Due to the semantic field of fear and terror running throughout the discourses of Bush and Blair their choice of lexis is crucial in conveying their political ideologies. The introduction of Bush’s speech was of dire importance. Antithesis is being used within the first sentence; Bush begins his discourse “… Our fellow citizens, our way of life…”, and then ends with “deadly terrorist acts”. Due to the contrasting image portrayed listeners feel their “way of life”, they, as individuals and citizens of America are at threat, of “deadly and deliberate terrorist attacks”. This further promotes the global normalisation of terrorism and the “War on terror”.
After numerous readings and film viewing on the topic of terrorism throughout this course I believe I can define terrorism as premeditated, deliberate, systematic murder, as well as threats aimed at people or property to intimidate and create fear for political ends. I believe that terrorism in most cases will be argued against. Innocent people are usually the ones being targeted in the majority of the terrorist acts that I am familiar with. Furthermore, acts of terror can bring retaliated acts of terror back to the aggressor and innocent civilians will always be caught in the middle. However, terrorists can argue that their methods are ethical and just to right wrongs due to political and social injustices.
Politicians have stated thy will introduce new laws wanting tougher background checks, forced registration, and outright banning of military looking firearms. All these types of new laws will cut down on crime and make this country a safer place. But I believe the way to protect against a bad person with a gun is a good person with a gun. First of all on the issue of it will cut down on violent crime, who are they kidding criminals rarely obey laws; studies show most criminals acquire guns through friends or theft. Adam Lanza the shooter at Newtown stole the guns he used from his mother.
The controversy comes in here because a person can harm themselves which can affect other people connected to the individual. Also if a person does something which harms only him/her, someone might see that and does the same thing and end up causing harm to them. So the theory is limited and flawed. Mill supported this theory because he felt it will promote individual
During the course of history, as a result of discrimination and prejudice, hate groups and hate crimes arose which instigated violence and in times in history brought back memories people would like to try and forget. It is for this reason that certain people think of racism is just a habit of insight that advises and influences the way some people see other people. And other individuals focus on the actions that affect unfavorably, or discriminate against folks toward whom they are focused (Gracia,
In addition, many Caucasians including the female protagonists in both texts felt some kind of racial guilt for what transpired in the past. In Disgrace and A Blade of Grass the female characters who reflect this racial guilt experience a loss, which leads to a tense friendship with a black African character that is resolved only to a degree by the novel’s conclusion. Firstly, Marit in A Blade of Grass and Lucy in Disgrace feel racial guilt and experience a loss. To begin, Marit believes that “blacks deserve fair treatment and are not receiving it” (Desoto, 276), and Lucy recounts a story where “blacks were beaten and evicted from their homes” which is “inhumane” (Coetzee, 124). In addition, both characters endure a loss: Marit’s husband, Ben, is killed by a land mine that he runs over while driving, and Lucy is raped by several black African males.
There also negative attitudes that the society portrays that contribute to the stigmatization. This makes people to feel different from others, rejected, and excluded from the society. However, as part of the society victims should be embraced and supported all through the recovery time to avoid that feel of shame and embarrassment. Stigma is defined as a mark of social humiliation where people are labelled by their condition and separated from others, which can form a negative stereotype and prejudice for the person with depression disorder (WHO, 2011). Goffman (1968), did some research on stigma which he referred to as ‘spoiled identity’ and he developed some ideas about identities and how they are presented in social roles.
War Photography Most people view war photography as a protest of the war. Displaying horrific photos of war is viewed as a means of providing insight into real life on the battlefield. Originally, public photos in relation to the war were used as propaganda to gain war support from civilians, and were heavily restricted by government regulations. Today, on the other hand, distribution rules on war photography have relaxed in terms of the amount released; however, rules on the photographs distributed are subject to stricter regulations and government scrutiny. Despite the fact that war photography is widely understood to provide insight into the real terrors of war, there are many flaws in the believed objectivity of these photos.
Self- injury can include cutting, burning (”branding”), picking at skin, picking at scabs, re-opening wounds, hair pulling (trichotillomania), head banging, hitting oneself (can involve the use of objects but not always), bone breaking, biting oneself, scratching or even refusal to take prescription medication. Self- harm is known as many different terms such as self- mutilation, self- inflicted violence, self- injury, self- destructive behavior, self- abuse, and parasuicidal behavior. People who self- harm usually feel that self- injury is a way of temporarily relieving intense feelings, pressure and/ or anxiety. They may use self- harm to help them feel “alive”, to mask their emotional pain with physical pain, to feel in control of the pain unlike the pain that they may have experienced through physical, sexual or emotional abuse (if they were a victim). They may also use self- harm to provide a way to stop emotional numbness, ask for help in an indirect way, use it as a form of manipulation into making others care or feel guilty or as an outgrowth of abuse believing that the abuse they encountered in their past was deserved.
Although, Drone attacks have been quite successful in eliminating terrorists but they have had their negative affects as well. At times, misjudged attacks have led to the killing of civilians. The government of Pakistan has protested against these drone attacks time and again but to no effect. The government’s dual conduct by giving a silent approval of these attacks to the US government and by protesting these attacks on the floor of the national assembly has created a lot of confusion. But the US govt.