This read was very formal, I think, in terms of opening my eyes to new ways of looking at things. I never thought of the concept of "terrorism" having no set definition and having so many different ways to approach it. I think the way the author put it was the best definition in the entire essay, "violence committed by those we disapprove of" (137).
I do think it is ironic, however, that we talk about terrorism being such a horrible thing when we are guilty of it ourselves. We as Americans love being over in other countries, showing them how they should be living, and in the process, doing our own fair share of "terrorism." I also believe it's ironic that the author wrote the essay before 9/11 and gave a statistic in the introduction that no international terrorist acts occurred in the United States. Little did he know that later, this disaster would open our eyes and give us all a new "definition" to the word "terrorism" that will last forever in our hearts and minds.
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