This document provides guidelines for a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on a specific act of terrorism from a large-scale past event. Students are instructed to discuss an overview of the incident, US efforts to combat it, underlying factors and history, how terrorists seek victims, the goals of the violence, and current and future anti-terrorism practices, citing at least 3 references and formatting per APA style. The paper topics are meant to address terrorism, counterterrorism measures, and the social and political objectives of terrorist acts.