Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Day #17: Sixteen & Privacy

Writing
Proposition 62 vs Proposition 66: these are not compatible intitiatives, meaning both can get a YES vote, but the one with more YESes will go into effect.

62 --> repeal the death penalty; life without parole is max penalty
66 --> Changes death penalty procedures to speed up appeals, establishes time frame for case review, requires appointed attorneys to work on cases.

Discuss
Sixteen:

  1. Homework questions
  2. Spence tells readers that he is serving a life sentence, but he doesn't say what crime he committed. Does it matter? Why or why not?
  3. What is the purpose of the personal story with which Spence opens his essay? How did it affect you?
  4. How would you rate Spence's ethos (ethical appeal)? What strategies does he use to overcome readers' potential doubts about his objectivity?


Privacy

  1. Homework questions
  2. What does the author accomplish by opening with examples of the political good that has been done by the internet?
  3. As a whole is this essay an example of appeal to emotion or reasoned argument or both? Give evidence.
  4. What is a "panopticon"? Why does the metaphor trouble Turkle?



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