GROUP PROJECT

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GROUP PROJECT
Total points possible 20 Description 1. Eleven
groups will be formed and each group will consist
of five students. You may form groups among
yourselves. YOU MUST HAVE FIVE MEMBERS. Once
assigned, the assignment will be permanent.
There will be no group hopping. 2. Each group
will choose a topic from the list on the next
slide. See warning concerning the content of
the Orwell 1984 content on slide 3, before
choosing. a. All group members must do research
on the topic chosen. b. A single five-to-seven
page single-spaced paper will be written.
You must cite sources within the paper and have a
reference section at the end. You must follow
the style at this URL, which is the APA (American
Psychological Association) style. For more
information, use a Google search. NOTE SEE THE
CLASS WEB SITE FOR THE EXAMPLE ARTICLE BY DR.
SCANLAN. c. Each group will present a 10 minute
PowerPoint presentation on your topic and it will
be graded by Dr. Scanlan. d. It is up to each
group to fairly distribute the workload to its
members. Anyone not performing at an
above-average level, will get a zero for this
project. Your group will decide your performance
level. e. All members of a group will get the
same grade unless, a member does not perform at
an above-average level.
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TOPICS
1. Current technology applied to Orwells 1984.
In other words, design a system where there is
no possibility of overthrowing the Orwellian
dictatorship, and where there is no privacy. See
WARNING on next slide before selecting the above
option. 2. Current technology applied to
Orwells 1984. In other words, design a system
where there is no possibility of overthrowing
the Orwellian dictatorship, and where there is no
privacy. See WARNING on the next slide before
selecting this option. 3. Current technology
applied to Orwells 1984. In other words, design
a system where there is no possibility of
overthrowing the Orwellian dictatorship, and
where there is no privacy. See WARNING on the
next slide before selecting this
option. 4. Current mind control applied to
Orwells 1984. 5. Election system fraud in the
USA 6. Election system fraud in the
USA 7. Auto-ID 8. Current state of human chipping
and what may be planned for us in the
future. 9. RFID and the monetary system 10. Real
ID act 11. RFID and inventory systems.
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Some resources 1. By March 11, the following
books will be available in the reference room in
the library. They are excellent
resources. a. 10 copies of Spychips by Katherine
Albrecht b. 8 copies of Whos Watching You? by
Farren and Gibb c. You can purchase these from
Amazon for less than 8 dollars, used. 2. The full
length video of Orwells 1984 is on
uTube. WARNING This video has several nude
scenes and has sexually explicit scenes. In
addition, the video has extreme
violence. This video should be rated
R. Choose another topic if you object to the
content of this video. George Orwells 1984 1
hr and 50 minutes (Note You may need to turn
off your firewall to view this
video.) 3. Use Google extensively. URL
references in your paper are fine. There are
plenty of good uTube videos on the topics. The
latest information is on the Web. 4. There are
thousands of articles and hundreds of videos on
the Web concerning these topics.
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GROUP SIGNUP SHEET
NOTE BE SURE TO READ THE WARNING ABOUT THE
CONTENT OF THE ORWELL 1984 VIDEO BEFORE
SELLECTING THE TOPIC. SEE SLIDE 3.
What topic do you want? A number can only be
chosen once. First come, first serve. Topic 1
through 11? _______
Names of five individuals Print LAST NAME
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