What is a panopticon?

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Instructions:
Write a two-page (double-spaced, Times New Roman Size 12) response to one of the following questions. Feel free to simply save this document and write your response below the question you choose to answer. The header and directions will not count against the two-page limit. Cite the week’s readings at least twice in your answer.

Assigned week Reading: Discipline and Punish Pt IV
Note: I will provide the required reading

Questions:
1. Foucault makes the case that the disciplinary economy of power focuses more on the soul/mind than the body. Give an example of a disciplinary method that demonstrates this focus.

2. Is criminality necessary under a sovereign economy of power? Why?

3. What is a panopticon? 

Give an example from your daily life and explain how it conditions your behavior.