Edward Snowden Argumentative Essay

In the word of Edward Snowden, “I don’t see myself as a hero because what I’m doing is self-interested: I don’t want to live in world where there’s no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity” (Brainy Quotes). Many people and even universities have studied this case so much to where it has divided a lot of people including in the House of Senates. After reading this case several times I’ve developed my own decision that Edward Snowden is a hero in my eyes. My purpose in this paper is to inform you about facts the case showed and allow you to make your own decision rather Edward Snowden is a Whistleblower or a Traitor. To explain my position I will base my essay in three section. The first is basically Edward Snowden background information, the second is the steps he took to get the information and his purpose of releasing the documents, and finally I will give my reasons with help from others on why we support him.

citizen, was raised in Maryland, near the NSA’s Fort Meade headquarters. Snowden dropped out of high school halfway through his 10th grade, then later took courses at a local community college. In May 2004, at age of 20, Snowden enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve to undergo Special Forces training. Snowden quoted “he wanted to fight in the Iraq war because he felt obligated as a human being to help free people from oppression.” Four months later, he broke both his legs in a training accident and was discharged. In January 2005, Snowden took a job as a security guard at the University of Maryland‘s Center for advance Study of Language, a Department of Defense-funded research center. (Exhibit