Question:

ReadtheattachedarticleintheWeek1folderandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Basedontheinformationinthearticle,howdotheysuggestterrorismbegan?

2.HowdidtheBritishfeelterrorismclosetohome?

3.Explainthedifferenttypesofideologicaloutburstrelatedtoterrorism.

4.Howdoesreligioninfluenceterrorism?

5.Inyourownwords,whatdoyoubelieveisthemaincause/reason/influencefor
therecentriseinterrorismthroughouttheworld?

Inordertoreceivefullcreditforthisassignment,respondtootherclassmate'sposts
withINSIGHTFULfeedback.

Answer:
1)Thearticleclaimsthat"ifdefinedlooselyenough"terrorismcanbetracedallthe
waybacktotimesofancientGreekandIsraeliconflictwithkillingtyrantsand
attacksagainsttheRomanoccupiers.Theactualterm"terrorism"howeverwasn't
coineduntilthebeginningoftheFrenchRevolution.

2)TheyfelttheterrorismclosetohomeonnearbyIrelandsoil.Theactsofterrorism
therewerefeltandheardclearlyinEngland.Itmadethemfeeluneasyand
ultimatelypushedthemtogiveupthelandinordertoceasetheactsofterrorism.

3)Theideologicaloutburstscamefromsmallgroupsofpeoplethathaveno
ultimategoalotherthantomakethemselvesknownandcauseharm.Terrorismlike
thiswasmostlypresentintheliberalandaffluentnationsofwesternEurope.

4)Religioniswhatfuelsmostterroristsandactsofterrorism.Manybelievethatthe
hurttheycausetranslatesintoserviceforwhatevertheirlearnedreligionis.They
oftenbelievethattheyareservingtheirpurposebyfulfillingtheseactsofterror.Itis
thiscultmentalitythatoftentranslatesintoactsofterror.

5)Ibelievethattherecentriseinterrorismrunstruetoitsroots.Terrorismhas
alwaysbeenapartofourworldandwithtechnologyandtheworldcontinuingto
evolveandchange,actsofterrorgettochangerightalongwithit.Newtechnology
offersnewstrategiesandinvitationsofterror.Althoughitchanges,thecausesinmy
opinionremainthesame:religiousties,socialdifferences,andtheplainandsimple
desiretocausepain.

Comments:
1. Inreplyto@LukeBardash:Ilikeyourinsightonnumber5;terroristsdefinitely
communicatethroughsocialmedianow.
2. Inreplyto@RandiFejoski:Itotallyagreewithyourreasoningonnumber
four,Ilikethepartaboutpeoplesharingastrongerbondthathavethesame
religiousviews.