180 Search Results for How extremism impacts American society
Intro:Extremism, in recent years, continues to become much more contentious and polarizing. Its influences have also begun to permeate within United States culture with the rise of Antifa, QAnon and other extremist groups. What is more alarming, thes Continue Reading...
The USA Patriot Act: This was a law that was passed after September 11th. It is giving the police and intelligence officials the power to go after terrorists organizations easier. As it lifted various Constitutional protections when investigating t Continue Reading...
September 11 Attacks Affected the Lives of American Muslims
For a long time, American Muslims have been part and parcel of the American society. It is however important to note that after the September 11 terror attacks, the status of American Musl Continue Reading...
The Impact and Important Implications of Social Media for Mental HealthToday, nearly 240 million Americans (about 70% of the population) are subscribers to one or more social media platforms, and this number has increased every year since their intro Continue Reading...
" (Iyengar, 2001) Lastly, the manner of presentation of a news story "significantly affects its ability to set the public agenda." (Behr and Iyengark 1985; Dearing and Rogers, 1996) Concluded is that: "In the current regime, American politics is almo Continue Reading...
Proud Boys vs Antifa War of Words
Introduction and Research Question
When it comes to domestic extremism, there are groups on both the Right and the Left of the socio-political spectrum in America. And while they may differ ideologically, they can al Continue Reading...
The bill before me takes into account of the new realities and dangers posed by modern terrorists. It will help law enforcement to indentify, to dismantle, to disrupt and to punish terrorist before they strike." (Marcovitz, 2008) This is significant Continue Reading...
We know this in theory, however, reading about these very innocent families and the things that they have been force to endure makes it even more important to me that the nation begin healing and removing the fears that cause this type of behavior a Continue Reading...
Terror Results
The new landscape that has developed within the criminal justice system in recent times has presented many challenges that are difficult to solve and present no real easy solution. The ever present threat of terrorist activities has p Continue Reading...
Freedom of expressionIntroductionThe article The Future of Free Speech, Trolls, Anonymity and Fake News Online, describes the growing influence of social media and its impact on the perceptions and beliefs of society at large. Due to the massive powe Continue Reading...
Terrorism in Iran: Fighting or Helping?Today, the 90 million-plus people of Iran are confronted with a critically important juncture in their nations lengthy history which will have profound implications for them and the rest of the world well into t Continue Reading...
Case Analysis PaperCase #1: Weaver v. Nebo School District, 29 F. Supp. 2d 1279 (D. Utah 1998) (p. 557)Parties: The Plaintiff in this case was Wendy Weaver and the defendants included the Nebo School District (a public school district in the southern Continue Reading...
American Empire
Is There Room at the Top?
The question as to whether the United States is currently and will remain a superpower is the topic of much scholarly debate and in the general population around the dinner table. The follow up question to Continue Reading...
Terrorist Activity Since 9 11
Introduction
The Oklahoma City Bombing was a domestic terrorist attack perpetrated in 1995 by Timothy McVeigh—a Gulf War Veteran—and Terry Nichols, a former Army serviceman who had obtained a hardship dischar Continue Reading...
Following from this is the assumption that ideological connections may be the precursor to more definite and practical interactions between these groups and organizations.
In other words, terrorist groups, whether representing different nationalist Continue Reading...
Latin America
American terrorism issues and possible convergence with drug cartels in Central and South America
Terrorism in Latin America
Columbia
The leftist National Liberation Army (ELN)
United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC)
The left Continue Reading...
National Preparedness (PPD-8) examines how the nation should approach preparing for threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to U.S. security. It is the view of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that "national preparedness is the shared Continue Reading...
Some rates had even decreased. Maritime shipping rates grew by 5 to 10% on average in the two weeks after the attack, but that rise was soon reversed. Airfreight rates, however, were about 10% higher in late 2001 than before the attacks. Due to the Continue Reading...
However, Marsden must also remain objective and realistic in his account of Western society. On page 100 the author notes, "It is also important to recognize that western society is no more homogenous than Afghan society." The heterogeneity of the i Continue Reading...
