DRAFTING: Argument Essay about National Security and Freedom U. S. History B and Honors U. S. History B PROMPT: Should individual freedoms be sacrificed in the name of national security? You are required to use the words “thermometer” and “ivory” in your essay. To put it another way: Should the United States federal government curtail any American freedoms in order to protect the country from other countries who might want to steal military secrets or commit a terrorist act on United States soil? RESOURCE: Go to this website and read about the freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment to the US Constitution: https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/encyclopedia/ DRAFTING ASSIGNMENT STEP 1: Open your PREWRITING assignment document as you’ll need your ideas to complete the DRAFTING assignment. STEP 2: Go to this website and read about the freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment to the US Constitution: https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/encyclopedia/ STEP 3: Write a THESIS/CLAIM statement that fits both the event/issue you’ve chosen and a position about national security and freedom. STEP 4: REVIEW some PROS/CONS to the infringement of freedoms in the name of national security. POSSIBLE REASONS FOR/AGAINST PERSONAL FREEDOMS BEING INFRINGED UPON FOR AGAINST The government should be able to monitor all Americans’ communication (phone, text, Internet usage) when a domestic terrorist attack is imminent. The government should not routinely monitor the communications of American citizens without just cause. The government should infringe upon individual freedoms when an enemy combatant is knowingly infiltrating American communications and other technologies. The government should not infringe upon the free speech of American citizens based on political ideologies. The government should curtail certain individual freedoms when public health is threatened. The government should not routinely and secretly surveil American citizens for any reason. STEP 4: Here’s an example thesis/claim statement: Al