This brought about division in America’s society.In conclusion, Popular culture could be seen as the two political parties in the US (Republican and Democrats) both having different views on how the society should be, some believe in the traditions and values while others believe in adapting and being modernized in their thinking.Popular culture reflected these two perspectives of how the society should be and like the election some might vote for the Republican Party or the Democratic Party but cannot vote for both.The older generation were quite contented with the norms but the emerging generation rejected the status quo.Another aspect of popular culture which was emerging during the late 1980s were computers , several people rejoiced ...
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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary a meme is “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture.” Memes create a way for people to interact without necessarily interacting, primarily because there is a common theme between people.Memes stem from a variety of video spoofs, and well known films; this allows their audience to easily comprehend the content of the meme, it is currently relevant.This gives a universal understanding of the meme, such as the “one does not simply” there may be a few people who do know that that scene is from Lord of the Rings, however they understand that “one does not simply.” There is a seriousness involved however depending upon the text written on the picture, the...
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Communication Review .Simonson, P., (2001), Social Noise and Segmented Rhythms: News, Entertainment, and Celebrity in the Crusade for Animal Rights, .The meme machine .When considering Reinsborough’s (2003) usage of the word meme the concept that he is referring to is not necessarily identical to that articulated by memetic theorists.Journal of Aesthetics and Protest .
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A meme can be widely distributed because it tends to diffuse by itself once it has passed a critical mass of users of the term (percolation).A meme (from English meme .mw-parser-output .pronunciation & gt; a {background: url ("// upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px -Loudspeaker.svg.png ") center left no-repeat; padding-left: 15px; font-size: smaller} Listening; not to be confused with French itself) is a recognizable cultural element, reproduced and transmitted by imitation behavior of an individual by other individuals.Evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr disagrees with Dawkins' view of genetics as well as his use of the term "meme."The meme would be the exchangeable cognitive unit, allowing the replicati...
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In conclusion, Weapons of mass destruction consist of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks.The United States went to war and invaded Iraq to search for weapons of mass destruction in addition to finding Osama bin Laden.Who can think without horror of what another widespread war would mean, waged as it would be with all the new weapons of mass destruction (Weapons of, 2010, para 2).The danger posed by weapons of mass destruction was the Bush administration’s chief justification for invading Iraq.Since then there has been an estimate of seventy-seven recorded building of mass destruction, attempts, discovery of weapons of mass destruction, and attacks around the world.
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Biological weapons can be aerosolized to be inhaled by humans or put in food or water supplies to be ingested (Porteus 2).American Scientists.Biological weapons are especially dangerous because symptoms require days to weeks to take effect (Central Intelligence Agency 2).This results in the possibility of the affected area being larger due to the migration of infected individuals (Central I... .The repercussions of human exposure to biological weapons of mass destruction are flu-like symptoms, exhaustion, pneumonia, weight loss, stomach pain, respiratory failure, or shock (Porteus 2).Weapons of mass destruction are at the epicenter of this constant threat against peace and life.
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This makes sense to prevent future terrorist attacks, but no weapons of mass destruction were in Iraq.The main reason given by the administration of George W. Bush was that Saddam Hussein the leader of Iraq was engaged in having nuclear weapons.One of the main reasons for the attacks on Iraq was to disarm them of any weapons of mass destruction that they have.Using weapons of mass destruction would mean a sure end to his power.Many thought that Hussein might use these weapons to attack against The United States.
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These weapons are normally referred to as the nuclear weapons like atomic bombs.Weapons of Mass Destruction Are Overrated as a Threat to America, 2nd ed.A permanent council that would control the number of scientists coming up with the weapons ought to be made so as to manage the number of weapons made.The weapons of mass destruction range from the chemical, biological to the nuclear ones.Weapons of Mass Destruction: State Department Oversight of Science Centers Program, 3rd ed.
