Zach
Passion Project
5/15/09

Espionage [Spies]

I am doing my passion project on spies because they have been an interest of mine for about 5 years. I have read multiple books about it, and seen a few movies on it. I have multiple spy gadget toys, and I am getting more very often. Spies interest me because they have to go on secret missions to stop the bad guys and save the world. Spies’ missions were to find out what the enemy is planning, sometimes by blending in with the enemy. Spies have to stay hidden or else there could be serious consequences. To help spies stay hidden, find out information, and get out of trouble, they have little gadgets that the CIA refers to as “sneakies”. To find out information, spies have to hide bugs and cameras in every day use objects. Spies have gadgets built for them, like cameras and microphones that are disguised into pens and calculators and other small items.
One thing that spies have to do is make a new life for every mission so that they can always blend in with the enemy. Spies have to make an oath to swear that they will not tell anybody that they are spies or what they are doing when they . There are different people spying for each country, these are called the intelligence agencies. The different intelligence agencies are the “Central Intelligence Agency” and “The Federal Bureau Of Investigation” for The United States Of America, “The Secret Intelligence Service” (MI6) and the “Security Service” (MI5), who both work for Britain, the Russian “Committee of State Security” (KGB) and the “Australian Secret Intelligence Service” (ASIS). These agencies collect data so if somehow a war starts they can secretly get an advantage. The problem is that there are spies for almost every country, I just listed a few. Since there are so many intelligence agencies, there are some people whose job it is to catch spies. Other intelligence agencies often try to recruit spies who have good reputations. This is a quick summary about spies, I hope you found it informative.gnf