Defining Terrorism
? Requirement
? Before writing the paper, email me your argument (thesis statement) first. After professor
approved, then write it.
? include footnotes and a bibliography in your paper
? balance description with analysis
? Be integrated, not just back-to-back reviews of articles without reference to the other.
? Be analytical; do NOT summaries the articles
? Totally & Deeply analyze all the resources, do NOT add any of your own ideas
? Prompt (in your paper, you should at least answer/write about deep analysis of the following questions)
? Present a position on the topic: a logical and coherent argument in support of their views.
? What factors account for the difficulty in attaining a universally accepted definition of terrorism?
? How is terrorism different from other forms of political violence and warfare?
? Which theories and approaches do you believe best explain the phenomenon of terrorism?
? Is the use of terrorism ever justified, and if so, under what circumstances?
? What lessons, if any, can we learn from how other countries have dealt with terrorism?
? Specific examples of paper topics should be an analysis of the effects that the “war on terrorism”
has had on civil liberties and U.S. foreign policy
