Terrorism essay

ESSAY ASSIGNMENT SHEET HISTORY 319A SEMESTER 1402

Choose one of the questions below and write an essay of 7-9 pages. Make sure to use correct citations (Chicago Manual of Style citation method). Cite all ideas, whether quotes or paraphrases, you get from journals and books (avoid Internet resources). Materials derived from the UMUC library computer database for scholarly articles are not Internet resources, thus they are acceptable. You should use JSTOR for your six sources from outside of class. Remember, I have placed documents on WebTycho to assist in writing the essay by providing clear grammar/style rules in addition to proper footnote formatting. You are required to use them before you submit the essay. Be well acquainted with the documents as I will be using them to determine in large part your grade for the essays. This essay requires the use of a minimum of six scholarly sources in addition to class materials. Use class sources too, but an additional six scholarly sources. I will not accept any essays with Internet sources, so no websites. Do not use encyclopedias or dictionaries eithers.

The essay is due at 6:00 pm eastern time on Sunday, 20 April 2014. I will not accept a late essay except for extenuating circumstances (as I determine them). Additionally, all students are encouraged to submit a full, rough draft of the essay no later than 6:00 pm eastern time, Sunday, 13 April 2014.

Your paper must have a clear thesis (answer to the question) and a clear method (how you are answering the question) in the introduction. It must utilize analysis based on scholarly evidence to prove the thesis. The paper must be typed, double-spaced with one-inch margins and no cover page. Do not use more than three quotes and none should be longer than three lines. Follow this rule closely.

I will base your grade on the essay’s clarity (an explicit thesis and method are critical), logic, effectiveness of argumentation, grammar/style/correct citation format (assimilate the writing guide and footnote guide on WebTycho), the use of at least 6 sources not from class in addition to class sources, and use of evidence. I strongly recommend submitting a rough draft at least one week prior to its due date.

NOTE: I WILL DEDUCT ONE POINT FROM YOUR ESSAY’S GRADE FOR EVERY STYLISTIC/GRAMMATICAL ERROR THAT I LISTED ON THE WRITING GUIDE ON ECOMPANION IN ADDITION TO DEDUCTING ONE POINT FOR EVERY ERROR MADE ON FOOTNOTES. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THESE ISSUES AS CORRECT FORMATTING OF YOUR WORK IMPROVES YOUR ESSAY. FEEL FREE TO SEND A ROUGH DRAFT TO ME.

1. How have definitions of terrorism varied since 1968? In what ways have they changed and why? Answer all parts of this prompt.

2. In what ways do state terrorism and groups/individual terrorism differ and in what ways are they similar? Select one example of each and compare and contrast.

3. Identify two causes of and factors correlated to) terrorism in the world? Why have these causes and factors grown in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?

4. What role does the mass media play in terrorism? How does the media both deter and assist terrorism and why?

5. Why do different groups engage in terrorism? Compare and contrast two major terrorist movements (may be based on nationalism, ideology, religion). Analyze why they use terrorism to effect change.

6. What is counterterrorism? What are the major ways is it used?

7. What are some of the strategies of dealing and 'negotiating' with terrorists? When has it proven successful and when has it failed and why?

8. Select one terrorist organization or a nation sponsoring terrorism. Do not select the US or US-related group (in order to branch out and learn about international history). Answer why and how this state or group uses nationalism and discuss examples.