CJ451
The Sunni-Shi’ite Conflict (75 words)
Briefly outline the events that lead to the two main Islamic groups; the Sunni Muslims and the Shi’ites Muslims and discuss what their differences are; both historically and in today's world.In addition, include and discuss with the class your thoughts on the question of whether or not the Sunni-Shi’ite conflict discussed above is ingrained in political Islam? Support your view.
Religion Highjacked (75 words)
Many militants groups have distorted religion for their benefit. Many feel, especially in the West, the religion most distorted in recent times is Islam. Besides Islam, there are other religions being/have been distorted in this manner. Research one of them and write about your findings. Be sure to include the group, what religion they are highjacking, their motivation and how successful they are/have been in their endeavors.
Religion and the First Amendment (75 words)
In regard to the First Amendment and freedom of religion, do you think the government should investigate and/or monitor based on religion? Why or why not?
Arizona Senate Bill 1070 (75 words)
Profiling a Nationalistic and Endemic Terror Group (2 pages of written text)
1. In a well-written paper:
. a. Choose a long-term nationalistic and endemic terror group presented in the Jonathan White text. Write at least a two page paper describing the group’s origins, ideology, and goals & objectives. Include any significant attacks they have committed in the past.
b. Make sure your discussion reflects themes in Chapters 7 through 8 of our textbook. White, J. R. (2016). Terrorism and homeland security, (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 97813056337733
· Your paper must:
. i. The first page of your paper will be a cover sheet correctly formatted according to APA guidelines.
. ii. The second page will include an Abstract.
. iii. This paper will use 1-inch margins, Times New Roman 12-point font, and double spacing.
. iv. A minimum of three citations must be included and the citations for each article MUST be correctly formatted according to APA guidelines. Do NOT use an automated citation manager to perform this function. Do it manually for this assignment and check your formatting against available APA resources.
· a. Excluding the cover page, the Abstract and references page, this paper must be at least 2 pages of written text.
· b. Only COMPLETE paragraphs consisting of an introductory sentence, a full explanation of key points supported with properly cited sources, and a concluding sentence may be used.
· c. Only use published articles from academic texts, such as those found at scholar.google.com (not Wikipedia).
· d. The entire paper must be your original work. It may not include quotes and at no time should text be copied and pasted.
This paper DOES require an introductory paragraph, explicit thesis statement, concluding paragraph, and references page.