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Assignment:

Details:

Read the "Principles of Newspeak" located in the Reading and Resources section above.

Your paper this week is about the use of newspeak (aka doublespeak) in today's political and corporate worlds. Consider the following*:

• Would it actually be possible to fight a Cyberwar at the level of semantics? (Orwell wrote: "In Newspeak it was seldom possible to follow a heretical thought further than the perception that it was heretical: beyond that point the necessary words were nonexistent.")
• If words such as "firewall" and "intrusion detection system" did not exist, would attackers have targets?
• To what degree do you think the United States is already adopting 'Newspeak' as its official political language? (Is the US PATRIOT ACT, the Patriot Act - or is it Newspeak?)
• Is "politically correct" language Newspeak?

You don't necessarily need to answer all of these. They are provided to give you some context for your paper.

Submission Instructions

Written assignments help evaluate your cognitive learning, which is a style of learning that encourages students to use their minds more effectively. This method of learning encourages students to fully engage in the learning process; so, learning, thinking, and remembering gets easier and easier.

The paper requirements are meant to guide you in your assignment submission. The most important point is to make it readable, include the author's name, course name, assignment name, date, and cite your sources of information.

Paper Requirements:

• Format: Microsoft Word
• Font: Arial, 12-Point, Double-Space (or equivalent)
• Citation Style: APA (The point is to use a style that makes your document readable and give credit to the sources you used.)
• Coversheet
• List of References Page.
• Proofread - Edit for spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
• Use only course text, professional journal articles, or other reputable resources.