GTA controversial?

I plan on arguing that GTA is not as controversial as some believe. There are many undesired and offensive themes in this game such as sexism and racism along with all of the violence and illegal activities portrayed. I believe that people who play and buy this game know what they are getting into. Some research that I have done on the ratings of GTA clearly warn of many of theses themes, including language, drug and alcohol use, violence, and degradation of women. The game is not for everyone and the people playing it don't buy the game expecting to start playing an educational game. I plan on doing more research of who plays the game, others' opinions of the game, and the effects of the game.

Project Proposal

After starting my research for project 4, I have decided to change my topic. Although it has been suggested not to do this, it was about impossible to find any scholarly sources on my argument that would help me stand my ground and make for a strong paper. I have decided to write about how American citizens' fourth amendment rights are slowly being taken away. 

Obviously the bill of rights was written long ago and serves the purpose of protecting citizens from the power of government. The fourth amendment was written to ensure the right to privacy inside of ones home and personal business. This has become a very hard law to follow with all of the technology that we have and use today. Some are against and some are for, but I think everyone agrees that the fourth amendment has been voided. Has the line been crossed? 

This up and coming issue is a serious one that needs to soon be addressed. A breech of privacy is so easy with today's technology. Government is starting to require access to personal emails for example. Hillary Clinton recently had to reveal hundreds of pages of her personal email. Even if you refuse, don't think for a second that they can't easily obtain them on their own against your will. 


Another strong topic regarding our right to privacy is the use of drones. The government and military have drones that they can fly any where and spy. There could be a drone flying in your backyard if the government wanted there to be one. The drones film and send footage back to the controllers. Drones can also shoot weapons. In other words, an individual suspected of terrorism could walk outside to grab his daily newspaper and executed in his front yard. The power of drones is really unknown. 

Obviously I am arguing against the exploitation of our rights. I believe many of the actions taken by some of the higher-ups are definitely crossing the line. Also with this topic, I will be able to find more than enough scholarly sources to produce an concise, strong argument. 

Here are a few sources I have found related to my argument: 

MATITEYAHU, TALY. "Drone Regulations And Fourth Amendment Rights: The Interaction Of State Drone Statutes And The Reasonable Expectation Of Privacy." Columbia Journal Of Law & Social Problems 48.2 (2015): 265-307. Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. 

"Privacy issues drone on." Palm Beach Post (Florida). (January 1, 2013 Tuesday ): 389 words. LexisNexis Academic. Web. Date Accessed: 2015/03/13.

"Hillary's judgment deficit." The Tampa Tribune (Florida). (March 7, 2015 Saturday ): 608 words. LexisNexis Academic. Web. Date Accessed: 2015/03/13.

Road Map

For project three I will be writing a more official document based on my major, business. I'm not exactly sure yet if I want to write a business letter, resume, or something else. To figure that out I plan to keep researching all of the different genres to find which one interests me the most. Once I decide on what genre to go with, I will research that genre more specifically as well as narrow down which field to write about as well. Once those two things are decided on, I will know what exactly to put into my proposal. I will begin with an outline, followed by writing, and finish with a review. Project 3 should be very helpful for the future in many different ways!

Reflection of Assignment 1

Assignment 1 was not the easiest thing in the world for me. It was easy to grasp the concept and requirements of the project, but I had a hard time finding a good primary and secondary source. I ended up choosing a song because I believe writing songs is very similar to writing books and other traditional pieces of authoring. The secondary source was very hard for me to find. I researched a lot looking for something that would fit in easily. That didn't work. I ended up finding an article about writing a song that I could incorporate into the essay. The length requirement stumped me a little too. I thought it was kind of hard to explain why one non typical authoring source is still authoring into that long of an essay (not that 1000 words is very long). I kept trucking through it however and finished up with a decent essay. I also want to think Professor Eda for giving me an extension because of my sickness.

Introduction and First Blog Post

My name is Jack Bonds. I hail from the huge city of Walterboro, SC, and all of its 4,000 citizens. I am a freshman business major. I have two siblings; Robert (17) and Ashby (20). Obviously we are all very close in age. Robert is in high school and my sister is a sophomore at College of Charleston. I graduated from Christ School, an all boys boarding school in Asheville, NC. I am a member of Kappa Alpha Order here in Clemson. I love spending time at our beach house in Edisto Beach, SC. There I enjoy going out on our boat, wakeboarding, and fishing. I also do a little fly fishing. I like to hunt as well. I am looking forward to meeting y'all over this semester!