"Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation." -Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist. That quote says a lot to me. There is no true everlasting freedom. The quote means that you can never truly win freedom. You can earn it and you can win it in every generation, but you can lose it or keep it. Freedom can be won in many ways. However, freedom can also be lost in many ways. Everyone wants freedom and everyone wants to keep and hold on to freedom forever. How is freedom exactly won and why? To me… freedom is won by proving yourself. I believe that you can lose freedom. You can lose freedom by disobeying the set rules or expectations. But you can win freedom again. I have lost and regained freedom many times …show more content…
in life. I have found that to regain freedom you again need to prove yourself and show that you have learned from you previous mistakes. People want freedom so they can choose their way of life. Freedom opens many opportunities for many people. People win freedom because they want to be able to do something unique in life. Many people win freedom because they want to be happy and successful. They want to make good choices. But there are some types of bad freedoms. Such as being able to go to any place wherever you want. Many kids’ parents don’t care where they go. And that could lead to bad choices being made. How long can you keep freedom? Freedom is only lost because of you. Freedom can be forever. You can keep freedom as long as you can follow the rules. I have kept freedom for a long time. But sometimes freedom can be lost and regained more than once a day. Many times certain freedom is impossible to keep. For Example, if someone got their license. And the first day they get a speeding ticket. Sometimes freedom has to be lost. The driver was just inexperienced, but expectations have to be met. Freedom can be kept. A country like the United States has had free people for a great time. However, not all people have been free, such as slaves. Now slavery is gone and most citizens are free. Freedom is great and all around us, but it comes with the cost of following rules. Has there ever been true freedom?
I believe that there has never been true freedom. The closest thing to freedom was when the natives and animals were the only ones occupying the earth. Of course there is freedom in heaven, and freedom before Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree. Some people may not believe that, it’s an opinion based on religion. Many people say that the United States is a free country. And I could not agree with them any more. They are absolutely correct. America is the most free country in the world. But this is not true freedom. The Dictionary.com definition of freedom is “the power to determine action without restraint.” And in America or any other free country, there are laws to follow. So you can not do whatever you want whenever you want without resistance. Especially if it is disobeying or breaking a law. In conclusion, there is no true freedom. As of right now there is no true freedom for us to access. Freedom can be lost, won, and regained many times. Freedom is a much desired thing. Everyone wants freedom. Freedom can be won by meeting the requirements. And lost by violating rules. Freedom can be regained by showing you learned and showing the freedom taker that you know how to act
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According to Dictionary.com freedom means “the state of being uncontrolled by another, or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint.” Freedom. What does freedom mean to you? Even though freedom means the state of being uncontrolled by another, or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint, I believe that freedom means being able to accomplish what you desire and when you desire it without anyone saying anything, by reason of the comparison and contrast of our society and the society in the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, the negation of the word freedom, and synonyms of the word freedom. I believe that you should accept the consequences of the actions you take when you have your “freedom” as well.
I feel inspired and patriotic every time I see a car’s back bumper sticker featuring an American flag stating, “Freedom Isn’t Free!” The moral clarity of those words rings as true as the Liberty Bell. Those Americans that do not fathom the significance of the motto Freedom Isn’t Free suffer from the very problematic “victim/slave mentality,” which ultimately will become a future reality should more citizens not heed the simple message the sage language conveys. Yes it indeed bears repeating, “Freedom Is Not Free!” Its acquisition from King George’s England involved struggle, its maintenance throughout the first two and a quarter centuries of our Great Republic required sacrifice and its continuation demands perseverance. Wise people fully realize that struggle, sacrifice and perseverance are the vital characteristics of freedom, democracy and independence.
According to the Collins Dictionary, “freedom” is defined as “the state of being allowed to do what you want to do”(“freedom”). The definition of freedom is simple, but make yourself free is not easy. Concerning about some common cases which will take away your freedom, such as a time-cost high education attainment. In this essay, I shall persuade that everyone should try his or her best to insist on pursuing freedom. For the individual, it appears that only if you have your personal freedom, can you have a dream; for a country, it seems that only if the country is free, can the country develop; for mankind, it looks like that only if people has their own pursuit of freedom, can their thoughts evolve.
