30 September 2013 What does freedom mean to you? Freedom means a lot to me. Personally freedom should be earned not given. As in if you’re an illegal immigrant and you sneak over here‚ or you get a “green card” you shouldn’t get the American title. One reason is‚ you and your family didn’t have to go through what most of us Americans have. Such as 9-11. Mostly all Americans have worked for what we have today. Such as stopping the wars‚ making laws
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What Freedom Means to Me: An American Ideal Defined Through the Eyes of a Teenager Intro to U.S. History 101-03 Prof. Paul Elovitz Claudia Molina February 1‚ 2013 Cmolina1@ramapo.edu 201-491-4761 Freedom means many different things to many people‚ but to me it means I can live in a country that believes in life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I mean this is the “Land of the Free”. However‚ these are things that not everyone can experience. Freedom to me also means I can
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quote.All people are supposed to be treated equally‚ and have the same rights as everyone else. What freedom means to me is to be able to say‚believe‚and make our own choices without being judged or harmed. Ever since we first arrived at America we wanted to be free from someone or something‚ and when we finally got it more people wanted freedom. Slowly but surely more and more people have become free throughout the years. Knowing that you and your friends and family are free to do and say what they want
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"We believe that freedom is a gift from God and not a political grant from government. Freedom neither license nor anarchy. It is self- control. No more and no less. It must be consistent with the truths expressed in such great moral guides as the Ten Commandments‚ the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence." As you may have guessed I didn’t write this opinion. But‚ I do agree with R.C. Holies’ principles presented in this magnificent quote. As I was reading this‚ it made me realize
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What does freedom mean to me? Freedom means the knowledge of knowing your rights‚ your personal freedom that nobody can ever take away from you. Freedom means being able to have an opinion without it being judged. Freedom means not being restricted or held down from trying to accomplish your dreams. Freedom is a right that every human being deserves‚ yet people around the world are being stripped of that right‚ being forced into a religion or being forced to do things that they may not want to
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was built upon. Freedom. What does that mean to us? Many would say that freedom means: freedom of speech or freedom of religion. The question is‚ what does that mean to an immigrant? What is freedom to those who spend their lives in poverty or in a third world country eating dirt cookies such as the Haitians. For many‚ it could mean a break. “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”-The new Colossus. Have we forgotten what this truly means? What the "American Dream"
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WHAT FREEDOM MEANS TO ME Freedom- the ability to be able to do whatever you please. The right that we Americans are fortunate enough to possess and use in our everyday lives. Freedom has transformed lives‚ and formed others. Because of the freedom we have in the United States‚ our lives are significantly better than of those in other‚ more restricted countries. But as we often take this freedom for granted‚ it is a good thing to occasionally sit back and reflect on what true freedom means to
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Freedom. Liberty of the person from slavery‚ detention‚ or oppression; The power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom‚ liberty‚ independence- these three words are the foundation of America. It’s what we were founded on and now rely on today. Freedom isn’t just a word. It’s an action. We live in a country where we have many freedoms. Freedoms such as being able to speak out and say what you want to say. The freedom to worship and believe as you choose
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me "What freedom means to me? " I don’t really think about these things. Now that I am I think that I have something to say about it. Freedom is something that shouldn’t be taken for granted. Freedom for me is something we abuse. For example freedom of speech we use that like its nothing people in other places don’t have that freedom. Most people don’t think about freedom as we do stuff during are day. We don’t usually think "How did we get our freedom? " well that’s a good question. People fought
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this helps to express what his idea of freedom was‚ and how it impacted the people of America. Although each and every person is unique‚ we all have similar ideas of what freedom can be. Freedom to me‚ can be things such as the ability to start each day‚ knowing that I am safe. Freedom is ending each day‚ knowing that I will continue to receive an education. Freedom is waking up‚ knowing that I can act how I’d like‚ say what I’d like‚ even worship who I’d like‚ no matter what anyone‚ including the
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