Aaliyah CP #6

Date/Time: Thursday (2/11)

Location: Zoom

Topic discussed: American security (NSA, CIA)

Cultural and/or linguistic topics you and your partner learned: My partner and I discussed Edward Snowden and his impact on American peoples' opinions about national security.

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