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    A Short Essay on Freedom What exactly is freedom? Can you taste it‚ see it‚ reach out and touch it? The answer to these questions is no. However‚ if reflected upon‚ freedom can certainly be felt‚ not by the hands but by the emotion called feeling. Since all we can do is describe properties of freedom‚ the question remains how freedom is explainable with words. Youth are not burdened by restrictions placed upon adults; therefore‚ a simpler idea of being able to

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    Many writers’ feel strongly about ‘Freedom’ and how important it is. Compare how they use language to convey what they feel’. In this essay I’m going to be analysing and explaining three poems that I have chosen from the variety of poems that we studied in the anthology called “The Struggle for Freedom.” The poems I have chosen are: “Still I Rise‚” “Warning‚” and “Black Brown and White.” I’m going to be comparing the use of language‚ poetic devices‚ and the range of techniques the different writers

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    Cry the Beloved Country‚ by Alan Paton is a novel inspired by the industrial revolution. Paton describes in detail the conditions in which the Africans were living during this time period‚ 1946. This story tells about a Zulu pastor who goes into the city in search of his son and siblings who left in search of a better life. The pastor sees this immense city where a ruling white group is oppressing the black population. This novel is more than just a story‚ but it depicts the effects imperialism and

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    FREEDOM Freedom. Isn’t that such a beautiful word. A luxurious gift we’ve been given. A feeling many people would like to experience. We have a right as people living in the United States of America to have and experience freedom. But did we ever really take the time to think of what freedom really means and how lucky we are to have such a thing. Freedom has such a great meaning and value to me because I know what it is like to have no freedom. To me freedom is much more than just being able

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    Freedom Paper When asked the question‚ “Am I free?”‚ there is a challenge to your brain as to what the true definition of “freedom” is. When looked up in a dictionary‚ 17 different definitions come up. The first definition is‚ “the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint”‚ while the last definition states‚ “the power to exercise choice and make decisions without constraint from within or without; autonomy; self-determination”. These two definitions

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    and begin to relate with one another and the class becomes a safe haven for the teens. They become like a family and realize they have more opportunities than just living beyond the age of eighteen. There are many themes portrayed in the movie “Freedom Writers”‚ but the main two focus points are overcoming adversity and believing in yourself to succeed. The first and most important theme of the movie is that you shouldn’t judge or go against another group of people just for the color of their skin

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    If a person were to look up the definition of freedom in the dictionary‚ they would find‚ “being free; esp.‚ a) independence.” However‚ freedom has many meanings that differ from one another. One could say freedom is the ability to make choices in life that are beneficial to a person’s desires and have their own opinions about anything they want. It can be represented through actions and attitudes. For example‚ a person who is free can make their own decisions about anything they want. Being able

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    “Sin: an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law” (“http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sin”). How does one fall into the category of being sinful? In the novella Anthem‚ Ayn Rand portrays Equality to be sinful because of their appearance‚ according to the society they live in. Prometheus does not understand this and uses his sin to an advantage. Prometheus is marked as being “sinful” because he is not physically and mentally equal as his society wants him to be. Because

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    They call you Mister Steve Biko now you’re dead: The deeper meaning behind the poem. The poem gives the reader a show into how people can only give you coverage when you are dead. It shows how you can do great things while alive‚ but only get recognition for what you did when you are dead. It shows that you can only get appreciation for your good deed when you are past… The poem have no stable form is and is written in a free flow. It shows that there is limit to how people can treat you when you

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    Cry‚ the Beloved Country is a social protest against the structures of the society that would later give rise to apartheid. Paton attempts to create an unbiased and objective view of the oppositions. This requires that he depicts the Whites as affected by ’native crime’‚ while the Blacks suffer from social instability and moral issues due to the breakdown of the tribal system. It shows many of the problems with South Africa such as the degrading of the land reserved for the natives‚ which is sometimes

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