Security Reading Response

               This article is written to provide a few points of views on the security vs. privacy issue.  The Author of the article shares reasons for why security has and will continue to have an advantage of privacy due to the fact that the government can create and initialize any law by stating that is necessary to do so in order to protect ourselves from terrorist threats.  The author proves his beliefs by disproving commonly used fallacies and arguments used by pro-security groups.  

 
I found the passage, Once Upon a Time, to be a unique but interesting story, even though i did not fully understand the authors reason for writing the article the way she did.  I found the way that she wrote the beginning of the story like a fairy tale was unnecessary.  To help me understand the story i used the reading strategy of rereading a few major parts of the story to allow me to get a better understanding.  I believe that my strengths in reading analysis and comprehension are that I read slowly and carefully, allowing me to remember important information.  My weaknesses are that i sometimes don't realize or create connections between characters.
 
Connor Torpy

Stephen Fry Article Response

               I found the claims made by Stephen Fry presented a unique point of view that brought up a few major points and questions in my head while I was reading his letter.  I do not necessarily agree with Stephen Fry’s statements that Putin’s actions are mimicking those in the Nazi regimes.  The laws do not clearly state all LGBT actions to be illegal, but they are open ended enough to potentially be used as a legal scapegoat for the prosecution of certain LGBT individuals and groups in the future. I do believe however that if the laws are enforced during the Olympics, the reputation of the Olympics being a time where the whole world can come together peacefully may no longer be true.  A full change in the location of the host city at this point in time would be near impossible. As so, the most likely result will be similar to what occurred at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, the last time in which Russia held the Olympics, in which nearly half of the countries that were going to participate boycotted the event entirely.  Every day that goes past without a country bringing up the option of boycotting the Olympics will only make it less likely that any national or worldwide rebellion will take place.