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Also, there was extreme doubt with regard to Saddam’s actual possession of weapons of mass destruction (Ricks 81-84).Although these schools do not exist in Iraq, the same argument still pertains to Bush’s justification for the war which, after no weapons of mass destruction were found, morphed into creating a free society in Iraq.On the other hand, invading Iraq was unfavorable because there were no weapons of mass destruction found, the people in Iraq did not rise up in support of the United States when it attacked, little post-war planning was done, the task, as well as cost of rebuilding Iraq, was far more complicated and expensive than the Bush Administration envisioned, the United States received no aid from its allies, and lastly, ...
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There are 16 other countries that have nuclear weapons, 25 countries may have chemical weapons, 19 other countries may have biological weapons, and 16 other countries may have missile systems.Which leaves me to conclude that this wasn’t over the weapons of mass destruction or even over the apparent threat that Iraq cause for a terrorist attack to take place, all of this was because of 1 reason, that America want to take over the world.Some of the reasons for the war were: to eliminate the weapons of mass destruction, to eliminate the threat of international terrorism and to promote democracy in Iraq and surrounding areas.Or he could have waited a few more days for Saddam Hussein to give up his weapons of mass destruction which don’t exis...
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Those two would be that Iraq and Saddam were purposely harboring terrorists and giving them a safe place to hide from the United States and that the United States believed that Iraq was producing weapons of mass destruction.The United States was able to get inspectors into place to determine if Saddam had really been developing weapons of mass destruction.Once inspectors were able to get full access to Iraq they came to the conclusion that Iraq had some materials for making weapons of mass destruction, but had no place that they were developing them.Although Hussein did not relinquish his nuclear ambitions or technical records, investigators said, it is now clear he had no active program to build a weapon, produce its key materials or ob...
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Inherent aggression of mankind coupled with modern weapons of mass destruction, if left uncontrolled and unchecked will ultimately lead the world to the end of times.The theory most affected with advent of weapons of mass destruction is the psychological theory, also known as human aggression theory.Using weapons of mass destruction for peaceful purposes is always viewed apprehensively, and with doubts.With the invention of weapons of mass destruction, mankind is vulnerable to extreme dangers of extinction.It simplified the obliteration of mankind with introduction of weapons of mass destruction.
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If the U.S. leaves Iraq alone, they will continue to research and build weapons of mass destruction, and they will use them to kill Americans on a large scale through terrorism.Iraq can easily give these weapons to a terrorist group who will then try and use those weapons against the U.S.With Iraq’s weapons program going unchecked for several years, there is no telling what they may have in their arsenal.Stopping Iraq’s research of weapons of mass destruction decreases the chance that such weapons fall into the hands of a terrorist organization.Iraq for the past several years has violated numerous U.N. resolutions that call for destruction of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and allowance of weapons inspectors to monitor the disposal o...
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This regime has already used weapons of mass destruction against Iraq’s neighbors and against Iraq’s people.” .However, if the Bush administration, based on the intelligence provided by CIA prior to the invasion, truly believed that Iraq had weapon of mass destruction (and was intended to use it) and there was evidence to suggest Iraq had aided al Qaeda, then it would be reasonable to say the invasion fulfills the criterion of “just cause”.The reason the invasion of Iraq failing to meet the requirement of “just cause” is because there is no weapon of mass destruction found in Iraq and Iraq had no connection with Terrorists.Besides, UN Security Resolution 678 and 687 authorized the United States to use force in ridding Iraq of weapons of ...
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Dawkins theorizes that memes (defined by Dawkins as: “any cultural entity that an observer might consider a replicator.”) present themselves at one point of time in history and, if accepted widely enough, press on through a process of natural selection by society.It is these cultural memes that I believe constitute the backbone of the continuities of this time period in the Atlantic.The cultural and ethnic mixing referenced at the end of the previous paragraph brings up the interesting way in which certain parts of each Atlantic culture managed to remain preserved.and the mid 18th century C.E.The mix of cultures caused by the Columbian Exchange as well as slavery in the Americas (and, yes, Europe also) is just that – a mix.
