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JashanGill
Ms.Gardner
English10H/Period6
11November2015

YouAreNotAlone

Privacyisforamateurs.
Intheworldweliveintodaymodernadvancements,technology,life
changingdevicesthereisoneinventionthathasshatteredtheconceptofprivacy:cameras.

(Metaphor)
Theyhavebeenaroundforalongtime,fromNiepcescamerain1816toBairdsvideocamerainthe
1920s,butwearejustbeginningtounderstanditspossibilities.Inthisdayandagewehavebecome
accustomedtothisidea,althoughweasasocietydonotfullygraspthesignificanceoftheseeyesall
aroundus,watchingus,everyminute,everyhour,andeveryday.Inatimebefore,privacywasdelicate
anditmeantyouandyoursecretswereabletobecomeinvisible,butnowwhenyouthinkofprivacyyou
thinkoftheideaofbeingleftalone.(JanetKornblum)

Lensesofallshapesandsizesareuponus.
Leteverypersonknow,allacrosstheglobe,thatthey
donothaveaportionoftheconfidentialitythattheyhadoncebelieved.

(DirectAddress)

Noonehasthe
powertoovercometheinjusticeofsurveillance,neitheryou,noryourfamily,noryourfriends,nor
anyoneofhighregard,becauseeveryoneisaffectedbythisphenomenon.

(Polysyndeton)

Schoolsaretakingadvantageoftheirstudentsbyhavingstrictrulesontechnology.
Today,
studentsmustlearnusingtheinternet,yettolearnusingtheinternetstudentsmusthavetechnology.
(Chiasmus)
Schoolsnowhavetheabilitytoturnonacamerawhenevertheychoose,thishorrible


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capabilityissurreal,becausestudentscannowtakehomeschoolissuedtechnology,withoutknowingthat
theschooliswatchingthem.(MalenaCarollo)

Beingwatchednotonlyaffectsyourconfidence,itaffectsyourmentalstate.Wearelivingina
cultureofselfcensorship(JasonRoche).Oursocietyknows,toanextent,thatcamerasarehere,butwe
donotknowhowtheycantrulyhurtus.Studieshaveproventhatpeoplewhoconstantlythinkaboutthe
ideaofbeingwatchedtendtohaveahigherlevelofstressandanxiety.Humanpsychologyismanipulated
byasimpleimageofaneye.Anexperimentwasdoneonhowjustaposterofaneyecausedpeopleto
significantlychangetheirbehaviorstobettersuitsocietyexpectationsonwhatshouldhavebeendone.
Overacourseoftenweeks,researcherswouldputdrinksnexttoabox,andifyoutookadrinkyouwould
havetoputmoneyinthebox.Whentheresearchersputaposterofflowerstheydidntgetnearlyasmuch
moneycomparedtotheweekswithaposterofaneye.Thisconstantsurveillanceoverusisaffectingour
behaviorbecausewearescaredofwhattheconsequencesmightbe.
Butwhatcanwedo?

(Short
Sentence)

Peoplegetscared,scaredtoapointofnotthinking,thinkingtheyknowwhathastobedone.
Peopledecidetoaddmorecamerastoadheretothisfear,butlikeJoeFreemanofJ.O.Freemansaid,
Prettysoon,cameraswillbelikesmokedetectors:Theyllbeeverywhere.(MarthaT.Moore)

Withchildrenbeingabletoaccesstechnologymuchmoreeasily,wegrowupwithit,andfrankly
therearenopermanentsolutionstonotbeingwatched.
Youcouldsignpapersatschooltonotbewatched,
butyoucantsignpapersintherealworldtostopbeingwatched.

(Antithesis)
Youcanpreventhavinga
camerainprivateareas,butyoucantpreventanythingoutintheworldbecausethosearen'tyour
decisions.
But,therearesomewaystostopthisfromhappeningbeingcautious,payingattentionto


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camerasinstores,knowingwhatsitesyou'reonandiftheyarereliablebut,overallyoushouldknow
whatyouredoingbecauseyoucanpreventyourselvesfromlookingfoolishonlineifyouarecareful.

(A
Series)

Surveillanceservestoprovidesafetyandsecurityinhumanity'sstrugglesagainstitself
.
(Alliteration)
Camerashelplawenforcementdotheirjobsmoreefficientlyandaccurately,becausethey
caneasilyobtainevidencethroughphotosand/orsurveillance.(DevlinBarrett)
Satellitesdisplayour
beautifulEarth.Satelliteshelpusuncovertheuniverse'ssecrets.Satellitescollectinformationanddata
thatwillhelpimproveourplanetintimeofconflict.Satellitesdoallthisgoodonlytobeshotdownin
respectbecauseoftheideathatthesespacecraftscanwatchyou,knowyoureverymovement,know
whereyourcarisparkedandwhereyoulive.
(Kornblum)
(Anaphora)

Wewillnotfallonourkneestothisbreachofourfreedom,ourrightstobeindividual
.
(ImperativeSentence)

AUnitedStatesfoundingfather,ThomasJefferson,expressedindividuality,
libertyandfreedom
.
(Allusion)
Withcameras,thoserightsareputaside,butwecanovercomethis
injusticebybecomingmoreawareandstoppingpeoplefromabusingthepowerofcamerasandusingit
forthegreatergoodofhumanityandforlifesjoys.
Ifwedont,whatwillbecomeofoursocietyasthe
numberofcamerasonlyincreaseswithtime?

(RhetoricalSentence)


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