It's a terrible feeling when I see one person kill many others by detonating some sort of bomb and kill himself at the same time. There must be something more to why this person committed this terrible act than the favored thought that they were psychologically unstable, because these suicidal acts happen all the time. Some people think that all suicide bombers have characteristics in common, but this is not always the case. These terrorists are sometimes forced or educated to believe that suicide bombings are the only way to fight for their political positions, religious beliefs, or personal motivations. The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 opened the world's eyes. These suicide attacks have continued around the world in different shapes and sizes. It has become the norm to see another suicide attack reported on the news. It has been a misconception that these “suicide bombers” are psychotic and selfish in wanting to kill themselves and also kill many others. More than a decade after the September 11 attacks, suicide bombings still arouse curiosity for most people. Research tends to focus on the mindset of suicide bombers rather than the motivations of the organizations that plan these missions for these individuals. These organizations use suicide bombings as a lethal weapon. The first suicide bombing was accidental in Russia by terrorist Ignaty Grinevitsky (Lewis). Grinevitsky was part of a terrorist group that wanted to kill Alexander II, the leader of Imperial Russia (Lewis). They tried numerous times but failed and became desperate (Lewis). Grinevitsky and another terrorist planned to ambush Alexander using small hand-thrown bombs (Lewis). The first terrorist threw his bomb, damaging only Alexander's carriage and for...... middle of paper......Arie W., Chen, Xiaoyan, Dechesne, Mark, Fishman, Shira and Orehek, Edward. “Fully Engaged: Suicide Bombers’ Motivation and the Search for Personal Meaning.” Political Psychology 30.3 (2009): 331-357. Premier of academic research. Network. November 6, 2013.Lewis, Jeffrey. The Humane Use of Human Beings: A Brief History of Suicide Bombings. Origins, 2013. Web. November 6, 2013. Piazza, James A. “A Supply-Side View of Suicide Terrorism: A Cross-National Study.” The Journal of Politics 70.01 (2008): Academic Search Premier. Network. November 26, 2013. Soibelman, Mali. “Palestinian suicide bombings”. Journal of Investigative Psychology & Offender Profiling 1.3 (2004): 175-190. Premier of academic research. Network. November 6, 2013. Weinberg, Leonard, Pedahzur, Ami and Canetti-Nisim, Daphna. The social and religious characteristics of suicide bombers and their victims. Academia.edu, 2003. Web. 6 November. 2013.