NSA spies with social media

The NSA continues to spy on the American people through social media networks. It may seem harmless to some citizens because social media only has information that the user provides. On a personal note, it doesn't matter to me if the NSA collects my personal information such as my name, my birthday, my current living location, and any other information I provide. The government already has that information. What most people don't know is that the NSA collects information on who you connect with and is capable of tracking your location when you post information. Social media that allow location features now gives the government an easy method of monitoring where any person may be. By watching its citizens like this, the US government is transforming into George Orwell's communist society described in his book, 1984. This is another step that our government has taken to become more like a communist party and there is little being done to restrain the government.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/us/nsa-social-networks/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

The American market is filled with workers who pursue the American Dream. The belief that any person can progress from poverty to fame creates incentive for entrepreneurship and generates new ideas for our society. One of the greatest examples who lived the American Dream is Steve Jobs, cofounder and CEO of Apple Computers. Starting from the bottom, Steve Jobs founded his company from his own home by building computers from his own garage with Steve Wozniak. Today, Apple Inc. influences at least 6 large markets and is one of the most profitable companies in the world. Steve Jobs' home is now being evaluated to see if it can be preserved as a historical landmark. Jobs showed that the American Dream is achievable with perseverance, creativity, and brilliance. He proved that anyone can achieve their dream.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/23/tech/steve-jobs-childhood-home/index.html?iref=allsearch

Technological Advancements

Technological changes bring many great and new inventions to help society flourish. These inventions have two opposing viewpoints on how it affects society. An invention is either progressive or it is destructive. The nature of technological advancement is that most of these new developments have characteristics that support either belief. This means that technology's affect on society depends on the original motive or design for how it is used and human responsibility to use it accordingly. One such example in our society is the Internet. The Internet was originally designed for quick communication over long distance, but it now introduces cyber-attacks that are a quicker and new form of crime. When criticizing whether an invention is productive, we should ask, are we using it as it was intended to? The greatest form of destruction is the misuse of our creations.