Write an expository essay on the
topic of technology, history, and society. Your essay should have a
clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose. In addition,
your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as
original and insightful. Following are the content requirements of the
essay:
Analyze a historical example (pre-9/11/01) of when a government
violated civil liberties with government surveillance in the name of
national security.
Summarize the historical circumstances that led to your selected example’s implementation.
Explain the government’s rationale for implementing government surveillance.
What executive orders, congressional legislation, and/or judicial decisions started and ended the selected example?
What technology was used within your selected example?
Evaluate the resulting impact of the selected example on U.S. society.
Analyze the resulting impact of the selected example on civil liberties and national security.
Do you agree or disagree with the government’s use of surveillance within this example? Why or why not?
Analyze a contemporary example (post-9/11/01) of when a government
violated civil liberties with government surveillance in the name of
national security.
Summarize the contemporary circumstances that led to your selected example’s implementation.
Explain the government’s rationale for implementing government surveillance.
What executive orders, congressional legislation, and/or judicial decisions started and ended the selected example?
What technologies were used within your selected example?
Evaluate the resulting impact of the selected example on U.S. society.
Analyze the resulting impact of the selected example on civil liberties and national security.
Do you agree or disagree with the government’s use of surveillance within this example? Why or why not?
Your paper should also meet the following requirements:
APA format
Title page
Introduction
APA citations
Double-spaced sentences
12-point Times New Roman font
Conclusion
Reference page
Three sources minimum (including the class text)
Standard English grammar conventions
Correct grammar
Correct punctuation and spelling
Logical, well-ordered sentences
Assignment Resources
How to Submit an Assignment to the Dropbox
Writing With Integrity: Expectations for Academic Research and Professional Writing
Purdue Global Writing Center
