The Supreme Court

 I didn't know much about the Supreme Court before watching the videos about them. I knew that they were responsible for court cases that reached that high but other than this my knowledge of this facet of American law was lacking. After these videos, however, I can say that I've learned a fair amount about the Supreme Court and how they work.

1) Example of What I Learned:

The Supreme Court is integral to the judicial system because of its independence and power. No other facet of law can overturn this court which is especially crucial given how abusive those in higher power have the potential to be. While it isn't perfect, the Supreme Court does make America's judicial system a lot more balanced and stable.

2) Important Take-Away:

Like I said before, the most important takeaway for me would be the fact that the Supreme Court is not influenced by anything but the Constitution and their own selves. I believe this paired with their power is one of the most integral parts of the U.S. judicial system.

3) Most Surprising Thing I've Learned:

The most surprising thing I've learned about the Supreme Court through these videos would be how through time they have been a detriment towards changing for the better. I guess I should've expected this due to its nature of being guided by the Constitution alone but the extent of power that the Supreme Court has can be negative if the factors call for it.

4) Did My Opinion About The Supreme Court Change:

I have to say that my opinion of the Supreme Court has changed a lot after these two videos. I gained a lot more insight, knowledge, and history about this integral part of the American judicial system and through that, I know now that while there are major flaws to the Supreme Court, the strength that they bring to the American law and people cannot be overstated.

My Five Favorite Sources Of News

 With online information being so prevalent nowadays, we all have been getting news from a vast amount of different sources with greatly differing morals and political ideals. Because of this, it is important to find the most reliable or simply the news sites that you like most compared to the rest. These are five of the news sources that I will go to far before any other.

1) YouTube -- Now while YouTube on the surface is one of the worst sources for news as opposed to one of the best, the varying opinions from people all on one app is something worth nothing. You can find all sorts of varying perspectives on YouTube without having to search for entirely different sources and since this video-sharing site is so prevalent in media today it's a great resource for almost all types of news.

2) Twitter -- Likely both the best (and the worst) source of news on the internet. The reason Twitter (I'm not calling it X) is so good is that you can, much like YouTube, see differing opinions from virtually all types of people without going anywhere else. The best and worst part about Twitter is actually the ease of posting your opinions or views on the site, which at first seems nothing but good, but is in fact one of the leading reasons for misinformation, absolutely atrocious takes, and manipulating of the algorithm so more people hear what you have to say than others. Moving all of this aside, Twitter is still one of if not the best news source there is for me.

3) TikTok -- A common app for all sorts of information, one that can leave someone scrolling for hours if not exited in time, TikTok has quickly become one of the most information-heavy sites on all of the internet. It hits a perfect difficulty in my opinion,  not being effortless to post on such as Twitter but also having enough ease where it's easy to share your opinions. This makes news and current events a very usual occurrence when browsing TikTok, and to me, there is very little to complain about when it comes to this. Or, at least, when compared to Twitter.

4) USA Today -- USA Today is one of my favorite news sites online as it covers current events without much of a political bias as opposed to others such as CNN. From sports, finance, studies and more, this is a source of news that I will check if I want to see specific articles TikTok YouTube or Twitter can't supply.

5) BBC -- Even more unbiased in my opinion than USA Today, BBC is one of my go-to choices for information of all sorts relating to current events, along with history attached to it as well. Being trusted as an accurate reliable news source free of political bias for decades now, BBC is one of those sites that almost always scratch my itch when it comes to news.