Chapter 1

A. Background

Terrorism, as the name implies, is a violent crime that use violence in order to achieve a

political, religious or ideological aim. Terrorism came from the French word terrorisme that

was originally used to refer to state terrorism as practiced by the French government during the

1793-1794 Reign of Terror. The French word terrorisme in turn was derived from the Latin

verb terrere which means to frighten. Although terrorism was originally used to refer to acts

committed by a government, it is currently is used to refer to the killing of the innocent people

for political purposes in such a way as to create a spectacle.

Terrorism is not new even though it has been used since the early times of recorded history. Even

common people have an idea what terrorism is and as the name implies it is about producing

terror to a society. As time progresses with the increasing advent of technology specifically

systems controlled by computers, terrorist, the one who execute terrorism, had created a new

form of terrorism, the cyber terrorism. Cyber threats combined with destruction of physical

properties are really an unforgivable crime.

The primary cause of terrorism is to achieve their objectives and ideology and motivation will

influence it. Groups with secular ideologies and non-religious goals will often attempt highly

selective and discriminate acts of violence to achieve a specific political aim. This often requires

them to keep casualties at the minimum amount necessary to attain the objective. By limiting

their attacks they reduce the risk of undermining external political and economic support.

Todays terrorism usually operated internationally, and it is called international terrorism.

International terrorism become a major concern following fatal attacks that happened this past
months particularly in Europe where series of attacks were executed and claimed by one of the

biggest terrorist group ISIS. It is relevant to know the perceptions of youth in this regard for it

may somehow help the society and government to have preventive measures against terrorism.

What first lead us into taking interest of the topic of terrorism is the continuous news of terrorist

activities that have lead into international attention. We also want to understand how students see

terrorism. We also chose this in order to help succeeding researchers in understanding how the

youth perceive terrorism.

B. Statement of the problem

This study aims to determine the perception of Adamsonians regarding terrorism.

This study will answer the following questions;

1. How do Adamsonians see terrorism?

2. Do you think terrorism is a justifiable action?

3. What are your reactions in relation to terrorist attacks?

4. Are you aware of the existence of our countrys terrorist group? If so what are your

opinions to them?

5. How terrorism affects the perception of Christians towards Muslim?

6. What is the perception of Muslim students towards terrorism?

C. Significance of the study

The following will benefit from this study;

 1. Students

This study will benefit the students because after this study they will be more cautious against

terrorism.

2. Government

This study will benefit the government because the Adamsonian students will become assets

against terrorism, like disseminating information regarding terrorist activities. Therefore

decreasing the harm that terrorism may cause towards the public.

3. Parents

Parents can benefit from this study because their children, in this case the Adamsonian students,

will be more cautious against terrorism therefore increasing their safety against harm caused by

terrorism.

4. Future Researchers

Future researcher can benefit from this study because they can use this study as reference in the

future.

D. Scope and limitation

This study focuses in determining the perception of Adamsonians (2014-2016) towards

terrorism. This research is not intended to elaborate the nature and aims of terrorist groups nor is

it intended to delve deeper into the meaning of terrorism. Neither is the study intended to delve

deeper into the workings of terrorism.

E. Definition of terms

1. State Terrorism Terrorism that is caused by the government.

2. Reign of Terror It is used to state in how the country of France is, during the time of

1973 1974.
3. Cyber Used in connection to the internet.
4. Disseminating - spreading