The Effects of Fear on the Society
Economics of population is, at its simplest, the study of a distribution of
resources. As demographic and environmental factors change, the careful balance of
supply and demand becomes altered. This change in the distribution of resources is
usually a slow developing process, as rising fertility rates or environmental waste can
decade by decade create a greater imbalance between what is available for
consumption and what is needed for survival. Still, sudden unexpected events
sometimes arise that greatly disrupt the environmental balance. Such was the case on
September eleventh. On that morning, a hijacked airplane collided with one of the
two towers that make up the World Trade Center. Fifteen minutes later, another
civilian-filled carrier crashed into the second. The rippling effects of these horrific
events are being felt in all segments of our lives.
Above all, the second innocent human beings were used as a torpedo to kill
thousands of other unassuming victims, a new worldwide feeling of fear and
insecurity was born. That fear has now caused consumers to refrain from spending,
tourists to think twice about travelling, governments to think of ways to encourage
such economic activity, and indeed thousands of Afghans to flee for their lives. The
fear that was created on September 11th has become a heavy burden on our already
ailing economy. This economic burden will put further strain on such demographic
problems as social security and oil distribution. On the other side of the world, fear of
retribution has caused thousands to flee their homes, making an already drastic
humanitarian crisis worse as refugees flood an area that already had too little
resources for an ...
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Since 1877, American politics and society have been influenced by fear. This fear came from a lot of ways, for example: foreign culture and also from American. After the Reconstruction of the south of America, after slavery, the northern and the Southern became more and more close. By the United States unification, America met a lot of events that made people felt fear when America society had development and became strong, like Communism power, effect of atomic weapons.
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One of the most controversial topics of the century hinges on one simple question: What makes the world go round? Most will jump to say money. Some will argue in favor of their religion. Others will point out scientific facts. The truth is, none are correct. One emotion, one aspect of life shines above the others, extending its light on merely half of our beloved globe, leaving the other semi-circle to deal with pitch black: fear. To understand its impact, society’s definition of fear must be perceived. Fear is officially defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something dangerous will harm him/her. However, with his classic novel, Alan Paton shows that it extends far beyond that. An old man by the name of Stephen Kumalo leaves the comfort of his tribe in Ndotsheni, and embarks on a
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Sam Robert in the article, A Decade of fear argues that americans turned against each other because of McCarthyism. Robert supports his claim by explaining , contrasting and demonstrating by. The author’s purpose is to persuade in order to convince the reader that McCarthyism sparked betrayal and fear among americans.The author writes in a factual tone for this educated,political audience. I strongly agree with Roberth’s claim. McCarthyism resulted in americans turning against each other because of self preservation, fear, repression, and political power.
In Machiavelli’s “Prince” he discussed the use of fear as a political tool to maintain the state. He argued that fear when properly directed could generate loyalty and bolster the support of the government. He went on to write that fear was only powerful when wielded with care and when abused could quickly become counterproductive and result in being hated by the people. Fear was potent because it was the prince’s creation. Unlike love that is given to the prince and can easily be taken away, fear is the prince’s tool and his alone. “…men love at their own free will but fear at the will of the prince…” Politicians throughout history have used fear tactics with varying degrees of success. For the purpose of my argument I will compare Machiavellian concepts on the use of fear with contemporary examples to prove its benefits particularly in the consolidation of power and promotion of obedience.
Summary: This article’s main point is about how public opinion during a crisis can go overboard and cause unnecessary fear. Such as what happened during the DC snipers in 2002. People where in fear of leaving their homes even after the capture of the snipers as people thought that there could possibly be other snipers due to believing that the snipers could have been terrorists. Some examples of what people did during the crisis were: change up their usual routine such as where they got gas, they avoided going to stores near
Fear is a powerful tool. It can stem from anything: a scary movie, a monster in the closet, even war. However, the fear wrought from the terror attacks on the World Trade Center was not caused by a mere “bump in the night”. Life around the world has been impacted: changed. And backed by an fearful United States people and a frightened world community, President Bush “headed in the direction of violent revenge” disguised as a way to bring “real peace and justice to our world” (document 2).
