By Tom Burke
This video explores Puerto Rico’s background and the island’s current as well as potential political relationship with the United States. I chose to make this video because my family has always endorsed the incorporation of Puerto Rico into the United States, yet I did not know much about the subject. Accordingly, I set out to educate myself about the island’s history and political status. After making this video, it is my opinion that although the incorporation of Puerto Rico into the US is in the island’s best interest, Puerto Rico’s political status should be determined by the will of the people of Puerto Rico. Yet, given that the people’s will remains inconclusive, I think any action taken to change the island’s political relationship with the US would be premature.
This video was produced in the prototypical “lecture” style with visual aids to help the audience retain the facts and figures given.
The most time-consuming elements in the making of the video (in descending order) were research, script-writing, and the addition of visual aids.
Intro to Comm Rocks Summer School 