Glenn Greenwald

History. Let’s just say theres a reason its called history and not the truth. By dissecting its parts we realize that the word itself conveys its meaning. History is, his story. Taking into consideration that“his” is not always a male but the one thing that stays constant is that his story is never exactly the same as her story or the other guys story and most importantly not, your story. Everyone has different ways of perceiving what is seen, heard, felt and further more understanding those…

programs and capabilities that have been and continued to be used to collect and store personal communications both within the United States and abroad. Snowden traveled from his homeland of Hawaii to Honk Kong to leak the documents to journalist Glenn Greenwald. While Snowden may have caused some damage within the NSA from leaking governments secrets, he should not be prosecuted. He informed American citizens of its government illegal actions. Snowden’s motives were only for the greater…

The National Security Agency’s (NSA) collection of metadata has been questioned on constitutional grounds. Specifically, the NSA’s actions have been argued to conflict with the Fourth Amendment of the constitution, which states that all citizens are free from being subjected to any unreasonable searches or seizures initiated by the government. Proponents of the NSA’s collection of metadata believe that it is a crucial tool in preventing potential terrorist attacks, while opponents of the program…

Film Analysis of Citizenfour (2014) Citizenfour, a documentary directed by an independent filmmaker named Laura Poitras, scrutinizes secret government surveillance programs after a former employee of the NSA named Edward Snowden decided to reveal certain surveillance programs that violate the privacy of American citizens. To affirm that the United States government consistently violates the privacy of American citizens by intercepting their personal communications and unlawfully spying on them…

that Pakistanis were sacred and uncomfortable of drones and that they killed many civilians. A staggering 89 percent of Pakistanis agreed that drones cause too many civilian deaths. Domestically critics argue that drones raise privacy concerns. Glenn Greenwald wrote in Salmon “The potential for abuse is vast, the escalation in surveillance they ensure is substantial, and the effect they have on the culture of personal privacy - having the state employ hovering, high-tech, stealth video cameras…

In recent discussions of Edward Snowden, a controversial issue has been whether he was wrong for leaking government information. On the one hand, some argue that he is an American hero. From this perspective, it is a good thing that he exposed the inappropriate surveillance tactics of the American government. On the other hand, however, others argue that he is a traitor. From this perspective, he betrayed his country by leaking information to other countries. In the words of President…

It’s a cold, dark, night in New York City when few people brave the dimly lit back alleys. One man, however ventures into the darkness. In tattered clothes that barely cover his shivering frame, the lone man uses the dark and seclusion of the alley to shoot up heroin. The familiar warm feeling soothes his aching body, it brushes the pain and the cold away as if he were waking from an unpleasant dream. He needs more, more warmth, more comfort, and more forgetfulness. The enveloping, pleasant,…

1984 Socratic Seminar Questions Answers to the Questions (20 points) Seminar Participation & Reflection (30 points) 1. What is the nature of love and friendship in Oceania? The party forbidden love and friendship because they only want their citizens to have undivided loyalty to them. In chapter 3 of part III, O’Brien that “there will be no loyalty, except loyalty towards the Party. There will be no love, except the love of Big Brother.” Describe and evaluate the relationships…

NSA and spoke out, specifically focusing on Thomas Drake’s detection. Snowden learned from the mistakes of Drake, notably on his lack of evidence and “left his home in Hawaii in May 2013, travelling to Hong Kong to leak documents to journalist Glenn Greenwald” of the Daily Mail (The Courage Foundation). These documents displayed evidence that the NSA and its partners carried out political and industrial espionage. After this disclosure, Snowden was charged by the U.S. government with theft and…

created the 4th Amendment in the Constitution. Your privacy should be important to you, everyone needs privacy. You can’t let big corporations and new technology intrude on your right to privacy. In a Ted Talk called “Why Privacy Matters” spokesman Glenn Greenwald stated that Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook said “...privacy is no longer a ‘social norm’.” Millions upon millions of people use Facebook, do you really want to be apart of something that doesn’t seem to think privacy is that…