America issuing a “War on Terror” has been one of the many reactions to terrorist attacks such as the bombings of the Bataclan in Paris. Terror has ultimately been linked to religion and ethnicity and thus immigration. Many people have took to the streets, some condemning muslims and syrians, while others protesting the fact that those attacks were made in the name of Islam. In a time of so much fear and turmoil, how should people react? With this pressing question, El Estoque took to the MVHS staff for their opinion. We asked teachers from different departments for their opinion and French teacher Sarah Finck, Art teacher Jay Shelton, and History teacher Ashley Stolhand offered their opinion on the Paris attacks and terror, why they happened and what the world should do next.
Their reactions:
What should we do?