How The Past Present And Future Has Given Our Society

Terrorism, has as of yesterday, just stuck New York with a bombing and Minnesota with a stabbing spree that injured more than 30 people combined. ISIS is claiming responsibility for both of these attacks although it is unclear at this time whether or not they were telling the truth. It does not matter to ISIS if they committed the attack or not as long as they get credit for it. They need to stay active to keep up their fear to influence their soldiers and future recruits so they can look powerful. This means that for America and its citizens they are under constant threat of random attack. Applying symbolic interactionism, it is clear that terrorism is a learned behavior. Groups of terrorists are coming together to spread their label and promote

In the text “Do I Look Like Public Enemy Number One?” by Lorraine Ali, the author discusses her experiences with prejudice and the discrimination she faced as she grew up in the United States as an American of Arab descent, always burdened by the fact that others often considered her guilty by association of crimes committed by those sharing a common cultural heritage. Ever since the first colonists set foot in America to make their homes in the new world, this land has been rich with cultural diversity. Stemming from that diverse beginning, American culture today has developed into a composite of a multitude of cultures that still retain their own various customs that pay homage to one’s ethnic roots rather than a specific set of cultural

Foreign and domestic policies are not linear, rather the policies are connected in a circle, with each policy reinforcing the values of another. Domestic American terrorism in the prison and detention systems and governmental reforms are influenced by the mobilization and ethnocentrism abroad. The militarization internationally is justified by the domestic handling of the same cultural issues within the United State borders. The United States has strangely used a near Catch-22 to handle dilemmas. The United States has allowed perspective to become reality, whether with oneself or regarding issues abroad, specifically in the Middle East. Terrorism is the use or threat of fear for political or economical gain. An internal characteristic of terrorism is how dependent it is of perspective, one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. To understand “terrorism,” a focus must be applied to the history, what drove an organization to commit such acts. Respectively, the Middle East has been a hotbed for the key word “terrorism,” especially because of 9/11. Subsequently, Muslims have been stigmatized by the United States as terrorists. The consequences spawned because of 9/11 require a look to the past to understand the present.

Domestic terrorism has played a major part in shaping the societies of the United States. The ideologies of individuals can become radicalized. This can lead to a movement. This movement involves the infliction of fear upon the communities, in attempt to make it a better world. It is critical to examine the events created by one man’s extreme ideologies in effort to better understand.

The perpetrators of terrorism have changed over time. Domestic terrorism has its roots in the United States going back to the Colonial Era, where some argue that patriots such as in the Boston Tea Party used terror tactics to spread their message (Zalman, 2015). Many argue that the acts patriots took were

In the case of the lackawanna six, (bucci,3) was a case of five of the six individuals born in lackawanna N.Y. they were convicted of receiving training from al-qaeda camps. The same goes for another american, jose padilla (bucci,4) was convicted for receiving training and orders from al-qaeda to detonate a dirty bomb. These two incidents prove that many americans that despised american govt. Felt safe to express their hatred towards the U.S. due to them finding comfort in groups that share their beliefs.

Over the past years, we have come under constant attacks by Terrorist, overseas, lone wolf, and homegrown. On September 11, 2001, I have witnessed the tragic that has unfolded of the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and the plane crash in Pennsylvania. When this happened, I was in grade 6 school at the primary level when I heard teachers running up and down the hallways whispering that they bomb the World Trade Center. As a nation, we have first experience with people trying to cause mayhem up the citizens and especially people that are currently living here in the United States.

