Memorandum From: To: 19th October 2015 RE: Reflection Memo on Consumerism and Shopping Mall Designs In my research paper, Consumerism and Shopping Mall Designs, I made an argument about customer preference to shopping malls as compared to other traditional shopping centers in my first paragraph. To make my argument strong I considered necessary to provide enough evidence in order support my argument and indeed show my readers reasons why customer prefer shopping malls to traditional shopping centers. Nonetheless, I after writing the paper I have realized that there are some areas that need improvements. For instance, for my final draft, I realized that it will be incredible to include a statement that supports my argument to show that indeed, customers prefer shopping malls to other traditional shopping centers. Therefore, I decided to add this statement, “shopping malls have large mixes of stores, interior and exterior decorations/designs and other offerings that have made them a preferred destination for most shoppers.” Moreover, when I was structuring the paper I have noted that I did not organize the paper properly to allow my readers to have a clear flow of information. Uncertainly, I have mixed different points and arguments together making it hard to understand especially for someone who does not know much about shopping malls. In this regard, for my final draft, I will organize my work well using clear labeled sub-topics as well as clear flow of main points and discussion. Regarding finding of resources to compose the paper, I have noted with concern that I took a lot of time finding and using secondary sources on Consumerism and Shopping Mall Designs. Most of the reading sources that I found were not explaining how shopping mall designs affect consumer trends, and so I had to split the topic into two; “shopping mall designs ” and ”consumer trends” to get the information that I needed. In conclusion, I also established that I did not provide sufficient examples in the paper as I only focused on one mall design “Bluewater Shopping Centre” whereas shopping malls designs vary with different malls. As result, this made my conclusion to be centered on one mall that is not right according to research principles. To improve on this part, I will look for more examples of shopping malls and learn about their designs to make sure that I make a well informed conclusion based on a large number of malls. I believe the above discussed improvements will make my research work more detailed and many readers will appreciate it more. Essay #3: Writing Process Reflection Memo Due: November 2, 2015, in class as a hard copy Focus: In a 1-1.5 page essay, consider the challenges of writing about your own position on a topic. Think about the difficulty of juggling your point of view with the point of view of others (outside sources), review your process of refining your position in your mind and articulating it on paper OR reflect on yo ...

1. Memorandum
From:
To:
19th October 2015
RE: Reflection Memo on Consumerism and Shopping Mall
Designs
In my research paper, Consumerism and Shopping Mall
Designs, I made an argument about customer preference to
shopping malls as compared to other traditional shopping
centers in my first paragraph. To make my argument strong I
considered necessary to provide enough evidence in order
support my argument and indeed show my readers reasons why
customer prefer shopping malls to traditional shopping centers.
Nonetheless, I after writing the paper I have realized that there
are some areas that need improvements. For instance, for my
final draft, I realized that it will be incredible to include a
statement that supports my argument to show that indeed,
customers prefer shopping malls to other traditional shopping
centers. Therefore, I decided to add this statement, “shopping
malls have large mixes of stores, interior and exterior
decorations/designs and other offerings that have made them a
preferred destination for most shoppers.”
Moreover, when I was structuring the paper I have noted that I
did not organize the paper properly to allow my readers to have
a clear flow of information. Uncertainly, I have mixed different
points and arguments together making it hard to understand
especially for someone who does not know much about
shopping malls. In this regard, for my final draft, I will
organize my work well using clear labeled sub-topics as well as
clear flow of main points and discussion.
Regarding finding of resources to compose the paper, I have
noted with concern that I took a lot of time finding and using
secondary sources on Consumerism and Shopping Mall Designs.

2. Most of the reading sources that I found were not explaining
how shopping mall designs affect consumer trends, and so I had
to split the topic into two; “shopping mall designs ” and
”consumer trends” to get the information that I needed.
In conclusion, I also established that I did not provide sufficient
examples in the paper as I only focused on one mall design
“Bluewater Shopping Centre” whereas shopping malls designs
vary with different malls. As result, this made my conclusion to
be centered on one mall that is not right according to research
principles. To improve on this part, I will look for more
examples of shopping malls and learn about their designs to
make sure that I make a well informed conclusion based on a
large number of malls. I believe the above discussed
improvements will make my research work more detailed and
many readers will appreciate it more.
Essay #3: Writing Process Reflection Memo
Due: November 2, 2015, in class as a hard copy
Focus:
In a 1-1.5 page essay, consider the challenges of writing about
your own position on a topic. Think about the difficulty of
juggling your point of view with the point of view of others
(outside sources), review your process of refining your position
in your mind and articulating it on paper OR reflect on your