Patriot Act
Understanding the Origins and Impact of the Patriot Act: From September 11th to the Modern Day
National security is one of the most essential concerns for any society or state, and arguably the most essential concern for any nation in t Continue Reading...
Homeland Security Strategies
The United Sates Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Strategic Plan outlines the Department's vision for homeland security as outlined in the Department's Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR). The plan is a unif Continue Reading...
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The article underlines how terrorism's costs cannot be measured simply in expenditures, but in lost opportunities for growth and development of domestic industries. The war in Iraq only exacerbates the costs of terrorism, as it in Continue Reading...
It was seen that the Russian security interests were undermined by the Taliban regime. The Taliban regime was also the one that recognized the importance of the Chechen government. It was understood by the Russians that the relationships with the Am Continue Reading...
technology and national security / privacy issues / Edward snowden
The massive 9/11 attacks revealed some obvious flaws in our security system. Terrorists not only managed to slip through the immigration and airports but also managed to live, train Continue Reading...
But to a certain extent his distanced perspective, his hope and optimism, and also his willingness to listen to the grievances of both sides is what made him such a historically great peacemaker ("George Mitchell," Understanding Northern Ireland: BB Continue Reading...
Impact of Lone Wolf Terrorists
Introduction
The recent terrorist episodes in the US have all been incidents of Lone Wolf terrorism. From the bombing of the Oklahoma City Building in 1995 by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols to the Charlottesville att Continue Reading...
Terrorism Has Changed the United States
The United States has experienced considerable threats of terrorism in the past decade similar to other parts of the world. This threat has largely emerged from the fact that groups like Al-Qaeda and other te Continue Reading...
They play an enormous role in shaping our thought patterns about what terrorism is. And this is neither good nor bad. Rather it is just the way it is due to the large role the media plays in our lives in this modern day. Most Americans depend on it. Continue Reading...
Technology, Terrorism, and Crime (APA).
Technology, Terrorism, and Crime
One of the most heinous terrorist groups currently operating in the U.S. In called the "Aryan Nations." This group openly states on their website that they have been "Fighting Continue Reading...
While the authors' claims are true since the backlash between the two communities or groups are incomparable, Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans have experienced a fair share of backlash after the 9/11 attack.
The group has continued to experience Continue Reading...
By continuing with a "business as usual" attitude, the terrorists would not have a long-term psychological impact on American society, culture and economic development.
While the long-term psychological impact appears to be the most prominent value Continue Reading...
This is also possibly the least well-documented phenomenon in the racializing of Arabs and Muslims leading to the widespread acceptance of profiling and related loss of civil liberties." (2002)
The work of Nicole J. Henderson (2001) entitled: "Law Continue Reading...
There have been analyses made regarding this aspect and opinions are both for an easier gun regulation as well as against such a legislative initiative. On the one hand, it is considered that indeed legally allowing people to buy guns would automat Continue Reading...
Tolerance
Global terrorism has changed the entire spectrum of tolerance in today's world. Highlighted by the events of 9/11 the facts that even the world's most powerful nation was not immune to the effects of terrorism brought home the fact that th Continue Reading...
Terrorism in Seattle
Even before the World Trade Center attack in September, 2011, most major cities in the United States were not only aware, but anticipatory regarding the potential for a terrorist attack. Seattle has been fortunate in that it has Continue Reading...
Combating terrorism has become a major concern of the United States Government. It has been a major concern for a number of years but it has taken on particular importance since the events of 9/11 shocked the American society and the world. Following Continue Reading...
Anti Terrorism Measures
Effective Anti-Terrorism Measures
Effective Anti-Terrorist Tactics
The threat of terrorism involves many variables. The nature and degree of risk posed by a potential attack depends on a number of factors, including the goa Continue Reading...
International Relations
According to the Oxford Bibliographies research, there is not one specific definition of "nonstate actors" that fits all situations. Nonstate actors are defined in relation to international law, because they are "…often Continue Reading...