Name Kayley Cartwright Class time: MWF 12pm
KEEP THIS TO 1-3 – PAGES LONG (EXCLUDING REFERENCE PAGE)
Author: Sara Baase
Date of Publication: 2008
Book: “A Gift of Fire”
Sections read: 3.1-3.3.4
1. (Knowledge)Tell three interesting elements of this chapter:
a. “The Federal Election Commission (FEC), established in 1975, administers election laws”(p.177)
b. “Two antiracism organizations sued Yahoo in a French court in 1999 because French people could view Nazi memorabilia offered for sale on Yahoo’s U.S.-based auction sites.”(p.170)
c. “In 1996 about half of the e-mail received at AOL was spam, and a lot of it came form an e-mail advertising service called Cyber Promotions.” (p.161)
2. (Comprehension) Summarize what is being discussed within this chapter?
“The First Amendment covers spoken and written words, pictures, art and other forms of expression of ideas and opinions” (p.148). This amendment was created for offensive and controversial speech and ideas (p.147). Although we have freedom of speech how free is it? That is the question that Baase is taking a closer look into and what prevents our speech and publications from being edited and censored. Censorship plays a role in not allowing our speech to be completely free. Many government over the world limit what the their citizens can see and read. The governments also censor what their citizens see on the internet and what websites they may view. Freedom of speech not only affect what we say and print, the amendment also applies to the Internet. Many government laws and organizations were created to help make the Internet what it has become today.
3. (Application)Name a specific example or NEW solution for this type of problem/similar situation in society or that you have experienced – BE SPECIFIC AND EXPLAIN?
Many governments have taken steps to cut, or seriously reduce, the flow of information and opinion on the Net (p.172). In China and Saudi Arabia, where the national government owns the Internet backbone (the communication lines in computers through which people access information), the governments install their own computers between the Net and the people with sophisticated firewalls and filters to block what they don’t want their people to see (p.172). Censorship in China is a current issue within the news.
http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/09/20/secdev-group-issues-report-on-us-tech-companies-ethical-issues-in-china/
4. (Analysis)Address ANY that apply. How can you compare one of the situations in this chapter to something that does not relate to computers, technology, or the Internet? Be sure to reference the chapter and your solution. What ideas NEW can you add to the issue that is being presented within the reading? Try to connect what you have by reading this article and how it applies to the stages in Bloom's taxonomy in 2 full sentences.
Children with access to the Internet on the family’s computer allows for the child to participate in many activities that are not appropriate for them. With younger children and teens having Facebook accounts opens the door for bullying to continue from school to home. Bullying and Cyberbullying has been within the news a lot lately. Many young children and teens have taken their lives because of cyber-bullying on Facebook and MySpace. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/We_Find_Them/cyberbullying-/story?id=14675883
5. (Synthesis) Address all that apply. Do you agree with what is being said within the article (Why/Why not? Back up with FACTS)? What new conclusions can you draw about this (or other topics) after reading this material?
Baase made many good points about freedom of speech and the Internet. When the governments are censoring material on the Internet taking away our freedom of speech? The First Amendment covers spoken and written words, pictures, art and other forms of expression of ideas and opinions” (p.148). Through out the coming years we can expect many changes to come about pertaining to what people can post on the Internet. While postings on the Internet maybe controversial and some times not the same the same have the same view as the viewer, the same posting can be made in a newspaper and magazine. It’s our freedom of speech. As long as it doesn’t make any threats to our country, other countries in the world, or people it should be okay to post or print.
6. (Evaluation) Address all that apply. Judge whether or not this topic is relevant in today’s society? Evaluate why you are viewing the topic in this manner based on your experiences. What ethical evaluations (see Chap1-1.4 for exp of Ethics) or decisions were made/can be assumed from this chapter? What new ideas will you make after reading this chapter?
Freedom of speech is extremely relevant in today’s society. As I posted above in question number four, bullying and cyberbullying has become a major issue in many children and teens lives. Many governments censor what their citizens see and what websites they can view.
References
Baase, Sara. A Gift of Fire. 3rd. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. 1-34. Print.
http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/09/20/secdev-group-issues-report-on-us-tech-companies-ethical-issues-in-china/
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/We_Find_Them/cyberbullying-/story?id=14675883
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