The pursuit of peace, happiness and tranquility is the ultimate desire of all human beings. A placid emotional state that is individually subjective. Individuals have the right to pursue the happiness they desire. Yet conflict, injustice, need, and oppression are what most individuals on earth experience, to varying degrees. These inequities generate increasing acts of terrorism and are characteristic of a variety of discouraged groups. Will terrorism be a global plague in the 21st century? What interaction is there between terrorists and television media? What is the responsibility of every person on this planet to minimize the negative consequences of terrorism? September 11, 2001 marked a significant point in human history. It clearly highlights the culmination of 20th century injustices in the nascent 21st century (Newman, 2008). Terrorism affects people all over the world and is now a subliminal or conscious stressor in many people's lives today. As Yitzhak Rabin, former Israeli defense minister, wrote: “The fear of terrorism has become the normal way of life for many people around the world” (Eitan. 2008). Everyone on the planet has been directly affected by terrorism, as demonstrated by increased security at airports, national seaports, border patrols and customs centers. Every American is indirectly affected by tax increases to fund better national security and greater government preparedness. Northern Ireland and the Middle East have lived with terrorism for decades. Terrorism has left its mark on many European and Central and South American countries. And through television, radio and print, many Americans learned about terrorist violence in a newspaper... from OneFile. Storm. Apollo Library. September 11, 2008. Gale Document Number: A125313685 and http://84.18.190.27/proni/essay1.aspSanturri, E. (1992). Philosophical ambiguities in apparently unambiguous times: the moral evaluation of terrorism. A conference. Retrieved September 9, 2008. www.justwartheory.com/santurri.pdfSchreiber, J. (1978). The Ultimate Weapon: Terrorists and World Order, NY: William Morrow. First edition, first printing. Trade paperback. ISBN: 0688082777. Staples, M. (2008, September 11). "We cannot let our guard down", terrorism expert. Daily gleaner,A.6. Retrieved September 14, 2008, from the Canadian Newsstand Core database. (Document ID: 1552365671).Wright, R.B. (2001). Sacred Anger: The Wrath of Militant Islam. Simon & Shuster Adult Publishing Group. 336 pages, ISBN-13: 9780743233422