After the events the immense population of Arabic, Pakistani, Bengalese and people from Muslim majority countries despite their different backgrounds were looked to as potential terrorists (Maira). According to Maira’s, “Youth culture, Citizenship, and Globalization” the youth from these countries are usually the one that will work and study at the same time but also, the ones that will support America (Maira). An example is Sohali, an Indian Muslim immigrant, who works and study but does have relations with the other communities. However, after the events he like many other youths are being labeled as potential terrorists while also thinking if they are the enemies. On another point of the attacks effects, it led to racializing citizenship as Leti Volpp states that Muslium or Middle Eastern groups are now being labeled as terrorists and non-citizens (Maira 345). For all the Arabic, Muslim, and South Asian that are living in America, after the attack they were forced to live their lives in fear due to racial and religious profiling of being labeled as a terrorist. As these people are not only immigrants but rather people who are coming to help support their family back home but also their hosting country. Which to this day are still being categorized as terrorists due to racial and religious profiling that goes beyond the conventional model of black and white

Lot acted in ways that many today would consider horrendous, not righteous; however, his actions were justified and even expected during the time period he lived in. In verses five through eight of chapter 19 in Genesis, when the men of Sodom gather outside his house and demand for the travelers to be sent out to them, Lot instead offers his daughters to the mob. In today’s society, that action is horrible and immoral. During Lot’s time, it was honorable. Part of hospitality in that time period required the host to extend their protection to visitors, even at the cost of their family’s honor. By extending his protection, God considers him righteous and therefore saves him and his family from the destruction of Sodom.

In the modern world, Terrorism seems like a daily occurrence. A bomb here and a shooting there is taken in stride, now. No more than a week and life is back to normal. There is no rallying cry. While most threats come from the outside, as is a hot topic recently, we also recognize that many attacks come from within our borders. However, there was a time when it was inconceivable that one of our own could think of hurting our country in such a way. We would have never thought that the ones we take a bullet for would be the ones behind the trigger.

Past event have shaped this future into a trouble time to live. Things like 9/11, shootings, and war has changed the future for not only this generation but every generation for now on. 9/11 filled the the world with fear of other races. People see someone that is from a country that has harmed this country in the past and the fear him or her because of something that they more than likely had no part.

When American’s begin to see their safety and security slip away from their hands, they resort to racism and oppression. We see different groups of society fight for power and security. Muslims are targeted and oppressed without probable cause of any type of involvement with terrorism. Fear is a very powerful feeling which can cause societies to behave in ways that would be unacceptable under normal circumstances. There is a scene in the film where Changez’ coworkers are discussing military actions against the Middle East that are offensive to Changez. This discussion and the feeling involved would not have been acceptable had America not been attacked. However, the terrorist attack and the conflict for power and security make those kinds of feelings and actions justifiable. America begins to alienate Muslims. In (Dis)unity and Diversity in Post-9/11 America, Robyn Rodriguez discusses the effect the terrorist attack had on Americans and American policies. Many immigrants residing in Jersey City began calling their city “Terror City” because of the widespread fear as a consequence of antiterrorism campaigns. A way to reduce American’s fear resulted in fear in immigrants (Rodriguez, 2008, p.

The government, or more specific the Bush administration was able to invade foreign countries, including invading Afghanistan as a way to root out and fight terrorism. The government consistently expressed that “terrorist are dangerous” and therefore “we must do anything in order to protect our country” which made up discourses in our society through the power of the institution of government which influenced society. The government was able to justify the use of force on foreign countries, as a way to protect our country's “national security” , and society has never questioned the government's actions because who would if it is protecting our country. Thus, with the acceptance of these ideas by society the government was able to justify their actions like increasing airport security, and invading Afghanistan because they know how to protect our country. The new discourses relating to terrorism allows the institutions like the government use their power, in post 9/11 can use extreme measure to deal with them. A similar instance is the discourses present in school relating to the role of teachers and students. In the classroom there is already existing discourses that are ingrained in our

Terrorism was a new threat unlike the United States had ever experienced. Hundreds of terrorist groups banded together with the common goal of destroying America which was a feat that previously had never been accomplished to that scale. Significant organizations such

The history of terrorism can be traced back as far as the French revolution. Some of these acts of terrorism only seem as distant reminders of our past, but at the same time, are not a far cry from today’s brutal acts; and although these acts seem distant, it doesn’t also mean they are no longer in the thoughts of individuals in today’s time.