Taliban insurgency

Have you ever wondered why did Al-Qaeda launched a terrorist attack on the United States? If you really think about there really isn’t a reason. Why kill thousands of people just to become known as a person who killed thousands of people? That sounds kind of gruesome. Doesn’t it sound kind of stupid to kill yourself in order to kill others. Why can’t everyone in the world get along? I learned a ton of new things about 9/11 when I watched the video. One of them is that Ramzi Yousef Was planning…

Should the Government Be Able to Obtain Wiretaps? -- Constructive Speech September 11, 2001. It was a tragic time for our nation, The United States of America. Two planes were hijacked and crashed into the world trade center in New York City, New York. The buildings fell and thousands of people died. The only way this all could have happened so perfectly is that there were communications involved. Government wiretaps allow officials to listen to phone conversations, read emails, go through…

You did the smart thing and bought insurance to make sure your business is covered in case of a loss. Something happens. Someone broke in and stole some merchandise. A pipe bursts and floods the storage room. A fire erupts in the boiler room, causing minor damage. You have the option of making an insurance claim. When is Filing a Claim a Good Idea The business insurance you pay for is there to protect you against covered losses. If you have insurance, you should use it when it makes…

9/11, ISIS, Paris attacks, and Belgium terrorist attacks, are all ruthless assaults on innocent people done by terrorists who had no remorse whatsoever. These attacks not only get attention on the news, but various websites and media outlets cover this news as well. Once such a brutal attack happens, like the ones above, all types of media outlets jump on the opportunity to broadcast what had occurred. Whether that is in the form of radio, television, social media like instagram, twitter,…

Betrayal can happen to a group of people, not just one person. The Taliban, a Muslim militia, betrayed the Afghanis. The Taliban came in and took over the land of where the Afghanis were living while holding many shootings and massacres. Betrayal of the Afghanis occurred when the Taliban failed to hold accountable power over the people of Afghanistan. This let the Afghanis down by the people not being able to have any power over their country anymore and to leave the country unstable. The…

The United Nations should stop ISIS because it is one of the biggest terrorist groups in the world. In the article “The Brief” by Karl Vick, He explains the danger of ISIS. ISIS is a huge terrorist organization that is ran by volunteers who believe in there cause. A flight exploded on october 31st killing all 224 people on board. ISIS said that they were responsible for the tragic bombing. ISIS is said to be a group that is accomplishing what al-Qaeda could never do. Karl Vick said, “ ISIS is…

Malala Yousafzai What’s it like going to school? Are you happy? Do you enjoy seeing your friends everyday? As a young girl, Malala Yousafzai defied the odds in protesting that girls in Pakistan be allowed to receive an education. She was shot by Taliban in 2012… She survived. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. Growing up she became involved in supporting girls education. In 2009, Malala started creating blogs about education rights. She also blogged for the BBC…

In a world where ISIS and other terrorist attacks are a norm, it seems as though the works of the terrorist organization which called themselves “Al Qaeda” were centuries ago. Yet, Al Qaeda, having attacked large parts of the world around the turn of the century, has been a major terrorist group within the lifetime of many. Al Qaeda was a force to be reckoned with all the way from the start till its very end. Al Qaeda got its start very quickly. Al Qaeda grew out of the Afghani and Pakistani…

The negotiations with M-19 were successful because of the widespread desire for reform of the two-party monopoly on the government. The goal of M-19 was political reform from the outset, so the cost of resistance was low. For the government, the cost of toleration was high, but not compared to the cost of suppression of the rebels. If it were not for eventual disorganization of the party, M-19AD would have been more successful politically because of their grassroots beginnings. The rise of…

In New York On September 11, 2001 the world was faced with devastation. At approximately 8:45am a plane crashed into the North tower in the World Trade Center. At the time everyone was confused as what was going on. The people of New York thought that the plane lost control somehow and crashed right into the North tower. But at 9:03am that was when a second plane crashed into the south tower. New Yorkers were starting to believe that this was a terrorist attack on the U.S. The question I wanted…