Week 7: Mini-Paper - Our "Digital Nation" – Pervasiveness, Social Networking, and Mobile Devices

Mini-Paper 7 on the Frontline episode “Digital Nation” comprises four sections:

1. Summary – summary of BOTH arguments that a “digital nation” is good, and that a “digital nation” is bad (bullet list)
2. Comparison – comparison and contrast of the two arguments
3. Defense – defend either the “digital is good” or the “digital is bad” argument by using your “best school” of ethics
4. Application – discuss how you would apply your “best school” of ethics to Scenario 2 on page 314, “Paul ‘Cougar’ Rambis is an Iraqi War veteran…” Answer the questions posed by Tavani: “Does this policy still seem…” “If Cougar’s artificial leg…” “On the other hand, if…” In other words, does it…” & “What would you decide…”
5. Mechanics – Include all four of the following items: all sources are cited in APA 6th edition format, graduate-level grammar, all four sections are appropriately labeled (as Summary, Comparison, etc.), and word length is correct (100-200 words per section).