A Story of American Freedom? The History of the United States from Pre-contact to the Present (MAMMD1SAF )
What does freedom mean to you?
Tahli McGill TM1144
What does freedom mean to you?
“If you really want to enslave people, tell them that you're going to give them total freedom” Ron L Hubbard, from 1991 Time cover story.
“Freedom” in literal terms means the power or right to act, speak or think as one wants. We are free to complete any course of action that we desire unless we are imprisoned or enslaved.
If asked the above question, the answer would differ depending entirely on the person being asked. I believe that a persons idea of freedom is influenced by the society that surrounds them.
The African-Americans perception of freedom was escaping from brutal slavery, not being denied education and to stop black women from being sexually exploited. These goals were things that the society around them had already achieved. They considered themselves free once they had achieved these goals.
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A good example of freedom is the eventual liberty of women in modern day society. Once women in society achieved their equality with men, again they claimed that they had achieved freedom. I am politically, socially, financially and morally able to do everything that a man is able to do, these are now my legal rights. I am free to dress the way that I want to, I am also no longer forced into starting a family or get married. I am free to choose whatever career that interests me and I am legally entitled to receive the same pay that a man would get for the same work. I do not need to act feminine or dainty and I am I am able to get oily and greasy under the bonnet of a car. Although I have fewer limitations, I am not always free of judgment; I often feel the need to work twice as hard as a man when I am doing a job that is regarded as a “mans job” just