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DO-NOW: WHICH OF THESE WOULD JUSTIFY KILLING: TO SAVE THE LIVES OF 50 INNOCENT PEOPLE TO SAVE 50 INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM POLIO TO WIN FREEDOM FOR YOUR PEOPLE TO WIN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TO CONQUER A LAND TO MAKE PEOPLE FEARFUL 4/10/15 AIM: HOW DO TERRORISTS JUSTIFY THEIR ACTIONS PSYCHOLOGICALLY?
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NEW CHARACTER - ILANA How does Elisha describe her? How do you think he feels about her? How does she act toward Elisha? How does she act toward Gad? How much does she seem to impact Elisha’s state of mind?
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ADD YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO A DISCUSSION IN HAIKU. COMPARE THE ATTACK IN CHAPTER 3 TO A TERRORIST ATTACK Boko Haram attacks schools in Nigeria Public executions by ISIS 9/11 Attack on military school in Pakistan Revolutionary War Attack on Benghazi embassy al Shabab attacks Kenya university Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris attacked Djohar Tsarnaev attacked the Boston Marathon
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TYPE OF ATTACK As a class, I wish to create a scale for measuring evil. How many points would you assign for each type of attack? Attacking soldiers fighting in the field Attacking soldiers engaged in military operations Attacking soldiers in a war zone but not in operations Attacking people involved in the politics or economics you are fighting against Attacking people unrelated to any conflict Attacking people who are doing something good Attacking children or vulnerable people
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ATTACKERS Who is doing the attack? Well-organized army with legal ties to government Soldiers with uniforms Members of a legitimate opposition organization Members of a terroristic organization Civilian acting on his own Civilian hiding amongst innocent people, using them as cover
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GOALS Usually, trying to defeat an army is seen as acceptable in war, but terrorizing is illegal Defeating a wicked invader to win freedom Defeating an occupier or unjust ruler Defeating a democratically elected government Terrorizing an invader to get them to leave Terrorizing an invader to make their lives difficult Terrorizing innocent people to achieve a goal Terrorizing innocent people with no military or political aim, just for chaos
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CREATING A SCALE FOR TERRORISTIC EVIL What type of killing? Sudden, painless death Normal modes of execution Painful death Personally inflicted torture and brutality
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CREATING A SCALE FOR TERRORISTIC EVIL What modes of killing affect your scale? Anonymously inflicted death Death inflicted by a group Inflicted by an individual to a stranger Inflicted by an individual with personal connections
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CREATING A SCALE FOR TERRORISTIC EVIL Assign point values for each scale Then decide how much the number of people killed affects the scale, then measure your terrorist operations and the attack in Dawn with how evil they are Type of Attack Attackers Goals Type of killing Mode of Killing Number of victims
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