intimidate a certain group of people for money or power. Terrorism can also be used to

“Terrorism's particularly heinous but highly attractive means to achieve political objectives or even radically restructure political foundations is manifest within societies in all reaches of the world. While the practical application of terrorist methodologies comes across as a relatively straightforward craft, the conceptual and ideological understanding, and subsequent evaluation of its socio-political influence, implementation, and psychological impacts present difficult questions, and in some cases conceivably insurmountable obstacles” (Romaniuk 2014, para

Functionalism versus intentionalism is a long-lasting debate originating from the end of World War Two in 1945. It analyses the Third Reich and the way it’s leaders approached foreign policy at the time, mainly concerning the Holocaust. There are two dominant theories to the background behind the horrific events of the Holocaust that took lives of 6 million Jews and millions of other ethnic minorities. Historians have ever since searched for evidence of the reasons behind these abominations executed by Adolf Hitler, was solely Hitler behind the Holocaust or was it the men working for his regime?

The horrific events that took place during the Holocaust marked a significant reversal in the human evolution. The origin of the cruel acts immediately came into question, with historians arguing that the ‘final solution’ was either predetermined and planned by those in power or it was stumbled upon and orchestrated in a bottom-up approach, these notions are known as either functionalism or intentionalism. This essay will argue in support of the latter, drawing evidence from various academic journals, Adolf Hitler’s January 1939 speech and Reinhard Heydrich’s instructions to the chiefs of the Einsatzgruppen in 1939. To accurately support this perspective, this essay aims to provide some background as to where intentionalism originates from

The holocaust was one of the horrific events that came out of WWII which showed the barbaric nature of man. The holocaust was the systematic murder of millions of people including ethnic Jews, Poles, the Roma, Soviet prisoners, people with disabilities, homosexuals, and political and religious prisoners, which brought the number of Holocaust victims to more than 13.5 million; specifically, however, the holocaust describes the elimination of more than 6.5 million European Jews during World War II through a program of systematic, state-sponsored extermination committed by Adolf Hitler 's Nazi regime. The holocaust was terrible because individuals, organizations, and governments made choices that fostered hatred, legalized discrimination, and ultimately, allowed mass murder to occur. Art Spiegelman, author of Maus I and Maus II, does a great job illustrating how good Germans were at doing everything very systematically. It was implemented by the Nazis, not over night, but gradual as they “couldn’t [have] destroy[ed] everything at one time.” He illustrates the complex stages for the Jewish genocide through the eyewitness account his’s father, Vladek, ultimately showing the reader that the holocaust was not an accident, by any means. This essay will address the stages that led up to the holocaust according the to Art Spiegelman’s Maus I and Maus II, which includes: identifying the problem, the Jews, stripping away their rights, segregating them from society, and finally

Terrorism has been an important part of social behavior for over 2,000 years. Between the years of 1980 and 1995, terroristic groups motivated by religious beliefs had increased by 43% (Hoffman). Religious beliefs and culture are a main reason groups and individuals resort to terrorism. Groups resort to terrorism as a consequence of seeing their culture demolished, as well as religious motives. Terrorist groups have many intentions when it comes to acts of terrorism. They main ones are they want to create fear globally, weaken the government, and obtain universal recognition for what they have done. Religiously motivated terrorist groups usually have high authority targets. These targets include government offices, banks, and national airlines. From the group’s perspective, terrorism is the only practical option. Groups are formed centered on certain factors like culture and religion. Many terrorists will receive support from their followers

Terrorism can be defined and viewed in many different ways. As discussed in “Terrorism and Political Violence,” by Alex Schmid, there are multiple frameworks in which terrorism can be defined (Schmid 2010, 197). In Schmid’s article, he discusses the five ways he feels terrorism can be looked at, terrorism as/and politics, terrorism as/and crime, terrorism as/and warfare, terrorism as/and communication and terrorism as/and religious fundamentalism (Schmid 2010, 197). This is interesting because it explores the concept of terrorism in different lenses, where each has its own motives, its own background and its own participants. This is important to understand because not every act of terrorism is done in the same light and for the same purposes. Just as any other crime, there are reasons behind the act. When studying terrorism, understanding motives makes all the difference, and understanding what is at stake for the attacker or the attacked helps fully conceptualize the matter.

Furthermore, the term "terrorism" is defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigations in the code of Federal Regulations as “the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives” (Maniscalco, Christen, 2011).

Without engaging contextual dimensions and other studies is bound to fail in understanding the complexity reality of terrorism ion the global level, especially on so-called Islamic terrorism. It has become a routine to associate terrorism to religion, particularly Islamic. Finally, a critical approach assesses why literature on religious terrorism has nothing connecting Christian, Hindu, and Jewish to terrorism. Thus, Islamic is regarded as a violent religion, where uncritical research escalates the situation that good in understanding new set of challenges in the post-cold war era. Current literature materials stereotype Muslims as terrorists irrational, violent and consider Islamic as a backward religion that turn an ordinary Muslim into a potential

Most scholarly work concerning collective violence focus on three main roles: perpetrators, victims and bystanders (Mandel, 2002). A prominent question ordinarily asked, is what causes ordinary people to commit violence? This is an important question but equally important is how are instigators able to motivate these same people? Instigators are the ones who originate the ideas driving the violence. Put simply instigators are the leaders while perpetrators are the followers. Hitler put forth the idea that the Jews, were at the center of blame for Germany’s problems. Osama bin Laden instigated the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by attaching them to God’s will (Madel, 2002). “Instigators increase the propensity for collective violence and intentionally act to accelerate its pace and direct its focus once it has started” (Mandel,

The term "terrorism" means premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents.

The Holocaust is a universal tragedy of almost full extermination of the Jewish population by German occupants during the Second World War. Nevertheless, even living in our times the theme of Holocaust is still a subject of poignant historiographical debates, according to the numbers of works on this event and the development of archaeology, researches from all other the world try to reveal the mystery that is hidden behind the curtain. Philosophers, politicians, and theologians give us many new explanations of how and why such hatred, leading to the insane idea of full eradication of the whole nation, could occur in the center of Europe, in the country with the richest intellectual traditions. The term “genocide” was introduced by Polish

The rise of radical Islam and it’s creation of it’s many terrorist groups is one of the largest political problems of the 21st century. The solution to this issue does not lie in blindly asserting military force within the Middle East, but rather targeting the root of the hate itself. Though, this does not disqualify military intervention. The target of this paper is to dissect the issues that create tension, with regards to the spectrum of modern terrorism, and to propose a solution to the conflict that rages on everyday. I believe that this is best accomplished through analyzing historical events and ideas that created our current situation. I will look into a few crucial events that I believe lead radical groups to harbor hatred towards