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Questions to spark conversation

1. (Why) Should we fear intelligent robots?
2. (How)Are selfie sticks an indicator of increasing narcissism?
3. (How)Are drones in war a threat to human rights?
4. (How) Do drones decrease a soldier’s interaction and knowledge of the enemy, and thus are likely to lead to more civilian deaths?
5. (How) Does Facebook increase the bad consequences of bullying over conventional bullying?
6. (How) Does Twitter decrease our attention span and thus decrease our ability to learn?
7. (How) Do video games increase violence in teens?
8. (How) Do video games increase intelligence?
9. We know that the Internet changes our brains, but (how) are those changes increasing or decreasing our intelligence?
10. Should we use any technology that might increase our ability to catch a terrorist (where should the limits be, if any?) and why?
11. (How) Do Internet dating sites increase the likelihood of divorce?
12. (How) Do Internet dating sites increase the likelihood of successful long term relationships?
13. Is the Internet of things a threat to our privacy? Why?
14. Does social media decrease the quality of our relationships with others? How and or why?
15. Under what conditions can the NSA legally spy on american citizens? Why?
16. Is the NSA’s data center a violation of Americans’ civil liberties?
17. Should phone companies, schools, or libraries be required to share data with the NSA? Why?
18. If a public camera takes a picture of someone should that picture automatically be in the public domain? Why?
19. If someone takes a picture of you, should they be allowed to share or publish that picture however they desire? Why?
20. Under what conditions should drones be legal to own by citizens? Why?
21. Should the police be allowed to use drones without warrants? Why?
22. Should the police be allowed to track potential suspects through the GPS in the suspect’s phone? Why?
23. If we click yes to the privacy rights section on a website, should they be allowed to seek or use our data however they desire as long as it's consistent with those rights?
24. Should there be limits set on websites stating what data they collect that can be sold to others without our permission? Why?
25. Should employers be allowed to use any data on the Internet when hiring or firing? Why?
26. Are there jobs that robots should not be allowed to fill? Why?
27. If robots can do a job better, faster and cheaper can we keep them from replacing humans?
28. Will robots increase unemployment for the lowest wage workers? Why? How?
29. Should cameras be allowed to be used in the workplace to increase employee performance? Why?
30. Is it okay to use technology to track and to learn about a relationship partner? Why?

Answer the question with a claim and a why

Some really excellent essays!

i just wanted to say how impressed I've been grading our NEH essays. There have been several really excellent essays and additional essays that show some significant strengths. The weaving of both context and sources in this complex essay has been impressive in several of the essays. This was a complex assignment in which many of you successfully navigated and a few excelled.  I've enjoyed reading the ideas you suggest as well.

I've only got about 2/3rds of the essays graded but just wanted to post my enjoyment and pleasure at seeing your success.

How to cite a classroom handout that cites something else

Citation description:Author of quoted source. "Title of work from a published collection. (e.g. poem or article)." Title of Publication. (book or periodical). "Title of Handout." Handout. Title of course. (Name of instructor.) Name of school. Date of handout. 

Jefferson, Thomas. "Quote". "Jefferson Quotes" Handout. English 117. (Mary Vasudeva). San Ramon College. Oct. 2015. Print.

Note: If any of the above information is not given, leave the information out.

Citation example:

Aldiss, Brian. "Flight 063." Icarus Poems: A Selective Arachniography. Handout. Composition, Literature and Critical Thinking: English 110.
(Professor Jeff Westfall.) Skyline College. Feb. 2006. Print.