Terrorism
Essay by review • October 30, 2010 • Essay • 261 Words (2 Pages) • 1,293 Views
Since 9/11/01 Americans and other people all over the world
have now realized what a threat to humanity terrorism can be.
Terrorism is defined in the dictionary as the unlawful use or
threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized
group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or
coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political
reasons. Terrorism involves activities such as bombing, hijackings,
skyjacking, assassinations
and random killings. Terrorism is not used
for military reasons but for political reasons or religious reasons. To
me terrorism is a terrible way of getting a point across. Killing
innocent people and halting the progress of the human race is not a
great way to do things. Terrorism is hard to define really. The old
adage, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" is still
alive and well today as it was in the past. Personally..I believe it is the
most evil means of a resolution. It does just what it is meant to...put
terror into others. Terrorists are the evil people who commit these
crimes. These terrorists can come in all different nationalities,
religions, and colors. Today, terrorism occurs everywhere in the
world; most recently home in the U.S. and also in Isreal and
Palestine.
A problem with terrorism has existed for quite some time. No
attention was being paid to it because nothing big was happening
until recently when America was attacked and the world trade center
was destroyed. Terrorism reaches back to ancient Greece. In the
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