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Terrorists’ use of nuclear weapons is the most destructive of all weapons of mass destruction.Weapons of mass destruction : an encyclopedia of worldwide policy, technology, and history.In using weapons of mass destruction, a terrorist is attracted to highly populated targets where many people can lose their lives and excessive damage on infrastructure can occur.Weapons of Mass Destruction Handbook.To this end, it is clear that terrorists’ use of weapons of mass destruction is a major threat that must be countered in this century.
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After all, the ever more sophisticated weapons piling up in the arsenals of the wealthiest and the mightiest can kill the illiterate, the ill, the poor and the hungry, but they cannot kill ignorance, illness, poverty or hunger.An invention without which this world would be a much better place is the invention of weapons of mass destruction also known WMDs.Fourthly, even poor nations spend a considerable amount of their scarce resources on production and storage of these weapons instead of using these resources for the welfare of their poor and undernourished citizens.A weapon of mass destruction is a nuclear, radiological, biological, chemical or other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans or cause g...
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In his State of the Union address, President Bush threatened to expand the war on terrorism to countries that are developing weapons of mass destruction and nations that are “timid in the face of terror.” The president singled out three nations, North Korea, Iran, and Iraq as the “axis of evil” and that he might take military action to pre-empt the threat from their weapons of mass destruction.What if North Korea, Iran, or Iraq has already sent intelligence operatives or terrorists to the United States with weapons of mass destruction to lie in wait in case a strike is needed in retaliation for a U.S. attempt at regime change?In the 21st century, the less the United States meddles in the affairs of other countries, the less likely the pr...
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Nuclear Weapons are far too powerful to be of any actual use in our modern society II.Transition: What is being done about Nuclear Weapons now that you see they serve no logical purpose besides mass destruction.Nuclear Weapons are meant to destroy on a massive scale.Where as Soldier and conventional weapons of war are primarily designed to protect countries and offer security, It is in the design of a Nuclear Weapon to make other countries feel insecure.(pdf) c. U.S new policy regarding Nuclear Weapons (pdf) .
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This gave them a bilateral respect and they laid regulations of not using the nuclear weapons, as opposed to the current times where there is a high risk in any of those many countries (more than twenty nations and the number is usually swelling) in using the weapons of mass destruction.This therefore creates the need to restrict the acquisition of this new technology and the subsequent use of these weapons of mass destruction.Global politics have challenged the production and use of nuclear weapons, and they base their finding to the dangers and many problems that the whole world may be subjected to in this era of nuclear weapons development.Recent studies have indicated that, production of non-strategic nuclear weapons is highly elevat...
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Its main function is to protect the United States by it efforts to prevent the development and utilization by terrorist of these so called Weapons of Mass Destruction.Types of Chemical Weapons [Electronic Version].These include Biological and Chemical weapons aside from the other possible threats like Nuclear and other types of terrorist weapons ( .Knowing how these weapons of mass destruction can be utilized against peace loving citizens is vital in the fight against terrorism.We have learned that whatever the type of weapons for mass destruction is there is only one end goal in the usage of such – creating chaos and disruption aside from the blatant disregard to life and property.
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No Nuclear, Biological or Chemical weapons were used during this Cold War.Going back to the term “Cold War,” it referenced to not having the war getting “heated” with weapons of mass destruction etc.During the Cold War there weren’t really weapons used during the war.The Cold War began by controversial wants and needs from two different countries and several different “weapons” were used to fight this controversial war.However, during the Cold War, there were some new weapons that were created from both sides.
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However, they both agreed on keeping the war at a minimum by agreeing to not allow weapons of mass destruction, etc.One feared of expansion, the other feared of the opposing differences.These two weapons of mass destruction were not used, better suggesting the phrase, “Cold War.” If by any means there were to be a weapon of mass destruction aimed at the opposing enemy, then the country responsible for the cause would have to help restore, and fix any damages caused.However, during the Cold War, there were some new weapons that were created from both sides.No Nuclear, Biological or Chemical weapons were used during this Cold War.
