Writing Tasks

Summary of Ideas About Personal Success 

 

 

    After interviewing three people with different backgrounds whose identities will not be disclosed, the summary of their ideas about personal success will be as follows.  

Although these people have different views about what success is, they share some key factors. Mainly, they agree that success is the result of achieving a goal, something that has been wanted during a period of their lives. Nevertheless, it is in this achievement where they differ. One of the interviewed sees success as something related to the divine, to God. Their life has a purpose, and becoming successful is fulfilling this purpose. On the other hand, a less deep interpretation of success sees it as something mundane that can happen at any time in different contexts; for instance, a person can have a successful career and be successful from that perspective but may have a flawed or failed romantic life. Besides, their success could become a failure suddenly, due to the ephemeral nature of it. It was also mentioned that success has a social component that may be seem like validation from the peers. Finally, the interviewed tried to avoid considering having money as a sign of success but, eventually, most of them agree in the fact that money can help significantly to achieve personal success. 

 

Nicholas Merrill 

Nicholas Merrill is an American computer expert and entrepreneur. He used to run his own Internet  Service Provider (ISP) during the 90s and early 2000s. In 2004 the FBI asked him for the data of some of his customers and in response he sued them becoming the first person to file a constitutional challenge against the National Security Letters statute in the USA PATRIOT Act. (In 2004 the FBI asked him for some of his customers' data. In response, he sued them, becoming the first person to file a constitutional challenge against the National Security Letters statute in the USA PATRIOT Act.) The litigation lasted (ten years but finally he won. ( All)this matter (situation/issue) made him aware of the importance of privacy on the internet, especially now, due to the enormous amount of information that big tech companies like Google, Apple and Facebook have about their customers. This data should be private but in actuality, it can be shared with other companies for advertisement and statistical purposes and with the government. For that reason, Merrill founded the non-profit Calyx Institute to provide education and research on privacy issues. (Personally) I think we should be able to take back our privacy on the internet. (and) Therefore, the work that Merrill and his non-profit organization are doing is a necessity of our times. 

 

Overall your text is pretty good. Good punctuation, flow and organisation of ideas.   

Well done! (1^{st of October)} 

Corrected Version

Nicholas Merrill is an American computer expert and entrepreneur. He used to run his own Internet  Service Provider (ISP) during the 90s and early 2000s.  In 2004 the FBI asked him for some of his customers' data. In response, he sued them, becoming the first person to file a constitutional challenge against the National Security Letters statute in the USA PATRIOT Act. The litigation lasted (ten years but finally he won. ( All)this matter (situation/issue) made him aware of the importance of privacy on the internet, especially now, due to the enormous amount of information that big tech companies like Google, Apple and Facebook have about their customers. This data should be private but in actuality, it can be shared with other companies for advertisement and statistical purposes and with the government. For that reason, Merrill founded the non-profit Calyx Institute to provide education and research on privacy issues. Personally, I think we should be able to take back our privacy on the internet. And,  therefore, the work that Merrill and his non-profit organization are doing is a necessity of our times.