The Clarkbar84
Bio
My mind has stories forming all the time; My works are scattered within real life.
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Stories (21/0)
Osama bin Laden VS Ayman al-Zawahiri
Is a Terrorist Group Only as Strong as it is Leader? Terrorist groups form through ideas and goals from groups of similar individuals that believe their government is no longer listening to them, and violence is the only way. Terrorist leaders have a set of ideologies and goals that tend to draw individuals into their ranks and over time; those individuals become brainwashed into believing the group is the only home for them. Most terrorist leaders have some of the same traits and values, which tend to be very charismatic, great communicators, the ability to manipulate and have others genuinely believe in their cause. They are also highly intelligent and have ideologies that not only make sense to themselves, but others can find common ground which makes it easy for recruitment. Some terrorist groups tend to be more dangerous than others and can strike fear and intimidation into their enemies. As seen in the terrorist group al-Qaeda, under the regime of Osama bin Laden, struck fear into the hearts and minds of United States citizens with their 9/11 attacks. However, now, under the current regime of Ayman, Al-Zawahiri cannot seem to even match the power of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). An interesting theory to examine is a terrorist group only has strong has the leader in charge of it. This paper will compare Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri's leadership and communication styles within the terrorist group al-Qaeda. It will go over their experience and traits to see how that has affected their decisions and led al-Qaeda during their regimes.
By The Clarkbar842 years ago in Education
Federal Emergency Management Agency
When it comes to defending the American people from disasters, the government must ensure that this country's citizens are provided with as much protection and care as possible. During the year 1979, there was a total of 6,855 natural disasters within the world (Ritchie, 2019). This was one reason that prompted President Carter to sign Executive Order 12127 in April 1979, which established the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and gave them the mission of emergency management and civil defense within the United States (FEMA, 2020). In 2002, President Bush signed the Homeland Security Act, creating the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which united FEMA under DHS, making them no longer an independent agency (FEMA, 2020). Since joining DHS, FEMA has had many challenges including budget and staff cuts, along with authority concerns from DHS running federal responses instead of FEMA staff (Bosner, 2020). This paper’s thesis will provide the reader with an overall view of disasters FEMA has faced since joining DHS, challenges they have encountered since falling under the structure of DHS, and the benefits of changing FEMA back to an independent agency.
By The Clarkbar842 years ago in The Swamp
Animal Liberation Front
The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) was established in the mid-1970s within Great Britain. They are a semi-organized extremist group that is committed to ending animal cruelty and exploitation. ALF moved over into the United States near the end of the seventies. ALF began to conduct operations by engaging against anyone they viewed to utilize animals for economic gain or research that resulted in harm. (Lewis 2004)
By The Clarkbar842 years ago in Education
Undocumented Migrants
It only takes a few issues for an individual to start the radicalization process and turn down the path of terrorism. These may be extreme cases of seeing one’s family murdered in their homes by Soldiers or just feeling like they are not being heard. Moghaddam’s staircase to terrorism states that individuals on the first staircase feel disgruntled and seek solutions, while individuals on the second staircase begin to feel they have had grave injustices (Moghaddam, 2005).
By The Clarkbar842 years ago in The Swamp
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property (IP) are laws that are put in place to protect and enable people to earn recognition for their inventions, literary and artwork (World Intellectual Property Organization, 2022). This property can range from the invention of the lightbulb to symbols on T-shirts. For Intellectual Property to belong to someone, they must own either a patent, trademark, service mark or copyright.
By The Clarkbar842 years ago in FYI
Faisal Shahzad
Faisal Shahzad was born in Pakistan on June 30, 1979. His father, Bahar ul-Haq, was a retired Pakistani Air Force official that made enough to provide an upper-middle-class life, and he sent his children to school in the United States (Mayko, 2010). Faisal moved to the United States for school in 1998 and gained his citizenship in May 2009. Faisal lived in Shelton, Connecticut, earning both a BA and MBA in business from the University of Bridgeport in 2000.
By The Clarkbar842 years ago in Criminal
Office Space
Office Space was written and produced by Mike Judge in February 1999; professional critics gave it a score of 80% on rottentomates.com. However, the score given by the audience was 93%. How would a movie receive such a low score from trusted critics be so high with audience members? This is because Mike Judge was able to capture the essence of everyday life within a dead-end job and being forced to take the punishment of the job to live. This is something everyone in a job has felt one way or another throughout their years of working. Therefore, Office Space was able to hit Cult film status, and it is relevant to this course because it proves that if enough people can relate and like something, it can become quite popular despite what the professionals think.
By The Clarkbar842 years ago in Geeks
THEODORE JOHN KACZYNSKI
Theodore John Kaczynski was a domestic terrorist from 1978–1995 within the United States that the world would come to call him the Unabomber. This name was given to him by a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) led task force in 1979 named after “University and Airline Bombing” after a homemade bombing attack on a Chicago university (FBI 2021). This manhunt would go on for another two decades, with the task force growing to over 150 members and paving the way towards Forensic Linguistics.
By The Clarkbar842 years ago in The Swamp
Popular Culture’s Perception of Sexuality and Elderly People
An American view of sex, as we age, is not to think of our parents having sex or even to think of our grandparents having sex. It is a very taboo subject and one that many people shy away from in views of disgust. The fact of the matter is that as we age, we continue to be human beings who want to feel that love and connection that sex can provide through physiological, psychological, and social aspects. While medical science is advancing and we as a species live longer, older adults are bound to have these urges still and want to have that connection. However, as American's, we poke fun of the Elderly having sex by making jokes, silly cartoons, or we call them old perverts. Could it be that as a society, we have been brought up to think that older adults having sex is so disgusting and taboo that we poke fun of it, so we do not have to think of being in that position one day?
By The Clarkbar842 years ago in Filthy
