Essays on Fanatical

The general assembly of UN approved an arrangement for dividing Palestine in 1947, which offered a chance for the establishment of Jewish State, as well as Arab State and Jerusalem, left under worldwide status. The Jewish and the Arab States rejected such an arrangement. The United Kingdom dropped its mandate or control on Palestine, which led to the proclamation of Israel state. As a result, the Palestinians with the help of Arab States declared war on Israel (Koops et al., 2015). Israel also fought many wars with other states; however, this paper focuses on factors causing internal conflicts within ...

1. Citing class discussion and course readings, please critique the following passage: Our analysis suggests that democracies are more likely to be sensitive to the costs of terrorist attacks, to grant concessions to terrorists so as to limit future attacks, to be constrained in the ability to pursue a lengthy attritional campaign against an organization, but also to be under a greater pressure to do something Terrorism as we know it is a tactic, a tactic used by marginalized and disenfranchised groups to attempt to claw back some of the rights that they have lost or to try and ...

Vincent van Gogh was born as the son of a middle class family in 1853; his style of painting created a maelstrom of rejection, panic, and curiosity from the late 19th century public. The famous Van Gogh scholar named Zola previously stated that no other artist had ever exceeded Van Gogh; his immense popularity as a result of his insanely beautiful artworks made him a champion of the rejected artists who crafter genius masterpieces that are all timeless, hysterical, and eccentrically beautiful at the same time. (Naifeh and Smith Ch. 1, n.p.). Throughout history, Van Gogh is probably one ...

The Islamic State must not be regarded as a terrorist organization alone. The group has evolved into a well-run political machine and a potent military force. The group believes in a twisted translation of Islamic law as an anchor political belief and demands that this particular world view be imposed on Muslims as well as peoples of other ‘inferior’ religious beliefs. Founded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the group was originally called as the “Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), the first regiments of the IS fought against the US military in the aftermath of the downfall of Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein. The IS ...

One of the pertinent issues that have always been debated among historians has always centered primarily on its cases. The effects have been debated, and these tend to bring a consensus view that the Civil war led to a massive change in the social, cultural and economic realms of the society. In other cases, however, there have been divergent views all trying to depict the possible causes of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln one of the senior personalities to have reflected on the causes of the Civil War took a very bold move by asserting that the cause of the Civil War ...

_______Course ________Subject

CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

The term “culture” is very broad based as it represents a whole gamut of thought process that influences the behaviour of a person, whether acting individually or as a part of the group. Kroeber & Kluckhohn (1952) state that “Culture” consists of patterns, explicit and implicit, of and for behaviour acquired and transmitted by symbols, constituting the distinctive achievements of human groups, including their embodiment in artefacts; the essential core of culture consists of traditional (i.e. historically derived and selected) ideas and especially their attached values; culture systems may, on the one hand, be considered as products of action, on the ...

George Orwell’s book, ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four,' most of the times published as ‘1984’ is a fascinating book. Published in 1949, the book talks about how the ‘Inner Party’ elite persecute individualism. In addition, independent thinking, described by the writer as ‘thoughtcrimes’ is also depicted. The leads character is called Winston Smith. Winston Smith is a man who works for what the writer calls ‘the Ministry of Truth.' The name that he uses for this Ministry is ‘Minitrue.' Tyranny is a theme that is also explored by the writer (NovelGuide). Psychology is defined as ‘the scientific study of human behavior and ...

Religion, or belief in a god or multiple gods as well as belief-related activities, such as praying or worshipping, has various and history-motivated established manifestations in different countries. Religion has existed for centuries, starting with the holy antiquity, and reversed its direction due to a number of reasons ever since then. Religion in Europe changed its course from being politics-oriented to being apolitical, maintaining neutrality, granting political power its much needed laicized status after centuries of the Holy Inquisition and de facto governance of secular affairs. The USA, the country founded by puritan pilgrims seeking opportunities to freely exercise their religious ...

Ultras Sur is an ultras group that supports real Madrid. The group is characterized with sport fans renowned for their elaborate displays and fanatical support. Predominantly these fans are followers of different European association football teams and originate from Europe. The group has unique behavioral tendencies such as use of flares, massive vocal support in large groups, in support of the teams they support. In support of the team, they display banners at football stadiums with the aim of creating an environment that intimidates the opponent teams while encouraging and supporting their teams. In some countries such as England, ...

How Stalin succeeded in transforming the U.S.S.R. Stalin’s plans to achieve the modernization of the Soviet Union through rapid industrialization and the collectivization of the land transformed the Soviet Union, but came with an immense cost in human suffering. How was Stalin able to pursue such inhumane policies without risking insurrection or revolt? This paper examines five sources in order to answer that question. It will be seen that through a mixture of tyranny and terror, through propaganda designed to bolster the cult of personality, and through associating himself the legacy of Lenin, Stalin was able to achieve ...