Government surveillance and whistleblowing | STX Engelsk B | 22. august 2014

Denne study guide er en vejledning til at besvare A-opgaven i eksamenssættet til skriftlig Engelsk B på STX fra 22. august 2014, hvor spørgsmålet lød:

The texts in section A focus on government surveillance and whistleblowing. Write a paper (700-1000 words) in which you answer the following questions. Answer the questions separately.

1. Give an outline of the different views on whistleblowing presented in the texts.
2. How does Jeffrey Toobin argue for his views in text 2? Illustrate your answer with examples from the text.
3. Taking your starting point in text 3, discuss whether Edward Snowden has done the public a favour.

Texts
1. Teresa Welsh, “The NSA Leaker: Traitor or Hero?”
2. Jeffrey Toobin, “Edward Snowden Is No Hero”
3. Eugene Robinson, “In NSA leaks, Edward Snowden performed a service”

Uddrag

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Presentation of the topic

In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed top-secret American intelligence documents to the public. Among them, were documents attesting the National Security Agency’s telephone intercepting. The public opinion was split. Some Americans consider Snowden a traitor because revealing those documents could endanger the nation. Others consider him a hero because he showed the public the excessive surveillance made by the Government.