In the article by Galtung, it looks at the world after 9/11. The author discusses three discourses which are terrorism, state terrorism, and retaliation. The first one which is terrorist discourse is more inspired by fundamentalist Islam, the shahadah and the sword. The second is more of a fundamentalist U.S. version. The third looks at more why 9/11 happen as parts of a retaliation cycle and to use that revenge for other purposes. There is a global clash of fundamentalism and in a way it is about violence. In the article by Bryant, it looks at how the author believes that the revisionist position is both empirically suspect and analytically incoherent and he is basically saying that it is wrong. Revisionists believe that the world was equal until the industrial movement. This is not right and if a person looks back at history they can see how differently different parts of the world was treated from other parts that were more developed. The article also looks at political arrangement and how Europe in a way went away from the rest of the world. In the article by Pillai and Gupta, it looks at human capital and life expectancy. It looks at the perspective on the shaping of the current geo-political structures and the article makes a response about a social development perspective to account for the current positions various nations occupy in the geo-political order of power. The article looks at how others are rising and the article also looks at the individual
A terrorist attack is one of the most frightening things that one can encounter. They are unpredictable, random, senseless, and devastating. One of the largest and most well known acts of terrorism was the attack on the twin towers on September 11, 2001. During the attack close to 3,000 people were killed (September 11) and the nation of America was left in complete and utter fear. The laws and regulations passed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have been helpful to American society because of new safety precautions, assurance that nothing of that magnitude would ever occur again, and an overall increase of safety for American citizens.
America has experienced some events that has made an impact on all of our lives. Take the attack on 9/11 for example; terrorists attacked the United States using planes. They hijacked four airplanes in mid-flight. The terrorists flew two of the planes into two skyscrapers at the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact caused the buildings to catch fire and collapse. Another plane destroyed part of the Pentagon (the U.S. military headquarters) in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Officials believe that the terrorists on that plane intended to destroy either the White House or the U.S. Capitol. Passengers was the plane fought the terrorists and prevented them from reaching their goal. In all, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks. This attack reminded many people of the attack of Pearl Harbor. Both were very catastrophic events that changed U.S. History and America in a way that makes us realize that we need to be strong.
America is an improbable idea, a mongrel nation built of ever-changing disparate parts, itis held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider themselves better than someone. "Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody's image," the historian Daniel Boorst in wrote. That's because it was built of bits and pieces that seem discordant, like the crazy quilts that have been one of its great folk-art forms, velvet and calico and checks and brocades. Out of many, one. That is the ideal.The reality is often quite different, a great national striving consisting frequently of failure. Many of the oft-told stories of the most pluralistic nation on earth are stories
This paper will discuss religious terrorism in particular. Religious terrorism can be defined as “the terrorism [is] carried out based on motivations and goals that have a predominantly religious character or influences.” (“Religious Terrorism”) An example of this will be the 9/11 attacks. It was “a series of four coordinated terrorist attack launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.”(“September 11 attacks”) This attack had led to a serious causality, “almost 3000 people dies in the attacks.” (“September 11 attacks”) Osama Bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, declared a “holy war against the United States” (“September 11 attacks”) In his “letter to America”, he stated the motives as follows: In opposition to western support for attacking Muslims in Somalia; supporting the Indian oppression against Muslims in Kashmir; the Jewish aggression against Muslims in Lebanon; the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia; U.S support of Israel and the sanction against Iraq. (“September 11 attacks”) The disastrous attack leads to a serious attention of re-constructing the old version of counter terrorism strategy, which had failed to protect the citizens against terrorism. However, ‘terrorism is far to complex for one solution to be effective in dealing with all the possible threats.” (Lygutas 146) Therefore, some of the measures have difficulties in balancing the rights of
“While strongly condemning any attempt to abuse the person of Muhammad, or an insult to our holy places and prejudice against the faith we reject and strongly condemn the use of force to terrorize innocent people and the killing of innocent people” (Benghazi 11). A quote, said by Libyan Prime Minister, Mustafa Abushagar, as a result to the attack on a United States Embassy in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. This attack is considered an act of terror on the United States and as a result, four Americans were killed. Set in a post 9/11 setting, this event is one of the most controversial. Some people believe Hilary Clinton, former Secretary of State, did not do enough with security at international embassies, while others believe that she did everything she could and was supposed to. The bombing of the US
On that September day there was a tragedy in the United States, 9-11-01. Even if some of us were not born, we still know what happened. This event affected a lot of people and many were heart broken. The people who had the nerve to do this, Al Qaeda, a terrorist group that was located in Iraq. This essay will focus on the effects of the attack. Although this essay will cover quite a few effects it will not cover all of them. The items we will cover will range from new anti-terrorist organizations to slight airway fees.
