Assignment Guidelines
- In 5–6 paragraphs, address the following:
- Discuss the phrase, “You can never gain 100 percent security, but you can lose 100 percent liberty.”
- What does this phrase mean to you? Explain.
- What is the likelihood of the creation of a dystopian society in the name of security through acquiescence by the public?
- Generally speaking, do you feel that the majority of U.S. citizens are apathetic with regard to this debate? Explain.
- What do you think would happen if people perceived the government as stripping them of their civil liberties? Explain.
- What role does the media play regarding the government’s dissemination of terrorist attack information? Explain
- Is it possible for the government or media to incite unnecessary fear into the general public? Explain.
- Discuss the phrase, “You can never gain 100 percent security, but you can lose 100 percent liberty.”
- Post a new topic to the Discussion Board that contains your responses to the above questions.
- Comment on at least 2 other students’ posts.