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A report in the Washington Post said “The new report from the Iraq Survey Group has confirmed beyond any reasonable doubt what most people have assumed for the past year: At the time of the 2003 U.S. invasion, Iraq did not possess weapons of mass destruction, and most of its programs to produce them were dormant.” .Nicholas Lemann “ How It Came To War” The New Yorker March 31, 2003 Editorial “Weapons That Weren’t There” The Washington Post October 7,2004 Lionel Beehner “Al-Qaeda in Iraq: Resurging or Splintering?Many inspections done by the United Nations could not find weapons of mass destruction.Even though the pro- war people were wrong about the weapons of mass destruction they felt that they were stopping a horrible dictator who c...
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There for the government should negotiate with terrorists.Following the gulf war Saddam Hussein had to admit to all this and in the cease-fire of 1991 Saddam Hussein agreed unconditionally to give up his weapons of mass destruction.Information about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction is already in public domain from UN reports and from Iraqi defectors, this clearly points that Iraq continues to posses these weapons and also shows that Iraq, has refurbished sites formally associated with the production of chemical and biological agents and it indicates that Iraq remains able to manufacture these agents and deliver them via bomb, shells artillery rockets and ballistic missiles.In Blair’s dossiers it says where the funding of these weapons ...
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Saddam Hussein stalled the US for a total of six months from invading Iraq by just mentioning that the country was willing to use biochemical weapons if the U.S. tried to invade.How are we supposed to defend ourselves without any knowledge whatsoever of these weapons?There are countries that will use these weapons, but they are also fearful of those weapons being used against them.They are not to be destroyed because these weapons of mass destruction may be useful in developing vaccines, antiviral drugs, and diagnostic tests.That is why it crucial for the U.S. to have these weapons at hand.
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Mass destruction should be evaluated on the basis of a person’s motives and not only on their mental stability (Ahuja 2002).New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers.In as much as they may have no intentions of causing any danger, they sometimes act irrationally and this might lead to mass murders.This helps avoid mistakes that might result in the acquisition of guns by the mentally ill. Keeping a register is a cheaper preventive measure of curbing mass destruction than sorting out the damage once it has occurred (Knoll, 2013).Mass destruction: Equating mental illness with ‘evil’.
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Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and technology from or to undesirable nations adds another dimension for its use.These weapons are extremely cost effective and 40 times more weight effective than conventional explosive weapons .But how we could use these weapons if we possess them is up to us.” Because proliferation continues, constraints preventing the acquisition of NBC weapons may be surmounted by terrorist groups interested in causing mass destruction.Any such group would like to have a chemical or biological weapon as compared to nuclear weapon as the earlier weapons are readily available and affordable.The threat of nuclear retaliation, even if the possibility of tracing the weapons back to its source were thought to ...
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Homeland security.McVeigh’s anger with the federal government on how his colleagues was treated at the Waco incident cause massive destruction and the loss of 168 human beings lives.Boston: Prentice Hall, 2012.He was about to commit mass murder.The main reason the 9/11 attack was so gruesome was the fact that the organization did not need weapons of mass destruction to accomplish it goal.
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Axis of evil: is a term initially used by the former United States President Bush in his Address on January 29, 2002, and often repeated throughout his presidency, describing governments that he accused of helping terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction.It has been said that media representations often reflect the social and political concerns of the age in which they are created.Hollywood films are using the stereotype of Muslims being terrorists in order to generate profit, such as ‘The Siege’ movie on a terrorist attack in New York, Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis (Crude and exaggerated) Demonizing Muslims as evil, dangerous and threatening, reinforcing prejudices.Nevertheless, “the Bush administration was undeterred by t...
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