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Question 1: How was your topic affected by 9/11? Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 1. Surveillance technology has changed dramatically in public places and sporting events since 9/11. Since 9/11, many sports stadiums, concert halls and even schools have placed surveillance cameras and many other devices such as face-recognition cameras and burglary alarms all over the place. A middle school in Arizona has “installed face-recognition police surveillance equipment to keep track of missing children and registered sex offenders” (Gee 2). This new equipment they are putting into these public places is expensive but it is worth it to keep out bad people and help prevent future terrorist attacks.

Gee, Bobby. "The History of Police Surveillance Equipment." //eHow//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2011. .

Question 2: Explain the scope (extent), intensity (depth), and nature of the affect of 9/11 on you topic. Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 2.

There are many reasons surveillance technology has changed since 9/11. Since the attacks, many different people and places have their hands on this police surveillance technology in order to keep these places safe for the public. After 9/11, the "U.S. National Park Service installed face-recognition software on their police surveillance equipment. The same equipment was installed in Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty (Gee 2). Now that many different people and places have this technology, public places and events are much safer to go to.

Gee, Bobby. "The History of Police Surveillance Equipment." //eHow//. N.p., n.d.

Web. 8 Sept. 2011. .

Question 3: How has debate on this issue made our country stronger? Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 3.

Many debates since the attacks on September 11th, 2001 have happened about surveillance technology in public places and events. Many people think that putting this kind of police surveillance is the correct thing to do, but others think that it should be limited or even have none at all. One reason holding people against this technology is the cost, which can "excess of $500,00 (Keilholtz), while others don't feel comfortable always being watched. No matter the debate, surveillance technology has made our public events and places much safer to visit.

Keilholtz, Jeffery. "Debate on Using Surveillance Cameras in Schools." //eHow//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2011. .

RUBRIC for Responses
 * A strong topic sentence that clearly addresses and answers the question
 * Evidence that clearly supports the topic sentence
 * Correct use of internal citations and a properly formatted MLA citation for your articles (put this citation at the end of paragraph one)
 * Strict adherence to the Power Paragraph format
 * Mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning