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Eight Values of Free Expression

 
The Eight Values of Free Expression highlights the freedom of our first amendment rights and how everyone is protected. These values help people feel like they can achieve personal fulfillment and allowing individuals to participate in democracy. It allows people to feel free and feel like they can express themselves the way that they want to. 

Individual Self-Fulfillment - Free speech enables individuals to express themselves and thereby create their own identity and sometimes find kindred spirits. Freedom of speech becomes an aspect of human dignity, agency, and autonomy. 

While reading about the Eight Values of Free Expression, I find that Individual Self-Fulfillment resonates the most with me. I think people should be able to freely express who they want to be in any way that they want. There are so many cases when people don't believe they can freely be themselves which is upsetting to hear. Everyone should have the ability to choose how they want to express themselves without thinking that people are going to judge them. Everyone should be able to feel like they have a voice and can say what's on their mind without fearing judgement. It lets people reach their true potential and feel the freedom that they have with the first amendment. This value allows people to recognize their own uniqueness and worth. I feel that people should have the ability to be who they want and to be able to speak up for themselves. Not everyone feels that they can confidently speak up for themselves because they are scared of judgement. 

Promoting Self-Change -  It has been suggested that a society in which angry and alienated citizens are allowed to speak their mind, or "vent," will be more stable, as people will be less likely to resort to violence.  It has also been pointed out that allowing the alienated and discontented to speak freely enables government to better monitor potentially dangerous groups who would otherwise act more clandestinely. Ultimately, it is in the governments own self-interest to allow such venting. 

This value speaks to me a lot because it praises the idea of good communication. It helps keep everyone safe and violence free. It allows people to freely speak about different situations and conflicts without resulting to violence which in the end helps a lot of people. Everyone should be able to feel like they can speak on a topic without feeling like violence or instability is looming over their heads. This value provides a safer environment for everyone because speaking up about how they feel will instantly validate how they feel instead of creating violence which might cause more distress in the future. Allowing people to vent can avoid danger and will benefit the government as well because they can keep track of dangerous groups. Solving conflicts peacefully is something that I resonate very well with because there is never any need for violence and if it is preventable, then everyone should want to prevent it. There is never a reason for violence when there is conflict because communicating about it is an easy fix and can provide instant gratification. 

The Founding Era

 What I Learned

Prior to watching the video, I had very little knowledge about the Supreme Court. I am not one that knows a lot about politics or follows any political party. 

I thought it was interesting to learn that not all cases are accepted by the Supreme Court. Each case is assisted by a staff of law clerks and secretaries that help decide whether or not the case gets accepted. I thought every case got looked over and got sent to a higher court. The most surprising thing I learned was that the Chief Justice singlehandedly has the power to impeach a president. It changed my view because I never realized how important a case had to be to make it all the way to the Supreme Court. Many cases don't make it to the Supreme Court but one that changed the course of the country was Roe v. Wade. Here is the current Supreme Court. 

I learned that the Supreme Court has to wait to start resolving cases. They have to wait for cases to be brought to their attention. Once the case has been brewing for a while and is getting more serious, they will finally make a ruling. 

My Top 5 Sources

 My Top 5 Sources for Information

In high school, one of my most used sources of information was NJ.com. It would be a good source of news to know everything that was going on because it was specified to New Jersey. There are so many different tabs to learn about anything you like. I used it mostly for sports, to see our schedule, stats, and our opponents. Now, it is interesting to read the stories published since I'm away from home and my family is still there. There's all different kinds of stories ranging from the Yankees to high school sports to crimes to the weather. 

Another source would be New York Times. I play a lot of the games that are featured on NYT so once I'm done playing the games, I typically will glance at the news stories. Like NJ.com, there are many different topics of stories published. They have tabs like cooking, arts, athletics, U.S, world, and lifestyle. It is very versatile to a lot of people because they have some of everything. You can learn about what is going on in the political world or you can find a new recipe for dinner. 

One of my very used sources would be TikTok. While it is not the most credible source, I find out the most information on TikTok. If I find something I am interested in, I will go onto a more credible source to find out more information about the topic. There are different news accounts on TikTok that will post new stories when they happen. 

 

A very informational source would be CNN. There is a lot of stories about politics that can really inform you of everything going on. There is also plenty of trending articles that are very informative. It has a good range of topics for people to look at on the main page.

The last source would be Instagram. There are a lot of current events and news channels that have accounts that post quickly about what is happening. It is also a good way to stay in touch with your friends at home or family you don't typically see. I can use Instagram to stay up to date on current events. There are also lots of people on Instagram that have their own opinions on different topics so it is interesting to see different sides to the stories.