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Question 1: How was your topic affected by 9/11? 1. The USA Patriot Act helps to protect our natural rights as American citizens. The act is to fight terrorism in our home country using technology that we already use including taping phones, looking at bank records, and even going through emails. “Examining business records often provides the key that investigators are looking for to solve a wide range of crimes” (Justice 1). Some might say that it invades their privacy but how far are you willing to go to be safe? The Patriot Act is a way to protect us from more terrorists attacks post 9-11 by using the recourses we already have.

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 * < Life and Liberty Foundation. "Persearving life and Liberty." //Justice//. N.p., n.d.

Question 2: Explain the scope (extent), intensity (depth), and nature of the affect of 9/11 on you topic. ﻿The Patriot Act is based and formed around the national disaster known as 9/11. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 spurred a nationwide desire for tighter security and increased abilities for law-enforcement agencies to track and stop terrorists. "The Patriot Act works on the theory that in the face of terrorist threats, Americans must balance freedom with security" ( [|Ed Grabianowski] ). This quote shows that since 9/11 people have had to give up freedom but this is to protect them. The whole nature of the act is to prevent future terrorist attacks and we have prevented over 250 attacks since September 11, 2011.

URL: http://people.howstuffworks.com/about-author.ht...abianowski. "The Reform Act". np. dn. Web 6 Sept. 2011. Ed Grabianowski.

Question 3: How has debate on this issue made our country stronger? The Patriot Act is something that has been changed and debated throughout the years. One of the most important issues that people began discussing was how much personal freedom should be sacrificed to make our people feel more secure. Is someone willing to sacrifice there personal life so that they are protected? Well that is something that is a big debate today and continues to be as we fight our war against terrorism. Banks, John, and John Banks. "Reform The Patriot Act." //Patriot Act//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2011. .

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 * Evidence that clearly supports the topic sentence
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