The article, "Invasion of the Drones" by Patricia Smith gives many reasons as to why drones can be seen as a negative aspect of our society. Drones not only have the ability to deliver you pizza, but they can be used to spy and invade peoples privacy. Drones can jeopardize our safety, and make warfare more like a game instead of a life and death conflict. Although drones can make some things easier , many people have concerns about them. They believe that the use of drones can be obstructing out rights, and harming the real morals of warfare and safety.
Patricia Smith wants her readers to think drones are unruly, just like she does. She mentions important statistical facts to prove her point. In the sixth paragraph she states, "Last spring a 350 pound drone operated by the Pennsylvania National Guard crashed outside an elementary school near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania." She used this piece of information to alarm her readers of possibilities where drones can endanger people. Patricia also used imagery in the beginning of the article. She described a women sunbathing in her backyard topless. Little did she know a drone was taking pictures of the property next door. The women was horrified to see the picture that the drone took exposing her body on a billboard! Patricia told this story to also frighten her readers into thinking that drones invade peoples privacy without them even knowing.
Patricia Smith succeeded in getting me to side against the use of drones. She proved her points extremely well, and in a very persuasive way. In response to what I read, I feel a sense of shock and discomfort. Now I feel that my family and I may be at risk from any harm from a drone. I wonder if I'm being spied on and I don't know it. Now I understand how drones can disturb people.
