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Taylor White POL 357 Professor Shirk 31 March 2018              How the Media Impacts Public Perception of Violent Attacks: ELF             As society transitions from print media in the form of newspapers to broadcast media via television, the headlines and breaking news of news outlets including CNN and Fox News draw in viewers and impact the way they perceive the information. In class on Thursday, we discussed how the media influences the way we view public events; the media molds the public perception of the ideology of all groups to which attacks are linked, and therefore is the catalysts for the way the nation either condemns or praises the act. Regarding the Earth Liberation Front(ELF), broadcast media is to blame for why the members of the group have been demonized and why the movement deemed futile.             When a ...

Algeria was once a colony of France and finally the Algerians fought back to write their own destiny. Algerian War for Independence was fought from 1954 to 1962 by multiple parties with different ideologies. The clash of these ideologies caused an explosion of violence that killed thousands. France, Pied Noir, and The National Liberation Front (FLN) were the key parties during the Algerian War for Independence. Each party inflicted violence on Algerian citizens causing mass havoc and lots of bloodshed. It is important to note, however, that one crucial party involved in this was a long-standing nation: France. France was and is a powerful country that claimed many colonies yet it was acting like the aggressive and negligent colonies that it claims. France is responsible for the violence that ensued and the impact that the aggression left. The reason for the Pied Noir’s existence was to support and fight for France’s rule in Algeria and it was France’s responsibility t...

The Irish Northern Aid (NORAID) was an Irish-American support group that came to fruition during the Northern Ireland Conflict founded in 1970. In the United States, they helped funding and spreading propaganda for Ireland. In the beginning, NORAID wanted to gain support from Irish-Americans during the conflict. This group faced hostility in the United States and believed that they were under fire. They wanted to show that they were “loyal Americans” and stressed their patriotism and contributions to America. They eventually decided to help the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA). They had close ties with this group and wanted to help those that were persecuted for advocating for Irish independence. The connection between the two groups did not look good to Americans and they were not fond of the idea that they were providing money for weapons. This is why NORAID attempted to help the Provisional Irish Republican Army.