Fear is a vital response for survival, in the face of threats and is also an important component of behavioural defence systems in mammals. Ivan Pavlov (1920’s) introduced the concept of classical conditioning. Classical conditioning can be used to learn various emotions including fear; this is known as a conditioned emotional response (Carlson, 2010, p.g 369). In this essay, Pavlovian (cued) fear conditioning and contextual fear conditioning will be discussed, and then the neural mechanisms underlying fear conditioning will be evaluated using various studies carried out on animals and humans.
Aristotle once said, “Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.” It’s generally known that fear is quite a motivator in any given situation. This is apparent in many real life situations such as the Red Scare or the Salem Witch Trials of 1962. Arthur Miller was a playwright victimized by McCarthyism in the Second Red Scare who related his experience to the Salem Witch trials. He was oppressed because he had Communist sympathies. In the midst of this oppression, he looked into the Salem Witch Trials and saw similarities to the Red Scare. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller shows his belief that humanity is driven by fear and self-preservation, often resulting in people abandoning their morals.
Is fear a shoulder angel? Or is it a shoulder devil? The answer is both. Fear dictates our choices, but when we take the fears within us and decide their true meaning, we can conclude which kind of outcome they will make and dodge our unnecessary thoughts. Fear affects us in negative ad positive ways that control every decision we make, but its power is limited to our reaction and whether our fear is negative or positive.
Fear is defined as “a feeling of distress, dread, panic, uneasiness, alarm in the context of the immediate environment”. Fear is an emotional reaction rather than a judgement, it is a instinctual reaction to the possibility of danger. Almost all humans have experienced fear throughout their life, some have experienced a higher and more consistent level of fear than others. Two factors out of the countless number of factors that influence or bring on the emotion of fear more than other factor that are important to the topic I am going to discuss in this paper are perceived seriousness and perceived danger. Perceived seriousness is the seriousness of the crime problem. How people perceive the seriousness of crime can be influenced by the media,
When asked about the impact that 9/11 had on their sense of security one of them stated, “9/11 really screwed me up, I was scared, angry, and I had this sense of dreadfulness over my entire being that day”. (Personal Interview, N. Sandoval, December 26, 2015). Feelings of insecurity may have swept through the nation. Along with insecurity, a wondering of how this could have happened to us may have also come in to question. These are proper feelings to have, in such a time, as one may feel that everything just got taken away from them. As if they lost something endearing to them. After-all, the attack resulted in extensive death and destruction. (“9/11 Attacks,” 2010. para. 1) “I never thought that this could ever happen to us. We are a Nation of strength and stability. They tried to break us but we are stronger for it.” (Personal Interview, F. Trevino, December 28,
This literature reviews the refugees’ in their countries and also situations in adopted countries of those who have moved from their own countries, their human rights and problems. There are enormous numbers of refugees in North America from all over the world, due to their unfortunate circumstances in their own countries. It is true that advanced countries around the world such as Canada, United States, also Non governmental organisations (NGOs), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) attempt to help those asylum seekers. Even though, this still is a problem as significant financing of UNHCR resettlement operations (including flexibility of resettlement in the management of the office’s unified budget to meet the needs of resettlement), and the introduction of ‘New players’ in the global resettlement process, all pose challengers to UNHCR and its partners still continue (Troeller, 2002).
On September 11, 2001, America was in a complete state of chaos when terrorists attached the World Trade Center and Pentagon. These terrorist attacks killed more than 3,000 people and frightened everyone. I believe the terrorist attacks of 9/11 caused America’s society to adapt and increase fear. Due to the attacks America realized the need for more security in response to 9/11. Under Bush, a new cabinet for homeland security was created after the attacks; Iran and Iraq were labeled as ‘Axis of Evil’. Not only did the government change but I also believe that there was significant change in attitudes