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ALessonAboutLibertyandLifefromaPolishEngineerByYMSSGTDylanJonesFallRiverMAYoungMarinesWhatislibertyLibertyisthepowerofchoosingthinkingandactingforone-self.Libertyaswellasfreedomisacon-ceptthatoppressedpeopleeverywheredreamabout.ItsanessentialAmericanvalueandhugereasonwhysomanyim-migrantscomehereforanewlife.ThefunnythingisthatmostmodernAmeri-cansdontappreciatetheblessingsoflibertyandfreedomassomeimmigrantsdo.ForexampleayoungPolishengineernamedThaddeusKosciuszkocametoAmericatohelptheAmericanswiththeirghtforindependence.Thaddeusfortiedmanyfortsandbat-tlesitesmostofwhichbecameturningpointsforthewarlikePhiladelphiaswaterfront.AtFortMercerSaratogahemadeforticationsalongtheHudsonRiverandevenWestPointwhichwasimpenetrablebytheBritish.Forhisout-standinghelpintheRevo-lutionaryWarThaddeuswasappointedBrigadierGeneralandwasawardedtheCincinnatiOrderMedalbyGeneralGeorgeWash-ingtonwhopresentedKos-ciuszkowithtwopistolsandaswordasgiftsforhisoutstandingservicetoAmerica.ThaddeusreadtheDecla-rationofIndependenceandfoundthatitcontainedeverythinghebelievedinforacountry.Thaddeusunderstoodtheblessingsoflibertyandfreedominfactbecausehewasalsoarmbelieverofequalityaswell.WhenheleftAmericatowinindependenceforPolandfromRussiahedonatedallofhismoneyandthemoneythathisestatemadetofreeslavesandgivethemaproperedu-cation.ThomasJeffersonwhowasagoodfriendofThaddeusstatedthatThaddeuswasAspureasonoflibertyasIhaveeverknown.TodayThaddeusisburiedinWawelCastleinKrakowPolandamongthetombsofthePolishKings.Thereisalsoamonumentdedi-catedtoThaddeusatWestPointinhonorforhisservicetoAmerica.LibertyandfreedomareimportantandeveryAmericanshouldrealizehowluckytheyaretoliveinacountrysynonymouswithsuchvalues.ThaddeusKosciuszko.DrugsintheNewsMarijuanaisStillNotSafeByJoeBlesNationalInspectorGeneralYoungMarinesNationalHeadquartersMarijuanaissafe.ThatisthecurrentnationwidesellingpointforlegalizingMarijuana.Dontbelieveit.AdangerousMarijuanatrendcalleddabbingisontherise.DabbingistakingtheMari-juanaplantwithalowamountofTHCTetrahyrdocannabinolrenderingittobetween75and100THCthenusingit.THCisthechemicalcompoundthatproducesthefeelingofeuphoriainstreettermsitscalledahigh.Ingestingthesubstanceinsuchamassiveamountcanleadtodeath.NexttimeyouhearsomeonesayMarijuanaissafetellthemtochecktheirfacts.Whoknowsyoumayconvincesomeonetostopandsavetheirlife.ByYMLCplFranchesca-JuliaReyesandYMLCplJoshJohnstonBuckleyFieldCOThispastColoradolegislativesessionof2014wewereabletotakepartinlearningabouthowahousebillispre-sentedonthestateleveltobecomeastatelaw.TheHousebillwasHouseBillNumber14-1131.Wefeelverypassion-ateaboutthisbillbecauseitsprotectingunderagevictimsofcyberbullying.Cyberbullyingisamuchdeeperandmoredamagingformofbullylingthantraditionalbullying.Inatraditionalbully-ingsituationastudentmightndthem-selvesbeingtargetedbyasmallgroupofstudents.Theauthoritiesataschoolarenotiedandthesituationcanusuallyberesolved.WithCyberbullyingasmallgroupofstudentscandomoreharm-fulthingsthatcanbespreadtoamuchlargeraudience.Itcanbeanonymouswithbecausethebullyingisnttakingplaceonschoolgroundsorfacetoface.Whenthevic-timgoestoschooltheyndthattheycanhavemanymoreenemiesandhavetodealwithalargeamountofpublichu-miliation.Theirpictureandidenticationcanbestolenofftheinternetandplacedoninappropriatewebsitesvictimscanbewrongfullyaccusedandinvestigatedbyauthorities.Theconsequencesoffalseaccusationsandpublichumiliationcanbedeadly.Someyoungpeoplehavetakentheirownlivesbecauseofcyberbullying..ThecyberbullyingbillwasintroducedbyStateRepresentativeRhondaFieldsandpassedthroughtheHouseOfRepre-sentatives.ItwasthensenttotheStateSenatewhereitwasintroducedandsenttocommitteebyitssponsorsColoradoStateSenatorsLindaNewellandJohnKafalas.Atthiscommitteethebillwaspost-ponedindenitely.Ourexperiencewasnerve-racking.Wewerescaredbecauseyousitbeforestaterepresentativestospeakyourpointofview.Wegotemo-tionallisteningtosomeofthestoriesthatweheard.Wealsolearnedalotaboutthingsthatcanhappenlikehowwecantalwaysgethelpbecausethereisnolegislationaddressingaproblemsuchascyberbul-lying.Webecameangryaswewatchedthesenatorspostponethebillorholdituntilnextyear.Formeitjustmeansthattherewillbeanotheryearofpainhurtandlossesfortheyoungvictimsofcyber-bulllyinginoursociety.Wereallyenjoyedthisexperience.itwasnotonlyeducationalbutiswasalsodissappointing.Atothertimesitwasaveryheartwarmingexperience.Ithasnotstoppedthosebullyingkidsandtragicallyteensarecommittingsuicide.Ifeellikeitshouldhavepassedandtheyshouldnothavepostponedit.Wewereveryangrybecausewehavebeentryingforaverylongtimetoseelegislationen-actedandnowwehavetostartallover.Allofthehardworkfornothingandan-otheryearofthisgoingon.FightingBackWhenBullyingGoesHigh-TechESPRITPage27