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    It depends on how you define terrorism, but the practice of terrorism can be traced back to at least to the 1st-century AD. Oxford Dictionary defines terrorism as; the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. Edmund Burke says that the term "terrorism" itself originally meant the actions of the Jacobin Club during the "Reign of Terror" in the French Revolution. "Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible," said

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    buildings were attacked by an Islamic Group, attacks by Islamic Terrorist on U.S. soil have been less of a threat than Domestic Terrorists. Domestic Terrorism has been shown these passed for years but yet again most of these cases have not been classified as acts of Domestic Terrorism they most likely fall into the category. Now the definition of Domestic Terrorism is basically "the committing of terrorist acts in the perpetrator 's own country against their fellow citizens". Now personally I don 't know

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    1. Terrorism is a word that brings up many emotions, but no one agrees on a singular definition for it. Chernotsky and Hobbs, define terrorism as “The threat or use of violence to change an existing political order” (Chernotsky and Hobbs 2013: 107). The UN has a similar definition with, “acts of violence that targets civilians in the pursuit of political or ideological aims” (UN Factsheet No 32: 5-6). Both of these definitions agree that terror attacks target civilians with the goal of changing something

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    Truly Terrorism? Homegrown terrorism or domestic terrorism is commonly associated with violent acts committed by citizens or permanent residents of a state against their own people or property within that state without foreign influence in an effort to instill fear on a population or government as a tactic designed to advance political, religious, or ideological objectives. Definition The definition of homegrown terrorism includes what is normally considered domestic terrorism. Since the 9/11

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    and writers are writing about the biggest threats of the world. Several reports are also made to understand the recent global threats. In order to write something about the recent global threats, one word comes to our mind that is terrorism. Terrorism is related extremism, as terrorist people are extremists in their belief. Biggest terrorist group like ISIS is also an Islamic extremist group. In these years we have observed shameful actions in the name of religion. Conflicts between religious

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    the public as a politically motivated means of attack or coercion. The terms 'terrorist' and 'terrorism' have been used since the late 18th century. While several definitions agree that terrorism can or does consist in deliberately killing or trying to kill civilians, they disagree as to whether that violence should also aim at some political effect in order to qualify as 'terrorism'. The term terrorism, like globalism, is difficult to define and has a

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    Terrorism Terrorism is when a group of extremist or just one extremist attacks because of political, religious, or economic reasons. I believe the reason why people use terrorism is because this is their form of revenge. They may disagree with something and attack to show how mad they are and to create fear. Terrorism has been used in the past. 9/11 was not the first time terrorism has happened. For example on February 26, 1993, there was the first World Trade Center bombing. What happened was that

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    United States citizens have perceived terrorism as recent emergence, not a strategy or tactic that has raged over hundreds of years by various actors. For example, the expansion of European trade in South and Southeast Asia in the 17th century brought about violence by local Muslim population who felt their livelihood, culture and society was threaten by European influences. The encroachment and conquest by Europe was successful despite military campaigns and guerrilla tactic that was intended to

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    1) Terrorism can have many different meanings or definitions to different individuals but in the end terrorism is the threat and use of physical and physiological force by individuals or groups who want to receive strategic and political gain. The FBI’s definition comes from the Code of Federal Regulations which states that, “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

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    Well known peace activist Mhatma Gandhi once preached, “Terrorism and deception are weapons not of the strong, but of the weak.” Ghandi dedicated his life to independence for each and every person on Earth. We live in a world where countries’ biggest fear is the threat of terrorism. To many, terrorism may only seem to be stories in the history books, but in reality in today’s world terrorism is a heightened menace. Terrorism, when defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, means any activities

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