“At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security.” This quote by Jodi Rell states the mission of the United States government after the tragic event on September 11, 2001. The nation’s security before nine-eleven was not stern enough to stop a deadly attack from another country. The impact that nine-eleven had on the federal government brought many changes, including the national security. National security is the concept that a government should protect the state and its citizens against national crises. The United States’ national security has become stronger since nine-eleven in areas such as airports, public schools and sporting events.
You are warned to stand by for an important announcement at fifteen-thirty. Fifteen-thirty! This is news of the highest importance. Take care not to miss it.” (Orwell, 289)
The decade after 9/11 attacks reshaped many facets of life in America. Some changed were temporary in immediate response for Americas safety and some were proved to be more lasting transformations in the American life. The American lexicon was one of the things that changed drastically in the months and years after the attack. Among the words or phrases that entered them everyday language: al-Qaida, Taliban, ground Zero, Radicalism, extremis, anthrax and the Axis of Evil. Their usage dramatically increased and soon became apart of Americans' everyday lives.
The U.S. suffered a very terrible blow September 11, 2001 when a terrorist group named Al-Qaeda hit our country with a series of terrorist attacks in New York and VA which claimed the lives of more than 3000 people, and left us speechless, hurt, without many loved ones and puzzled on how it happened. Before that there had been several attacks such as the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City in 1993 and of the Federal building in Oklahoma two years later known as the Murrah Building ( Kano, Wood, M., Bourque, L. B., & Mileti, D. S., 2011).
The transformation of America is often discussed in both popular media and academic dialogue. Each generation has a name, new technologies define new eras, and events seem only notable when they are “historic”. While major events catch the interest of a broad spectrum of the public consciousness, subtle interactions between actors and slight shifts in beliefs are constantly changing the realities of the world. When the twin towers fell in 2001, the United States seemed to be thrust into a new world of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Jihadists, and a global fight against terrorism; bombs were dropped, ground forces were deployed in foreign states, and anyone who publicly questioned the urgency of war was at risk to be labeled a traitor.
On September 11, 2001 there was a terrorist attack on the U.S. I believe that the united states responded to 9/11 appropriately because the terrorist group started the attack on the U.S. Terrorist attacks have been made before 9/11 happened, but not just in the U.S. but all around the world.
“I want to change my name and religion, “ little Abdul cried to her mother. “what happened son” .”I don’t like my name and religion, everyone in school think that I am a terrorist” replied Abdul . This is a story of a 7 year old boy who wants to get his religion changed because everyone think that he is a boy who will become a terrorist when he grows up. He thinks that everyone has a perception for him and he is unwanted in the society. Its is very easy to believe that muslim are terrorists but it is very hard for us to belive that we all are influenced by the media and media created a sterotype that all muslims are terrorists or they have a terrorist connection with them. The idea of this came into influence when Osama bin laden attacked United
9/11 being the horrific event is is, I believe there were also some positive consequences that resulted from it. First of all, one positive outcome was that it galvanized the world’s attention against terrorism. Many governments around the world passed “Legislation to combat terrorism,” which made sure everyone grew awareness towards this tragedy. One example of this is none other than stricter security at the U.S airports. Raising cautiousness is definitely classified as something good because it allows us to make changes to the best of our abilities in order to prevent something like this to happen again. After some research, I found that another positive consequence that resulted from 9/11 was how America had come together like never before.
September 11, 2001 marked the most horrific day in history for United States of America. The events of this day changed the lives of those residing in America forever. United States was considered somewhat safe, in regards to terrorists’ attacks. However, this all came to a screeching halt when 19 militants known to be a part of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group hijacked four planes for the purpose of destroying targeted areas in the United States. As a result of the deadly attack on the United States, security measures drastically changed. Although, security measures throughout the United States have been in place, extreme caution came into effect. All departments looked at different measures to improve preventing terrorists’ attacks.