This past week was free speech week. I took this as an opportunity to work on an extra credit assignment and challenge myself. Yes, I was born in America and have learned about my rights in every history class, but I rarely consider my fortune daily.
This week allowed me to consider how I exercise this freedom. As an American, I consistently utilize free speech, but as an aspiring journalist, I would not have a career without it. Not only did I acknowledge this fact, but I pushed myself to analyze the cracks in this amendment. In the online world, opinions run rampant, and I truly pondered my thoughts on where one should draw the cyber line. Furthermore, censorship has been on my mind. I searched for the answers to whether one’s rights should infringe on another’s.
Clearly, I have had quite the learning experience. Unfortunately, I will never have every single inquiry answered, but I will still search. Curiosity is crucial to human nature, and I choose to embody this virtue like a right. This week’s blog posts have urged me to be the one who asks the tough questions. I have a voice, and others will hear it.