Liv Castro 1450

Out of the eight values of free expression, I think that Stable Change, also known as Safety Valve, is the most important. Stable Change is the idea that in society, people will be more stable if they are allowed to vent. In fact, people are less likely to resort to violence if they can vent.  I know for me personally, venting is very helpful. When I was in high school I used to hold all my emotions in and it took a huge toll on my mental and physical health. The first time that I vented, I did it to a trusted friend and it really helped. I felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders because I don't have told hold the weight of a particular problem. I’m not a naturally violent person, but venting still allows for me to get out my emotions in a safe and nonviolent way.  According to Psychology Today , there are 3 reasons why venting is good for you. The first reason is that it is better for you to express your emotions rather than keeping your emotions bottled up inside. K

Over fall break my mom and I spent the week in San Juan, Puerto Rico and we learned a lot about the history of it. Although Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, they have a different constitution that consists of 2 different preambles and 14 different articles.  The U.S constitution starts with a preamble that states... “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” Then comes the 7 articles. The first article is about the Legislative Branch. The second article is about the Executive Branch. The third article is about the Judicial Branch. The fourth article is about The States. The fifth article is an amendment. The sixth article is about depts, supremacy and oaths. The seventh article is a ratification.

The internet revolutionized the way that people could look up information, in fact some people say it was the greatest invention of all time. It allowed for people to look up information immediately, almost anywhere, but the internet also has many drawbacks . Today I’m going to talk to you about three major issues that the internet caused.  The first issue that I want to talk about is cyberbullying. The definition of cyberbullying is “the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature”. The internet created a whole new way of bullying because people were not able to bully from behind a screen rather than face to face. Even though it was face to face, it doesn't mean that it isn't hurtful. 37% of teenagers, between the ages of 12 and 17 have been bullied online and 30% have said it has happened more than once.  The second issue with the internet is that you can get addicted to it very easily. Peo

The video “Mad World Remix of Moby Video (Are You Lost In The World Like Me)” is a prime example of how society is obsessed with their electronics, America is especially obsessed with their cellphones. In America, about 96% of adults have a cell phone and 42% of the 96% of Americans have iPhones. As seen in the video, people are oblivious to their surroundings when they are on their cell phones. The people in the video are on their phones, for the entire video and at the end of the video the people are seen on their cell phones walking off of a cliff. While this hasn't happened to the extent that it happened in the video, people have done some pretty stupid things while they were on their cell phones, like walk into polls and trip over their own feet. But why are people so obsessed with these little gadgets?  Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, created the first touchscreen cell phone on June 29th, 2007. As you probably know, he called it the iPhone. The iPhone completely changed