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1. What is the name of the founder and CEO of Facebook?
(What does CEO stand for?)
2. How old is he and when did he start Facebook?
3. What changes are being made to Facebook at the time of the interview?
4. Based on the context, what does the word “backlash” mean?
What exactly caused the backlash at the time of this interview?
5. Why does one of the students interviewed feel as though the whole purpose of Facebook will “go out the window”?
6. What does the word “exclusive” mean? How does the founder of Facebook defend the notion that Facebook maintains it “exclusivity” despite the changes that are being made?
7. How does Facebook’s founder distinguish his company’s goals from those of MySpace?
Write a paragraph in which you defend or attack the notion of exclusivity in an area of daily life. First, think of an instance in which you think exclusivity is important or is detrimental. Then, write an argument in which you acknowledge one side of the argument while defending your own perspective.
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