The Role of Secrecy

Option 4

Quote A Quote B

While secrecy can be destructive, some of it

is indispensable in human lives. Some control

over secrecy and openness is needed in order

to protect identity. Such control may be

needed to guard privacy, intimacy, and

friendship.

adapted from Sissela Bok, The Need for

Secrecy

Secrecy and a free, democratic government,

President Harry Truman once said, dont mix.

An open exchange of information is vital to the

kind of informed citizenry essential to healthy

democracy.

editorial, Overzealous Secrecy Threatens

Democracy

Writing Prompt: Do people need to keep secrets or is secrecy harmful? Plan your response, and

then write an essay to explain your views on this issue. Be sure to support your position by

discussing several examples from literature, science and technology, the arts, current

events, or your own experience or observation. I also put below the essay that I sent in and she said ” Your 3.05 Argument Essay was flagged for AI. I have attached a copy to this email. I have spoken to Mrs. Jankowski and we are allowing you to revise and resubmit. The revision needs to include the quotations provided on the assignment directions, and you need to provide more specific information to your examples, not just a broad overview. You will also need to revise and resubmit the 3.05 Checklist.”