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What is freedom of speech to me?
April 3rd, 2008 by arielal09
According to the United States Constitution under the First Amendment we have the right to say whatever we want to. This means we can express our thoughts as long as we are not threatening anyone. This to me means we are allowed express our ideas, feelings, and thoughts no matter of what they are. We have every right to say whatever we want to. That is according to the United States Constitution. The Internet does not follow the laws of the United States, at least not when being used outside it. The Internet is a global community, were you can be linked to anywhere else in the World. So what are the laws of the Internet? Since there is no written Constitution referring to the Internet, I can only guess based on what I believe in, what freedom of speech means on the Web. My definition of freedom of speech is that you have the right to say anything regardless of what it is on the Internet, but keeping in mind you will have to deal with the consequences it brings. It may be true that there is no written Constitution on the Internet, but you cannot be breaking any laws if there are no written laws. The laws you will have to live with are the ones that apply to the country were you are from and the community you are living in. Right now if I say whatever I please on the Internet and somebody in my community finds it I would have to deal with the consequences. Not the consequences of the Internet community, since that would be very unlikely considering how big it is, but the consequences of my community. I could get in trouble at my school for putting offensive material on the Internet for the whole wide World to see. Freedom of speech allows you to say and express whatever you want but you have to keep in mind there would be a response to what you write and express. You cannot expect a huge community linked to millions of places around the World to see what you are writing and agreeing with it. Of course they would not. But you have to be careful and draw the line between what is appropriate and what is inappropriate to say. And once you draw that line you would be able to express and write your ideas, thoughts, and opinions without the worry of getting in trouble. To me freedom of speech is being able to say whatever you want. Freedom is “the capacity to exercise choice; free will.” We have to make that choice on what is okay to say and were you are writing things that may be considered inappropriate. Every user of the Internet has that choice to make a decision on what the World would be able to see from them and what it would not. Freedom of speech is being able to say whatever you want, you would just have to deal with the consequences that brings.
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April 2nd, 2008 by arielal09
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Beyond the leaves
April 2nd, 2008 by arielal09
Since I decided to write about drawing, I thought I might as well show some of it. I usually do not seek for opinion on what I draw. While it feels good for someone to say they like, it is also does not feel so good when someone says they do not like it. I do not mind people commenting on but I usually would not ask for their opinion. In the end, even if the World does not like my drawings it is okay. To me what counts is how I feel when I draw and not what comes out of it. With that in mind, I decided to post two drawings I really enjoyed doing. I decided to post both of these drawings together because they are both based on the same thing, trees. It may sound unusual but I really like drawing trees. To me these drawings require a lot of detail. You can add so much to a tree: leaves, branches, shades, roots, flowers, birds, and mostly anything to do with nature. Trees are the only thing I really enjoy drawing that has to do with nature. I do not like drawing landscapes or animals in particular. But to me trees are different because they include so much detail. Some people may find drawing details tiring and stressful, but I find it relaxing and entertaining. That is why I have fun drawing trees. Also, tree drawings have many interesting interpretations that make drawing trees intriguing.According to different faiths, religions, therapists, and writers trees have many different meanings. One idea is that through tree drawings you can identify your personality. There is even a test called House-tree-person test (HTP) to identify your personality. Some therapists believe tree drawing can be a subconscious way of communication. Trees can represent important parts of religions and cultures. In the end, what trees and tree drawings mean depend on who you are and were you come from. For me the bottom line is I like drawing trees. So whatever my drawings mean; I would leave it up to you to find out.
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Drawing
March 27th, 2008 by arielal09
For english class Mrs. Rumford made us create a blog. She told us about how we could write about whatever we wanted, but suggested we write about our passion. She said it was our chance to tell the whole World what we wanted. This was our chance to say whatever we wanted and let everybody know. I had no idea what I wanted to write about. What do I have to tell the World? I struggled trying to find a topic to talk about. But then I thought about Mrs. Rumford’s original idea, my passion. Before having to write a blog I never really thought about my passion. Then I thought about drawing. I love drawing but I had never considered it my passion. Drawing is something I do for fun, when I am bored or just feel like it. Sometimes I get an idea to draw something and I just do. Drawing is not something I do because I have to (which is not something I can say for most things), but is something I do because I love. To me is something I do freely, without anybody telling me how to do it or when to do it. I have never taken a real art class (outside school), I do not use any specific techniques for drawing, I do not draw on a specific theme or idea, use a special kind of paper, or know about art history, or anything like that for that matter. But I don’t care. It is something I do for me because I like to do it. Whenever I feel like it I do. Some people are very disciplined about their passion. I am not. I can go weeks, maybe months without drawing. Or sometimes I can do it every day if I feel like it. It just depends on what I feel like doing. It’s my passion, and I am allowed to do whatever I want with it. Even if before I had never thought about drawing as my passion, it truly is. Is something I have loved to do forever. Not having any other idea or topic to write about I thought about drawing. And for the first time ever I wrote about it, because I love it. I love drawing. So for now, that is my message to the World Mrs. Rumford.
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March 3rd, 2008 by arielal09
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