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uestion Description

Write a 350-word response to the following questions using ONLY these two sources:
source 1: Keeping Terrorism in Perspective 
source 2: Why the Boston bombers succeeded.

  • Explain the significance of “terror magnifiers,” the mechanisms responsible for creating them, and how they are used. Support your answer with at least two examples of specific terror magnifiers.
  • Explain the difference between terror and terrorist attacks regarding perceptions on the part of those being terrorized and, how this perception can influence the effect of terror magnifiers.
  • Explain the potential significance of the Boston terrorist attack regarding the potential effect on the future terrorist threat in America.