Part 1 You are going to read three extracts which are all concerned in some way with travel and tourism. For questions 1--6‚ choose the answer (A‚ B‚ C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. EXTRACT FROM A NOVEL ’Oh‚ Lyn‚ you can’t be serious.’ Bridget Cooper flicked her auburn hair back in a careless gesture that distracted every man within a two-table radius‚ and glanced at me reprovingly. ’You look like death warmed up‚ you know. The last thing you should do is take another
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company. Another 10% monitor social networking sites. Almost half of the companies use video monitoring to counter theft‚ violence and sabotage. Of those‚ only 7% state they use video surveillance to track employees’ on-the-job performance. Most employers notify employees of anti-theft video surveillance (78%) and performance-related video monitoring (89%). Research in the Indiana General Assembly provided three bills about workplace monitoring of an employee. First is: Bill 1545
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The answer is never. These days‚ it is common for parents to get caught up in their child’s life‚ especially of that on the Internet. Kids are slowly being stripped of their basic freedoms and having their privacy violated with the assistance of surveillance equipments that allow parents to monitor what they see‚ post‚ and say. This may seem as a good thing‚ as most people believe that parents should snoop on their kids to make sure they do not get themselves into trouble‚ but it comes with a great
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The author used the criteria safety‚ a symbol of freedom‚ and power Americans demand to defend Americans right to own an SUV. The structure of a car will protect one from elements and collision . In a collision‚ the SUV will provide more protection than smaller cars do. The author believes that the right to feel safe‚in any car of one’s choice‚ should not be taken away from a person. A person should be allowed to drive what makes him feel safe. A car is the greatest symbol of American freedom. An
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directed by Laura Poitras‚ that revolves around Edward Snowden‚ a computer professional that revealed classified information from the NSA (US National Security Agency) and the GCHQ (UK Government Communications Headquarters) concerning illegal surveillance programs run by this organizations along with the help of telecommunication companies and other governments. These programs consisted on illegally listening to phone conversations‚ reading e-mails and basically having access to the people’s social
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In the article “That’s No Phone‚ That’s My Tracker‚” by Peter Maass and Megha Rajagopalan‚ technology proves to be a leading factor in advancements to an Orwellian society. The term “Orwellian” originates from George Orwell‚ the author of the novel “1984”. The novel revolves around the control of the government as well as the power it has over its’ citizens through invasion of privacy. In the article‚ it establishes the notion that a phone not only serves its’ purpose to make calls and send text
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technology threatens privacy and autonomy which reduces the control over private data and exposes individuals to undesirable consequences. Thus‚ a loss of privacy leads to a loss of an individual’s freedom in society. The concept of living in a surveillance society with no fear as long as individuals have nothing to hide sounds ideal; but even if people are not guilty of committing a crime‚ there are a number of reasons why loss of privacy should concern them. A significant concern is that the
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Big brothers eyes - by William D. Eggers and Eve Tushnet On 2 May 2002‚ The New York Post published an article about the use of surveillance cameras in public places written by William D. Eggers and Eve Tushnet of the Manhattan Institute‚ a high-profile right-wing think-tank. Entitled "Big Brother’s Eyes" and printed on The Post’s opinion page‚ William (Bill) Eggers was born in 1967 and is an American writer and government consultant. Eggers was born in New York City‚ grew up in the Chicago‚ Illinois
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There has been a ton of controversy surrounding the topic of the NSA. Throughout the history of the United States we have fallen victim to terrorist attacks and we cannot blame the governments desire to be ten steps ahead rather than 10 steps behind. The NSA’s main focus is our safety‚ they do not exist to infringe on our constitutional rights. Liberty and security go hand-in-hand; one cannot exist without the other. People tend to approach this topic on a “national security v. civil liberties”
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police cameras‚ and hidden cameras of all types. Closed circuit television‚ also known as surveillance‚ is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place or close observation‚ especially of a suspected spy or criminal‚ on a limited set of monitors. One of the reasons the government provides law enforcement cameras is for protection and safety for the community. The governmental surveillance is not about the government collecting the information
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