Structure

Part of your essay must focus on the structure of “Big Brother is watching you more closely than ever” by John Kampfner. Kampfner’s text follows the typical structure of a non-fiction article: heading, introduction, main body, and conclusion.

In what follows, we will look at each of these parts and give you some points of analysis.…

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Heading

Article headings are usually around seven words long, but John Kampfner chose a longer title which is also more explicit: “Big Brother is watching you …

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Introduction

The introduction of an article should answer the questions ‘who’, ‘what’ and ‘where’. In this case, we…

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Main body

The main body of an article presents the facts or the arguments in detail. In this case, Kampfner presents and discusses the way CCTV cameras are used in the UK.

He first presents the tasks of the new surveillance commissioner and how modern CCTV cameras work. He makes this presentation with the purpose of convincing readers that CCTV cameras are a reason for concern:

It’s not hard to imagine a Kafkaesque situation in the near future where – thanks to the state’s extensive collection of personal data – you could be walking along a crowded street and the camera could home in on you, zooming up, forwards and backwards, …

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Conclusion

The conclusion of an article restates the main points or arguments. In this case, the writer reformulates his initial rh…

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