Essays on Freedom Fighter

CHAPTER THREE: MAN AND ARAB MASCULINITY

As Carabí and Armengol (2014) show in their study, Arab masculinity is a hybrid concept entailing adherence to traditional patriarchal values held for centuries in the Arabic world and supported by the religious component of Islam; however, it also “allows liberal values” which might contradict this traditional patterns. Cultural and societal representation of Arab masculinity is thereby rather complex and might emerge in a variety of contexts including family and society on the larger scale. In these representations, stereotypical images of man in traditional Arab context might enclose controversies and correlations between liberal-secular masculinity and conservative masculinity image entrenched ...

In the 21st century, it is convenient to categorize groups fighting against established governments as terrorists. Throughout the globe, disparate protest movements are fighting against persecution by governments based on religious, cultural and political differences. It is difficult to differentiate between terrorists and freedom fighters. In most cases, a group that one calls a terrorist movement might be categorized as a freedom fighting movement. This paper seeks to examine characteristics that changes the categorization of protest movements from legitimate freedom fighter movement to terrorist organization. The argument put forward is that the means and targets of protest movement are ...

South Africa in the 20th century had many words to describe it but none were flattering. Words like hate, suffering, anguish, separation, ignorance and apartheid. Apartheid is best described as government institutionalized racism and is Afrikaans for apartness. The South African government disfranchised black voters and non-white citizens. An American example that is similar is the Jim Crow laws in the south While there was wide spread racism in South Africa for several years before that, it was made into law in 1948. It took the resolve of Nelson Mandela to guide the country in a new direction. Nelson ...

In the realm of contemporary popular art, few media may claim such relevance and understanding of mass culture than the cinema. From political discourses in films such as Argo (Affleck, 2012) and The Hurt Locker (Bigelow, 2009), to philosophical inquiry in films such as Her (Jonze, 2013) and Children of Men (Cuaron, 2007), the filmic medium has never failed to be an avenue for human questions that deal with the most intimate nature of our species. In this regard, James McTeigue’s 2006 film V for Vendetta – as well as the graphic novel of the same name that it ...

Thesis Statement

Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy was very significant and influential in spearheading India to independence from the British; however after attaining independent and the development of financial capitalism and eventually, globalization and industrialization in India; and the world over, there is little significance to his philosophy in the contemporary society. Nevertheless, there is still a lot of spiritual and ethnic admiration of his socialist slogans. The slogans sound accurately revolutionary in nature.

Summary of the argument and evidence employed

The paper clearly embraces Mahatma Gandhi’s effort in helping the Indian attain their independence from the British colonialists in a non-violent manner. It was achieved through his principles of ...

Introduction

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (9/11) on the World Trade Center in New York City and in other parts of the United States (US) has accounted for a heightened sense of anxiety in the international community. With the US, one of the most powerful nations of the world, being the target of the dreadful attacks, the terrorist attacks have served as a strong warning that impresses on the anarchic state of international relations. Considering the event happened at a time when international solidarity is improving through organizations and sub-communities between nations, many changes have taken place in international relations resulting from the ...

Argumentative Essay: Terrorist Vis-à-vis Freedom Fighter

Introduction The looming threat of terrorism has triggered the emergence of the labels “terrorist” and “freedom fighter”. Both commonly refer to the same person – the attacker involved in any activity subject to subjective definitions leading to labels of either terrorism or revolution. Yet, the divide between the two terms revealed difficulties in defining who terrorists are and those are that fit the label of being a freedom fighter. A deconstruction of the two labels herein will attempt to clarify their definitions.

Is A Person A Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?

Defining whether a person is a terrorist ...

John Brown: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?

Introduction: John Brown is seen as pretty much something of an enigma today due to the fact that he was perhaps one of those who was very much against slavery but armed blacks in what could be seen as an insurrection to violence to do so. Earle’s book focuses with intriguing detail on the raid on Harper’s Ferry with a number of original documents and sources which create an interesting and largely factual picture of what went on during that raid. One perhaps may not agree with the methods used by Brown as they are often compared ...

Terrorism is an abstract noun. Having a war on terrorism is by its own definition illogical and irrational. This is when dealing with the semantics of the word. The word terrorism has shifted in meaning many times over the century. It has come to mean many things to many people. While social sciences studies the varieties, methods, causes and history of terrorism. Philosophy deals with two fundamental interrelated questions. What is terrorism and can terrorism be ethically justified. Since 9/11 there has not been a single individual who has not been affected in one way or another by this phenomenon. This ...

International Terrorism

Introduction

Terrorism is a word that has been widely used to mean many things. It is not internationally agreed upon definition for terrorism (Williamson, 2009, p. 33). The oxford English Dictionary defines terrorism as the unauthorized use of violence and intimidation to achieve political aims. This definition, however, does not even scratch the surface of the issues referred to by the use of the word terrorism. The term is used to refer to actions of many radical groups which carry out violent crimes with an ulterior motive of influencing change in certain institutions. Religion is perhaps the most used reason ...