Forty-five days after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States‚ Congress passed the US PATRIOT Act‚ also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act‚ or more simply‚ the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was created with the noble intention of finding and prosecuting international terrorists operating on American soil; however‚ the unfortunate consequences of the Act have been drastic. Many of the Patriot Act’s
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act freely. Dinh‚ the author of both the Patriot Act and the essay "How the USA Patriot Act Defends Democracy"‚ uses a modern day form of double think in an attempt to justify the Patriot Act‚ an act which unconstitutionally violates the individual’s right of privacy through the clandestine use of surveillance. Gelsey‚ the author of the essay "The FBI is Reading over Your Shoulder" illustrates the potential effect of the Library Records Provision of the Patriot Act‚ otherwise known as Section 215. Section
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make it true. The Patriot Act and 1984 by George Orwell prove that these statements are completely false. People of a higher power may tell the population that new rules are for “security” and “nothing will harm them‚” but all of these assurances are lies. Sure‚ they make everyone “feel” better about what is going on‚ but citizens should hear the truth and have a voice in decisions that involve them‚ as the law clearly states (“U.S. Constitution vs. The Patriot Act”). Both the Patriot Act and 1984 use
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having a 99% success rating he was able to pass anything he wanted. The signing of the Patriot Act in October‚ 2001 was the first blow to tear apart the Constitution. The act was named the Patriot Act on purpose so that it would be passed unanimously; anyone who was against was considered an enemy of the United States. If the act was called "Taking your Civil Rights away" it would have never seen the light of day. The highest echelons of the American government seemed happy to take advantage of the
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such a thing to never happen again. The Patriot Act signed into law roughly fourteen to fifteen days after 9/11‚ and detailed that the Act would allow the government the tools they needed to prevent any other act of terrorism in order to strengthen America. The Patriot Act has become clear evidence the government has participated in unnecessary supervision over the United States population. When 9/11 took place‚ many different changes took place‚ but the Patriot Act was the first of many changes to
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everyone around the world‚ either they were there or not. This attack was caused by a group of Islamist extremist that stole planes and flew them over the US. There were a total of four planes that caused many people losing their lives and marking that day as the 9/11 terrorist attack. The first two planes was flown into the twin towers in New York‚ the third one was flown into the Pentagon‚ and the last one had crashed on a field that was outside of
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Composition II December 1‚ 2012 PRIVACY VS. NAT. 2 The scope and nature of the problem is that after September 11‚ 2001 the government has enhanced its surveillance procedure to a frightening level. With one policy‚ “The USA Patriot Act-2001‚” the US government has effectively turned the United States of America into a police state. This policy gives the government run agencies the right to spy on its citizens. Agents can gather information by physically watching‚ or by other
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watched as my father‚ along with several other men dressed as Indians‚ threw barrels and barrels of tea shipped from the East India Company into the waters of the harbor.5 It was this event that made me determined‚ like my father‚ to remain true as a patriot and take a stance against the imperial government. This night was just the beginning of the political‚ economical‚ and social issues that I witnessed throughout the next two decades. Even with the odds stacked against me‚ I enlisted in the
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and drawn attention from celebrities‚ politicians‚ among others‚ in particular‚ Time Magazine posted an article on September 7th‚ 2015. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‚ in his article “Kim Davis Is Not a Patriot‚” uses pathos and logos to successfully convince his audience that Kim Davis should not be heralded as a patriot‚ let alone a ‘national hero.’ Visual examples are used to alter the reader’s opinion so that they associate gay marriage with a good mood/opinion. (Picture taken on June 26‚ 2015
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Indigenous culture is full of diversity and different valuable traditions that are often misunderstood due to fixed and stereotypical ideologies that are often overlooked. “Compatriots” by Emma Lee Warrior follows a story of Indigenous traditions and the different issues that are faced by individuals of that culture. One of the underlying issues that can be seen through the story is stereotyping‚ which can be seen through the character of Hilda Afflerbach. Hilda contributes to the theme of stereotypes
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