From 0c899387cf3e3df1c432290368eaef0c92ea221b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mohit Agarwal Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:46:31 +0100 Subject: Initial commit --- .gitignore | 1 + brief.txt | 10 ++++ compile.sh | 1 + ending.tex | 7 +++ formatting.tex | 48 ++++++++++++++++ opening.tex | 15 +++++ paper.docx | Bin 0 -> 11036 bytes paper.html | 170 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ paper.pdf | Bin 0 -> 12609 bytes paper.tex | 45 +++++++++++++++ reference.bib | 0 11 files changed, 297 insertions(+) create mode 100644 .gitignore create mode 100644 brief.txt create mode 100755 compile.sh create mode 100644 ending.tex create mode 100644 formatting.tex create mode 100644 opening.tex create mode 100644 paper.docx create mode 100644 paper.html create mode 100644 paper.pdf create mode 100644 paper.tex create mode 100644 reference.bib diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c671d85 --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +/latex.out diff --git a/brief.txt b/brief.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1bf9844 --- /dev/null +++ b/brief.txt @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +The Julia Wood Prize +The Julia Wood 2021 essay competition is now open! + +Established in 1971, in memory of a St Hugh’s College alumna, the Julia Wood Prize is an annual History essay competition open to Sixth Form pupils who have not been in the Sixth Form of any school or college for a period of more than two years. The Prize, worth up to £500, is offered by the Principal and Fellows of St Hugh’s College for the best historical essay submitted by the closing date. + +The choice of historical subject is left to candidates. Essays should be between two thousand and four thousand words and submitted by the candidate as a Microsoft Word document through the form on the College website. + +Essays should be submitted by 5pm on Friday 30th July 2021. The winner will be announced on the College website by the end of September 2021. The winning essay will be published on the College’s website. +Julia Wood Prize Submissions Form +Please use this form to upload your submission for the Julia Wood Prize. diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh new file mode 100755 index 0000000..a63872c --- /dev/null +++ b/compile.sh @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +latexrun --latex-cmd xelatex paper.tex& diff --git a/ending.tex b/ending.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c52665c --- /dev/null +++ b/ending.tex @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +\nocite{*} + +\bibliographystyle{acm} + +\bibliography{reference} + +\end{document} diff --git a/formatting.tex b/formatting.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..11dbfe6 --- /dev/null +++ b/formatting.tex @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +\documentclass[12pt, oneside]{extarticle} + +\sloppy + +\hyphenpenalty=10000 +\hbadness=10000 + +\PassOptionsToPackage{hyphens}{url} +\usepackage{titlesec} +\usepackage{xcolor} +\usepackage[top=1.3in, bottom=1.5in, right=1.9in, left=1.9in]{geometry} + +\usepackage[scale=0.82]{plex-mono} +\usepackage[scale=0.87]{plex-sans} + +\usepackage{titling} + +\setlength{\parskip}{0.5em} + +\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} + +\renewcommand\refname{\bfseries Bibliography and references} + +\usepackage[ +% backref=page +]{hyperref} + +\hypersetup{ + colorlinks, + citecolor=red, + filecolor=black, + linkcolor=black, + urlcolor=teal +} + +\newenvironment{myquote} +{ + \list{} + { \leftmargin=0.4in\rightmargin=0.4in} +\item[] +} +{\endlist} + +\titleformat{\section}{\large\bfseries}{}{0em}{} + +\begin{document} + +\input{opening.tex} diff --git a/opening.tex b/opening.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..98c7cd4 --- /dev/null +++ b/opening.tex @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +\setlength{\droptitle}{-3cm} + +\pretitle{\begin{flushleft}\LARGE\itshape} +\posttitle{\par\end{flushleft}} +\preauthor{\begin{flushleft}\vspace{-10pt}\large} +\postauthor{\end{flushleft}} +\predate{\begin{flushleft}\vspace{-5pt}\large} +\postdate{\par\end{flushleft}} + +\title{The Stasi and the nature of surveillance} +\author{Mohit Agarwal} +\date{June 2021} +\maketitle + + diff --git a/paper.docx b/paper.docx new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a895e93 Binary files /dev/null and b/paper.docx differ diff --git a/paper.html b/paper.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..67f5fe5 --- /dev/null +++ b/paper.html @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@ + + + + + + + + The Stasi and the modern capacity for military intelligence + + + + +
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The Stasi and the modern capacity for military intelligence

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Mohit Agarwal <https://mohit.uk>

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June 2021

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The role military intelligence has played both internationally and domestically has greatly increased following modern developments and continues to rapidly expand.

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Technology enables surveillance (?)

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The Stasi

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The present day

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The traditional means by which enforcement authorities may investigate an individual or organisation is by obtaining permission to do so on the basis of adequate suspicion of illegal activity. Such a requirement prevents the unnecessary and ongoing violation of individual rights that may be considered highly present in societies around the world, enabled in part or in whole by modern technology.

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In a sense, modern technology could have been the ultimate enabler for privacy. The promise of modern encryption is such that a communication physically cannot be read by anyone other than the intended recipient, and the decentralised nature of the internet could mean an escape from central authorities in our communication such as a governmental postal service.

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The future

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Conclusions

+ + diff --git a/paper.pdf b/paper.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0cc2a92 Binary files /dev/null and b/paper.pdf differ diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a2d3e52 --- /dev/null +++ b/paper.tex @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +\input{formatting.tex} + +The role military intelligence has played both internationally and +domestically has greatly increased following modern developments and +continues to rapidly expand. + +\section{Surveillance in powerful systems} + +A government may get involved in the regular surveillance of its +citizens for many reasons. The interception of communications are +readily visible (inelegant) including the interception of mail in the +American colonies by the British in the years before the American +Revolution. This also included the change and destruction of +information, yet the purpose remains the same as modern surveillance: +to watch over citizens that the ruling authority does not trust or +claims cannot be trusted. Those who wish to monitor modern electronic +communications may suggest that such an operation exists in the +interest of the safety of the public, by stopping crime and terrorism. + +\section{The Stasi} + +The methods of the Stasi are often described as inducing fear in +citizens. + +\section{The present day} + +The traditional means by which enforcement authorities may investigate +an individual or organisation is by obtaining permission to do so on +the basis of adequate suspicion of illegal activity. Such a +requirement prevents the unnecessary and ongoing violation of +individual rights that may be considered highly present in societies +around the world, enabled in part or in whole by modern technology. + +In a sense, modern technology could have been the ultimate enabler for +privacy. The promise of modern encryption is such that a communication +physically cannot be read by anyone other than the intended recipient, +and the decentralised nature of the internet could mean an escape from +central authorities in our communication such as a governmental postal +service. + +\section{The future} + +\section{Conclusions} + +\input{ending.tex} diff --git a/reference.bib b/reference.bib new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e69de29 -- cgit v1.2.3