Espionage

Lastly one of the final themes was that of espionage, though we didn’t cover it in class it also played a rather large role in the foundation of the book. With a book entitled, The Spy, there is bound to be some espionage in it somewhere. Surprisingly though, the spying depicted in this book is different from that of actual history. For example, when one thinks of spy immediately one thinks of lies, deception, and sneaking around. However the espionage depicted in this book is far more noble,…

Due to the U.S.’s corruption, Snowden’s leaks have caused the world to shun the unwanted espionage that was unjustly given. As Terry Wright says “It’s worth recalling just what Snowden’s leaked documents reveal. Between them (and in close collaboration) the NSA and GCHQ now have access not just to the ‘metadata’ (who and when) but to the content…

This changed him from a pacifist loyalist to patriotic spy, it also is known that Robert Townsend and Abraham Woodhull knew each other when they were younger and were at the same boarding school that was run by Woodhulls brother-in-law. Washingtons mission for Townsend was to stay in New York and collect useful information, by blending in and mixing with officers and refugees as well as going to coffee shops and public places. Since Townsend is a reporter for the New York Royal Gazette, a pro…

Yet there are many things that at first held Zaitzev back from defecting; those things also kept many of his countrymen from doing what he is doing now. There is, of course, the reputation of the KGB, the most feared, ruthless, and savage “security agency”, as it was technically called. In reality, its main roles are intelligence and counterintelligence. As good as the KGB is at intelligence, its primary role, its capacity for counterintelligence is renowned. Any half-decent intelligence agency…

When the whole incident with Snowden was going on, I was a sophomore in high school. I really wasn’t paying attention to what was going on but I had a little bit of a general idea that someone leaked United States secrets and was now in Russia but that was about it. I didn’t know what these secrets were about or why someone would release them. I do remember that around the same time, there was some serious tension between the U.S. and Russia and that was so bad that Winter Olympic athletes were…

In my eyes Snowden is definitely not a hero but he’s not much of a traitor either. Calling him a hero would suggest that he is a man deserving of admiration. Furthermore, although the act of Snowden leaking this information was bold, it was still in violation of confidentiality of his job. Thus, the reality of the situation is that he is a civilian, who executed his abilities as a whistleblower, and is now being persecuted. Therefore, Snowden does not deserve a title, but rather a fair trial for…

effective pre-war strategy. Herwig continues by noting that German intelligence officers, “regularly attended army maneuvers and scrutinized officer education at military and naval schools.” The ability for these German officers to engage in this overt espionage directly effect their preparedness for war…

When Elizabeth Van Lew, a famous Northern spy during the Civil War, died on September 23, 1900, she left behind a powerful summary of what it is like to be a spy on her graveyard. It reads, “She risked everything that is dear to man- friends, fortune, comfort, health, life itself, as for the one absorbing desire of her heart, that slavery be abolished and the Union be preserved.” (Zeinert 147) This quote draws attention to the extent to what one does as a spy. It highlights the costs and…

This book was co-authored by Brian Kilmeade, New York native. Kilmeade broadcasted for six hours a day during the average work week. He has written three books including George Washington’s Secret Six, one of which is another book he co-wrote with Yaeger about Thomas Jefferson. And Don Yaeger who is an award winning speaker. As well as an eight-time New York best seller, and a business leadership coach to many businesses around the world. They both are said to have the storytelling ability.…

A secret or an unknown? This is the question Dana from Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones is faced with. Her father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist. His first wife, Laverne, has a daughter, and so does his second wife, Gwen. Dana and her mother, Gwen, know about the first family, but the first family does not know about them. On a Wednesday after Dana had come home from kindergarten, she presented her father with her drawings from school. The drawing she had left for the end was the picture of her…