Friday, May 15, 2020
What Are Al Qaedas Goals?
What Are Al Qaeda's Goals?Do you have a sample essay that you wrote about al Qaeda's goals? This question was posed to me by a request from a prospective student.To my surprise, the sample essay, it turned out, was written to demonstrate how much exposure and confidence the student would need to succeed in his field of study. This sample essay was specifically designed to answer a very important question for the student: 'What are al Qaeda's goals?' Since the time I first saw the essay, I began to wonder if it was in fact a true representation of what is typically asked of students as they take graduate level courses in this field.I wanted to go back and look at the essay to see if I had missed any of the different questions asked in this kind of essay. For example, what was the purpose of the letter?One question that people often ask when looking at the sample is: 'What does al Qaeda stand for?' When a student asks this question, what often happens is that the student may think abou t the organization for a few seconds and then quickly puts down their pencil, as if it were unnecessary to really know. Sometimes, students may even decide to write the question on the board, so that all of their peers can hear it.The purpose of an essay like this one is to teach the student to spend several minutes on a question of this nature. If the student is too lazy to spend five minutes thinking about what al Qaeda stands for, then why should they be expected to spend that amount of time on a question such as this?A question about al Qaeda's goals is usually followed by a discussion of the elements of this organization, such as its principles and its ideology. The essay needs to take the perspective of the student, so that he can understand what al Qaeda stands for and why it is doing what it is doing.Next, a question of this type would ask the student to research the group and then explain why he believes that this organization is evil. The next step is to explain that these goals were influenced by many aspects of the United States, and that it is up to the student to show how they will fulfill these goals. Next, the student will discuss the terrorist activities of the group, and why it is a threat to our nation.Of course, the student should keep in mind that he or she is not required to agree with everything that the professor is saying, nor is he or she required to do anything in order to get the points across. However, when the student is asked to spend five minutes on a topic that is directly related to the area of study, or one that is directly related to his or her future field of work, then why would the student not at least give it a shot?
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