Paraphrasing in MLA style

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Read the following original source paragraph and then paraphrase it in the box below.

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ORIGINAL SOURCE

Due to recent technological developments, which make drones an affordable and universal tool, drones have expanded out of military use and into domestic applications. The enactment of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act in 2012 further pushed for the development and expansion of drone use in the United States’ airspace, by requiring the FAA to license over 30,000 drone operators. While drone use has an unlimited potential for beneficial use within society, drone technology is not without risks. For example, drone use in domestic airspace raises the significant and undeniable risk of individual privacy invasions through the use of drones by both public entities and third parties.

From Schlag, Chris. “The New Privacy Battle: How the Expanding Use of Drones Continues to Erode Our Concept of Privacy and Privacy Rights.” Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy, vol. 13, no. 2, Spring 2013, doi:dx.doi.org/10.5195/tlp.2013.123.

Question

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Suggested paraphrase: New technology has made drones, initially used chiefly by the military, now available for use by private citizens. The 2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act helped expand and popularize civilian drone use by getting the FAA involved, “requiring the FAA to license over 30,000 drone operators” (Schlag). Despite substantial benefits of drones, their presence in the air over our cities and homes by both businesses and individuals raises some very real privacy issues (Schlag).
Read the following original source paragraph and then paraphrase it in the box below. (See exercise for original source.)