Name: Kat Dion Class time: 12:00
KEEP THIS TO 1-3 – PAGES LONG (excluding reference page)
Author: Baase, Sara
Date of Publication: 2008
Book: A Gift of Fire
Sections read:3.2, 3.3,3.4
1. (Knowledge)Tell three interesting elements of this chapter:
a. How congress comes up with laws attempting to protect children and almost every time is shot down when reviewed by the Supreme Court.
b. Although spam seems unimportant, while reading I found that there have been many battles between spamming companies and email companies such as AOL.
c. How companies such as Google will give up on its main purpose, making information available to all people internationally, very easily so that their business in other countries is not effected.
2. (Comprehension) Summarize what is being discussed within this chapter?
This section mainly focuses on how freedom of speech and political speech infringes upon blocking certain things on the internet such as filtering out all websites not acceptable for children at home and in public places. If political campaigns online are held to the same restrictions as campaigning in other forms of media. Also how does blocking certain spam emails hurting that company’s freedom of speech. It also discusses how companies should decide between their ethics and try to figure out what to block from the public eye.
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?
Through the news and media and numerous political debates, I have realized that protecting children from online porn sites has become increasingly hard over the past decade, because of all the new technology that is out there and hackers and some website creators are finding ways around the filters already in place. An easy solution to this problem i believe is limiting their access to the internet. If parents supervised their children while using the internet at all times unless being under other adult supervision. Then the children would have no chance to access such websites that display explicate images.
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.
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?
I agree with what was said in these sections, because it shows what businesses will actually give up so they don’t lose business. It also showed me how what going on in other countries influence what we block in the United States. The first section I read I also supported my opinion the freedom of speech activists are very sensitive and it take many years to create a law that works with the constitution by in no way harming our freedom of speech.
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?
This topic is very relevant to today’s society because as technology is changing at such a rapid pace it is becoming harder for the law to catch up with the new technologies and to protect people from harmful sites will not interfering with our basic freedoms granted to use in the Constitution. The reason I agree with the relevance of these sections is because I was born in an age of technology and I see on a daily basis in the news what this technology is causing. Whether it be helping child molesters to talk to children or helping add campaigns for political elections. By seeing the positives and negatives of the technology coming out today I realize how hard it is for the government to protect the children form seeing explicit material. I also see how hard it is for companies to stick to their ethics when there is a threat to lose business from other countries. After reading this chapter I will look into more closely what businesses are changing to fit other countries demands. This is because I did not feel that the topic of businesses and censorship in other countries was explained enough in the book.
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