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The following questions will guide your
reading for this week and will serve as a basis for
class discussion. Please prepare an answer to the
question that corresponds with your assigned number in
your small group. You may also use one or more of these
questions as a starting point for your fifth or sixth
essay.
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1.
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What connection does Chua
see between the murder of her beloved aunt in 1994 and the
attack on the
World
Trade
Center
in 2001? What could be
done to reduce globalized hate?
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2.
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How would an analysis of
inequalities of power in the world system help us to
understand the increase in car bombs described by Huq?
(Hint: What is the social/economic/political position of
people who use this particular form of violence? What is
the position of the people whose attention they are trying
to get?)
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3.
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Do you think that Herman
and Peterson are justified in calling the
United States
a terrorist nation? In
supporting your answer, explain why you agree or disagree
with specific information in their article.
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4.
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With reference to the article by Sager et al., what
are the particular forms of criminal activity that are
found on the Internet? What do you think that people can
do to protect themselves from Internet-based crime?
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5.
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According to Sager et al.,
what are the specific problems involved in dealing with
criminal activities on the Internet? Do you think that
there is any way that these activities could be stopped?
Why or why not?
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For a printable version of this week's discussion
questions, click here.
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