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Robert DeCooman
Professor Jones
Introduction to Sociology
8 September 2014
Language, Symbols, and Media
The war on terror is an unfortunate but necessary ordeal. When the Bush administration
called the attacks of 9/11 a “war” it gave the public officials more trust and it credited a level of
favor for President Bush. The author of the article also defines “Human Communication” as “the
vehicle for political and social thought, debate, and action” (Denton Jr 3). In addition to the war
on terror, Shmid and deGraaf believe terrorism can be defined as “violent communication” and
