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The diction is techno-based.

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People deserve their privacy unless it risks other's lives.

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The government abuses its authority by questioning innocent people.

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The government, in the novel, secretly does not allow right of free speech because if they did, most people wouldn't be getting in trouble.

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The setting of San Francisco affects the plot with its city-like attributes, where nothing is secret.

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Marcus is a criminal by finding a way to ruin the DHS's system, but also a hero to all the innocent people the police question.

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The police that appear to be good, are actually doing the worst for their people.

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The technology is good because they are using it to take their city back.

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The technology in this chapter was advanced. They had arphids, which are basically trackers, and they also had encryption and the BART system.

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I think San Francisco was an appropriate setting because of the BART and what it has to do with their technology.

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On page 105, Marcus questioned, "Am I under arrest?"

On page 115, Jolu said, "What if we changed the definition of normal?"

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In the end, Marcus and Jolu figure out a way to mess with the DHS and get right to work, starting with encryption.

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Marcus found his dad was not on his side in the matter and was determined to do something about it. When Marcus, Van, and Jolu met up to talk, Van couldn't believe Marcus is being so risky.

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At the beginning, Marcus was followed and later taken in to a patrol car by two male police officers. The Police officers took him to his house to discuss his suspicious whereabouts on the BART with his mom, whom was on Marcus's side.

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Marcus's dad is mad that Marcus is disagreeing with the DHS's way of finding terrorists.

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Jolu, one of Marcus's closest friends, is aiding Marcus in creating a way to defeat the DHS.

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Marcus is the main character of the novel. He is a seventeen year old boy rebelling against the Department of Homeland Security, along with the help of friends, and taking his country back.

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Chapter 7 is important because Marcus's mom defended him against the two police officers, Marcus realized what he was doing is very risky, and Marcus and Jolu found a way to go against the DHS.

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