Reflection

As I researched the extensive and depressing topic of terrorism, I learned a lot about where it came from and why.

 * 1) Contrary to my beliefs before hand, I had no idea that radicals came to be because they were upset about being poor. Originally, I thought it was because they were just selfish and wanted to be the leaders.
 * 2) I also had never even thought that the Catholic church, my own church, would result to a form of terrorism to convert those who did not worship God to their own faith.
 * 3) I learned that the attack on the World Trade Center was to catch the Pentagon off guard. I had never even thought about it until I had read an article stating the usage of empty threats.

From this entire project, I have learned not only these things, but also that terrorism is a very touchy subject. Many people believe it's only the Middle Eastern people that are terrorists. That, I know, is completely untrue. The French, Roman, and even Jewish people were terrorists at some point in history. It blew my mind to see how many nations resorted to terrorism in their time. Even the United States, in World War II, used terrorism to bully the Japanese into admitting defeat.

But no matter what I have learned in this project, my thoughts regarding such extreme actions will not change. Terrorism is a terrible action to take, and each of these problems can be solved without violence.