Data

Rent and watch Star Trek: The Next Generation’s episode “The Measure of a Man” (season 2, episode 9). (If you'd like to watch some other episodes that also raise the question of what makes up a person, you might consider "Turnabout Intruder" (season 3, episode 24 of Star Trek: The Original Series) and "Inheritance" (season 7, episode 10 of Star Trek: The Next Generation).

Paper 3- Data Essay

Write a formal  3 to 4 page essay answering the following: If the events of the  Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “The Measure of a Man” actually took place, would you judge Data to be a person? Would destroying him/it be murder? Make sure you consider and respond to all the material we’ve covered in units 12 and 13 and apply them to the question as you prepare your answer.