Hooked on the Net

Hooked on the Net





Your homework is...

1) To join our St. Patrick's Day Celebration! Please, dress in green and bring a meal for 3-4 servings, don't be a party pooper!

2) To research the plot of a popular movie or play for our Open House.

3) To make a 1 1/2 essay about one of the following topics:

Option A: Smallville: A call to civil disobedience.

There's no meaningful difference since the water privatization deal lead by Cardenas government. Nowadays, with so many unsolved issues, post-election chaos has become a nightmare for you, the new head of the town.

The People's Liberation Movement (PLM) is calling for civil disobedience. Your intelligence and security services have detained prominent critics of the state who use the Internet to spread the opposition and a cover operation for a coup d'etat. But the parliament fears that without enough enforcement, your government will be toppled by a popular uprising.

In an attempt to set order back, your assembly suggest to diminish the people's freedom of speech and ban the right to publicly voice their disagreement in public gatherings such as rallies and protests. The new policy includes a strong content filtering and blocking social networking such as Facebook and Twitter.

Is Internet censorship a fair measure for authorities to ensure peace and stability in their countries? In what extent should content regulation be possible to prevent harm to societies? Think, besides the benefits of consumer freedom, about the possible threats and consequences from a free Internet.

Whether you like it or not, explain your steps to handle the situation. Remember that the opposition wants your removal and detention. The aftermath from a handful of awkward decisions continues...


Option B: What would you do with a million dollars?

Material

Hooked on the Net
http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7bCmn08YwmYMTVmYmRlY2QtMGNlMC00NTNiLWFmZDQtNTYyMzM0NDdiNDNk&hl=en
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http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7bCmn08YwmYYjJmZDBhMTQtYTA4OS00NjA0LTlkNmMtNzQxZTdhMjM1OTRj&hl=en