: About Me

My name is John Tyler, I am a 21 year old undergraduate student at Ohio University. I am a student of political science but am more interested in philosophy and legal theory. I have worked in the State House of Representatives, the State Attorney General's Office and am preparing to travel abroad to work for the National Assembly of Wales for three months. Despite my political involvements I am by no means sure I understand politics. I'm a student and an observer. I hope that this never changes, as those better spoken then myself have said in the past (and in a much more elegant nature): I would be skeptical of any man who says that they have it all figured out.

My goals when I came to Helium were to become a better writer by writing more often, at the time I was an aspiring journalism student and was referred here by a colleague. I have done a very poor job of working towards these two goals but hope to begin pursuing them once again. I hope that I can use Helium as an outlet to share interesting thoughts and perspectives that some might not have considered in the past and likewise I hope that I will be exposed to new and interesting perspectives as well. 

My passion is ...

music.

I know too much about ...

nothing.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be Batman.

Why I write ...

because I feel like I have something to say on the subject, and when I don't have something valuable to say - I read.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading: The Common Wealth by Jeffrey Sachs, Watching: stand up comedy, Listening: to bands such as Every Time I Die, The Bled and Muse

My first job ...

was a paper route in the second grade.

My inspiration ...

is my grand father, he basically took the responsibility of being my male figure. If I could practice half of what he taught me on a day to day basis I will living knowing that I can and will be content on my death bed.

Entertainment > Television (Other) Is CCTV really for our security?

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Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in Public Education Introduction Over the last century our country, and the developed world as a whole, has seen a growth in the use of surveillance technology. The publishing of George Orwell’s book 1984, in 1949, has been a great tool to popularize a fear of surveillance and easy rhetoric to respond to its usage. Despite the Orwellian “Big Brother” cries for personal privacy, the use of surveillance technology has continued to increase with the tracking of medical records, the use of cell phones, internet data mining tools along with hun...

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