Securitization Of America

As we live is this world we are faced with all types of diversities. However the main diversity that the world has been facing is terrorism. Within the last decade, terrorism has hit the United States hard. Before the last ten years, The United States have seen signs and acts of terrorism. Before September 11, The United States law enforcements and security forces where not on the same sheet of music of getting information or sharing

After losing 2,977 lives one fateful September morning, we realized we left the doors to our country wide open to attack. As a result, we ramped up our security and instituted new programs to combat terrorism to make ourselves invulnerable to similar attacks. But as the government began to develop programs within the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) to prevent such an attack from ever happening again, the government began to infringe on the rights which were laid down in the Constitution by our founding fathers. Although the American government protected its people from another possible attack, the government itself attacked its own people by denying the rights which it formerly recognized.

On September 11, 2001, there were 2,996 casualties and more than 6,000 others were injured in the terroristic attacks of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Some may say that these acts of terrorism changed the American homeland security for the better, others disagree. Since the events of September 11, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security was created and expanded into one of the largest divisions of the federal government. This paper consists of the lack of homeland security before September 11, 2001, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, and the development of this department, which is leading America to be safer since the last act of terrorism.

SRA 211, Threat of Terrorism and Crime, the topic is interesting for me and I learned lots of things from this course. The first thing that I have learned is that, how to critically think before approaching a problem. Unit 1 this course had lots of terminology in regards to terrorism and the psychology of a terrorists and a criminals, before coming in the class I did not know all the material that was taught in Unit 1. The readings in each Unit that were assigned, were also helpful in understanding the material that was being covered in the class. After covering Unit 2, I had a better understanding of what terrorism is and its precise definitions. I have also learned the history of terrorism, different organizations and their motives. One last

American’s fear of terrorism is founded on the ideal that it can effect anybody at any point: no one person is safe from terrorism (Anderson). This belief is also demonstrated in the Chapman Study, where participants listed terrorism as one of the five things they most fear (Chapman). By examining expert advice from homeland security and scholars, coupled with images from similar resources, I hope to further the understanding of how America can safe guard against terrorism, while also not compromising the values of liberty and

In conclusion, there have been many stances took towards terrorism. Since the September 11, 2001 attack on the Twin Towers in Washington D.C, there have been more plans and rules for people traveling within, into, and out of the country. There have been additional securities at major United States traditional events. These events are the World’s greatest sporting events, marathons , political events and more. The armed forces have been increased and deployed to the duty of protecting the people of our country. Overall, the government has taken some great approaches in keeping its people

The shocking tragedy on September 11, 2001 altered the course of American national security. Prior to the 9/11 attacks, homeland security was rarely debated as a hot topic, even within the small circle of policy elites (Kamarck, 2013, p. 34). The only prior homeland attack on America was Pearl Harbor and this was not on U.S. mainland. Many Americans were shocked that such a tragedy could occur on American soil and they are still shocked to this day. People are still recovering from this tragic event. The government knew that the country’s enemies still posed an enormous threat to the nation’s security. In response to the events that took place on 9/11, the United States Congress passed the USA/Patriot Act, which intensified the surveillance powers held by the federal government through the National Security Agency (NSA) and other federal agencies. This act increased national airport security procedures, metro security in most major U.S. cities, and extended the government’s capacity to spy on citizens.

This essay focuses on the final topic of week number eight, “Is the Patriot Act a necessary protection against terrorism or a threat to our civil liberties?” The Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism), has brought much controversy between national security and individual rights. We have seen numerous terrorist attacks abroad, such as the attack of U.S. airliners, U.S. embassies, and U.S. military bases during the 1980’s. Well-planned terrorist attacks continued into the 1990s and into our current year (Sauter & Carafano, 2012).

I learned some important things from this course that I will allow to stick with me no matter my profession. Diversity is something I will always have to deal with regardless if it is race, gender, or gender orientation. Importantly this course has allowed me to grow as an individual and has shown me that it is okay to learn about other races and their background. Not only has it allowed me to be acceptable of everyone in fact, it has allowed me to be less judgmental amongst others.

If I were to describe this course to a friend I would say this class is more than what anyone expects and is extremely eye-opening. It is not like a normal studies class, where it has boring content. It has content that is insightful and allows you to really think about the issues at hand. I would encourage a friend to take it because it is not only a fun class but very informative. I would prepare them for the reality of this class. This class does not just touch the surface of issues we have in society, but it goes much deeper.

I wouldn’t say that any of my previous perspectives on politics, subjectivity, race, gender, identity, etc., have significantly changed as a result of taking this course. However, there is something to be said about understanding my own values and stances in more analytical depth and being better able to critically examine what I believe and why. In this sense, this class for me had not so much been my ‘radical awakening experience’ as much as it had been my ‘providing a historical backdrop to my already deeply felt convictions experience.’ Because I had already come into this class with thoughtfully formulated opinions about the nature of civilization, humanity’s relationship with the Earth and with each other, and from what sources our culture

Terrorism is often described as both a crime and a holy duty; both a justified reaction to oppression and an unforgiveable atrocity. Not only that, it affects millions of people worldwide. Hardly any country in the world is left unblemished by the evil of terrorism. But the question remains: how does America tackle the horrific acts of radical terrorism endangering its citizens without unlawfully discriminating

Continuing to combat terrorism is an ongoing process all over the world. The United States and many other countries are seeing a rapid increase in the amount of terror attacks that happen right at home. Strenuous effort has been deployed in stopping terror attacks however they have been largely unsuccessful as attacks can happen at any given moment and often without notice. Terrorism is continuously increasing through the use of technology which allows extremists to recruit, train, and deploy their ideals and political agendas. Terrorists are driven by radical and religious movements under the belief that it will bring change or sweep the United States out of the middle east. While terrorism is hard to combat, we must start at learning to

Beginning to see examples of this everywhere is good for me. I tend to consider myself as being more biased towards Islam than against it. I have seen too much warmth and hospitality from Muslim friends to feel differently. But I have realized that I have been subconsciously drawing a mental divide, between my experiences and the media’s portrayals. Obviously, I would still have been frustrated with more blatant problematic portrayals, but I never would have looked at (for example) Kingdom of Heaven as fitting into that category. The fact that this class has broken down some of those walls for me, and has lead me to see more clearly the sheer scope of the problem is probably the most significant way in which this class will have an effect on my life going

Globalization and Terrorism is something that all Americans fear ever since 9/11. Globalization tends to be new to us because it is linked with terrorism, but terrorism has been around since the beginning of biblical times, and in the US we are forever exposed to terrorism. But even though we know it can happen to us at any time we never know if it will be worse than 9/11, because terrorism only works when it creates massive chaos, shock and ah (e.g. beheading) or fear like 9/11 did, so need to be aware of our environments at all times, especially in the public safety field. Within this discussion this learner will examine how can a public safety organization handle new terrorist threats, and make suggestions for change to counter act there threat.