Terrorism
Unit 4: Activity 8: Assignment 1: The Global Network Essay
War on Terrorism and the Human Condition
ABSTRACT
Since the atrocious September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States of America, and along with the ongoing threat of terrorism, officials have reinforced their efforts to identify and capture suspected terrorists in not only the United States but Canada as well. Some of these antiterrorism measures have alarmed many advocates who uphold their own civil liberties, and who contend that some of these actions are unconstitutional. The constant depth of fear engraved within each and every society arouses serious psychological impacts and the correlating effect of the inability to reach a state of equilibrium due to the heightened sensitivity of fear. This failure to understand and identify the reasons why individuals and/or groups inflict violent acts that are solely intended to create terror within societies on the basis of political and emotional grounds, furthermore instills the concept of concern and dismay. Overall the correlating effects of terrorism are disastrous to the human psyche and the psychological state of society, advancing and encompassing everything that entails the human condition. Throughout the essay individuals will be able to experience in-depth examination of the psychological implications on society, and an understanding of why the terrorists must inflict fear and terror. Keywords: Ongoing threat of terrorism, heightened sensitivity of fear, disastrous to the human psyche.
The War on Terrorism and the Human Condition
At a time when terrorist attacks and thwarted plots regularly dominate the headlines, when long queues at airport security checks have become all-too-regular, and when once innocuous items can become the means of deadly attacks, it is inevitable that the threat of terrorism hangs over society as never before, leaving a serious psychological
War on Terrorism and the Human Condition
ABSTRACT
Since the atrocious September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States of America, and along with the ongoing threat of terrorism, officials have reinforced their efforts to identify and capture suspected terrorists in not only the United States but Canada as well. Some of these antiterrorism measures have alarmed many advocates who uphold their own civil liberties, and who contend that some of these actions are unconstitutional. The constant depth of fear engraved within each and every society arouses serious psychological impacts and the correlating effect of the inability to reach a state of equilibrium due to the heightened sensitivity of fear. This failure to understand and identify the reasons why individuals and/or groups inflict violent acts that are solely intended to create terror within societies on the basis of political and emotional grounds, furthermore instills the concept of concern and dismay. Overall the correlating effects of terrorism are disastrous to the human psyche and the psychological state of society, advancing and encompassing everything that entails the human condition. Throughout the essay individuals will be able to experience in-depth examination of the psychological implications on society, and an understanding of why the terrorists must inflict fear and terror. Keywords: Ongoing threat of terrorism, heightened sensitivity of fear, disastrous to the human psyche.
The War on Terrorism and the Human Condition
At a time when terrorist attacks and thwarted plots regularly dominate the headlines, when long queues at airport security checks have become all-too-regular, and when once innocuous items can become the means of deadly attacks, it is inevitable that the threat of terrorism hangs over society as never before, leaving a serious psychological