3. consideration of the audience and your point of view.
What is a reflective writer?
Cultivates self-criticism and/or accepts criticism and changes
his/her writing practices as a consequence.
Casts back into his/her past to explain a present change and
positive development in his/her writing practice.
Uses course content as the catalyst for self-reflection. Critiques
his/ her own writing processes, improves them as a result of the
critique, and articulates how those changes might occur.
Running head: DO WE HAVE A RIGHT TO ANONYMITY?
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DO WE HAVE A RIGHT TO ANONYMITY?
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Do we have a Right to Anonymity?
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Institution
Do we have a Right to Anonymity?
Introduction
As long as people are not violating the law or are under any
form of suspicion for any good cause, there are no reasons for
law enforcers or the government to track them. Despite the fact
that individuals are in the public, they should not be entirely
vulnerable to others including the government. When an
individual is in a public place, nobody is allowed to accost
them; hence, he or she should have the free will to speak to
anyone he or she wants and divulge identity as much as possible

4. to become publicly invisible (Peng, 2014). As such, what it
means to be in a public place is limited and restricted, and an
individual's reasonable expectations are violated through
tracking. As such, since people's rights to privacy allow them to
set limits on access, and the tracking should only be permitted
if they understandbenefits an individual may obtain and believe
that they could outweigh the benefits of privacy. The most
intriguing questions is; "is anonymity threatened by
surveillance?” or “do people have a right to anonymity?”
(Peng, 2014). The premise is that such anonymity is not
available to individuals who are living in small towns and
whose very actions are considered to be public. This is in a way
that they are not permitted to perform them in public places
where they are not known, and no one pays close attention to
the activities they do and those which they do not do. At least,
this should occur to an extent that they remain within certain
bounds of acceptable behavior. Although anonymous, people
remain accountable for any activity they do and can be
witnessed, identified, should they behave unlawfully.
Right to be Anonymous
Whether anonymous or not, individuals may rightfully be feared
considering how the agglomerated information that contains
their identity may be used. According to Dershowitz, to ensure
that people remain anonymous, optional ID cards should be
implemented because they may present little anonymity and
offer more security (Dershowitz, 2001). However, privacy and
anonymity are vital aspects of today's society. In some settings,
such as medical treatment and banking, the privacy and
anonymity of individuals are protected by the law. Apparently,
it is clear that certain aspects of modern life may not have such
clear protections. In the contemporary world, people are
increasingly using technology networks to accomplish various
activities, which initially were always assumed to be
anonymous or private in the non-virtual world. However,

5. today's protectionists, provided by law and police are slowly
being driven to adapt to this new life in the virtual world.
Technological advancements have generated concerns regarding
the protection of privacy and anonymity on the networks. Many
scholars and decision makers have discussed appropriate
methods to offer protection to privacy, especially in electronic
transactions and to ensure the protection of individual identity.
Furthermore, international organizations have also been active
in developing principles to govern anonymity and privacy
issues. As a result, various government policies and laws,
industry self-regulation, and private contract-based approaches
have been suggested as appropriate ways to ensure the
protection of Internet users.
Anonymity
Anonymity as a mechanism, is used to negotiate relationships,
especially between people and independent institutions, has
been defined in different ways. For instance, the traditional
concept of anonymity was often against public and private
institutions with the ability and power. Hence, the primary
focus was linked restrictions of access to an individual that was
expected to ameliorate the power balance between foreign
institutions and individuals. Apparently, with the development
of new technologies, which broadened the diversity with which
the collectors and users of personal information, there have
been efforts set to negotiate the individual’s ties with the
external environment through offering the person with control
over information concerning him or her. In the interactive
network, the anonymity of users cannot be efficiently dealt with
by using current legal and technological measures. Under such
circumstances, what factors could ensure a person’s autonomy
and governance in a relationship with such external forces?
The Challenge to the Right to be Autonomous

6. The greatest difficulty for individuals who becomes primary
objects of tracking or surveillance in today’s technological
environment is that users’ identities have become increased
exposed to other people and systems, while the subjects or
racking and their activities have become less identifiable. The
primary impetus for the power balance between the issues of
surveillance and the objects used in tracking in the network is
the difference in the level of identifiability. With this in mind,
the right not to be identified seems to reflect the notion of the
users within the networked environment accurately. On the
same note, the idea appears more complicated as the issue is the
restrictions caused by some unknown and unidentifiable future
use of the personal data and identity.
Conclusion
The right to anonymity has been critical in maintaining people’s
autonomy, dignity, and self-governance concerning the presence
of powerful government agencies and subsequent sociocultural
changes. These factors have greatly influenced the relative
importance of being anonymous and actively seeking control.
References
Dershowitz, A., M. (2001). Why Fear National ID Cards.The
New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/13/opinion/why-fear-national-
id-cards.html
Peng, Kun. (2014) Anonymous Communication Networks:
Protecting Privacy on the Web. CRC Press.