(a) Refer to your outline and Taking Notes sheet as you compose your essay. If you need additional information to support your ideas, find it now. Remember, the outline and essay should match each other. Use your thesis statement from your Taking Notes sheet as the final sentence in the introduction to the essay. The introduction should get the reader's attention and set the scene, so you may want to add some historical information or an explanation before or after the thesis statement. The introduction should tell the reader what the essay is about. Your introduction should be four or five sentences.
Follow your outline as you write 3 body paragraphs.

Help me I didn't have notes ;-;

the recent bombing of the uss cole is one of many incidents of terrorism directed against the united states. more than 40 percent of the world’s terrorism is directed against u.s. targets.   pursue the alleged perpetrators through the criminal justice system, and still others would beef up intelligence capabilities. to deal with potential attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, some analysts advocate extending the reach of law enforcement agencies or spending more on domestic preparedness programs; others would encourage a policy of u.s. military restraint overseas to attempt to reduce the motivation for terrorist attacks on u.s. targets.

to act quickly in times of danger to the united states

because you have to act quickly if you want to live/survive.

answer; i believe the correct answer is (desert storm);