God has given us as human beings free will. Although if we make choices based on our own free will we must be willing to take the responsibility for the effects that our decisions have on ourselves, on the people around us, and on society itself. Freedom, I believe, is the way in which people live or behave without others annoying or interfering in his or her affairs. People should benefit from freedom, equality and justice. Absolute freedom is sometimes very dangerous and may destroy the basic principles of the society. A lot of people believe that freedom means doing whatever you want, whenever you want.
There are many definitions of the term "freedom." Some will say that to be free one must be allowed to do as one pleases in terms of one's physical body, while others will say that one must only be able to think to be truly free. Yet another group will argue that both aspects must be present for true freedom to exist.
The prompt for this essay is, “Does freedom need to be won more than once?” In my opinion, it does and it has to be won with every generation. I think even though there are laws ensuring our rights, they are not always upheld. For example, women and men are supposed to be equal, but in some situations they get paid less. In this essay, I will argue that our freedoms must continually be earned. For instance, the Revolutionary War was fought to gain independence from Britain, the Civil War was fought to abolish slavery, and the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the 1910s to 1920s was aimed to allow women to vote.
In my English class at Capital High School, we recently read the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and we discussed whether freedom is really free. In my opinion freedom isn't really free. The definition of freedom itself differs from person to person. Some describe it as a inner freedom while others as an outer freedom. The real definition of freedom is that everyone has the right to chose for themselves, bot not for anyone else. In the word freedom they are many contradictions. Freedom is everywhere yet nowhere. We are captured by the government yet we are free.
In conclusion, freedom is having power to inflict a positive change on the world. The ability to be yourself and not change for anyone. The right to choose who rules and who doesn’t rule. Having a chance to get out there and show the world what your all about and who you really are. These are all definitions of freedom and what it truly means to be
Freedom is open to anyone who will fight for its existence, even if that fight is only to say that they yearn for it. On the most part, we see freedom as free. If we want to go out at 3:00 a.m. for ice cream and shotgun shells, we are "free" to do just that. We, as American citizens, are accustomed to many freedoms that we sometimes take for granted, such as the freedom to speak out against anyone who is trying to infringe upon our civil liberties, the right to choose who will represent us to the rest of the world, and the freedom to make and change any rule set forth if it does not apply."
Freedom is something that is not taken lightly in our country. With so many people in America, and so many different religions and views, there will never be a way to make every single person happy. People have the right to believe what they choose, say what they want to say, and do what they want to do. They have the right to worship and take part in ceremonies they choose. It is not for the government to tell them how to live their life. There may be restrictions on certain things but they do not require you to believe a specific way. America is a privileged nation and a free country and the people have every right to be thankful for all the freedoms we have been given.
Looking the word “freedom” up in the dictionary, I encounter with the following definition: the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited.¹³ Then, we can assume when you are unable to say things you would like to say, or to think in a different way than the one that has been imposed to you, you are not wholly free.
Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. In America there is numerous of choices that someone may make on a daily basis. If someone were allowed to make their own choices and were being told what to do; then they would not be free. When someone is allowed to speak when they want to, and say what they want; such as their opinion or view of something. Being allowed to have a right to speak is one of the most important characteristics of being an American. Thinking and stating your opinion in any predicament it a strong part in being a citizen because people in the United States are known for being able to think in their own ways. Freedom can stretch too many things such as being able to do as they please, they are not forced into doing anything that someone may want. The citizens of the United States are not made to do anything that one may not want to do; like
The American Revolution, which took place between 1765 and 1783, was the political uprising that caused the separation of the thirteen colonies and the British Empire. It formed an independent nation known as the Unites States of America. Although slavery was still expanding, America began earning its name, “Land of the Free” as it started granting people more rights, which included women’s rights, governmental changes, and land ownership.
The American Ideological Consensus is that “…the American people have shared much of the same ideals, the same basic principles, and the same patterns of belief” (McClenaghan 104). When America filled itself with ideologically homogenous people, their beliefs started to define our nation and became American identities. If asked what they think of America, peoples of other nations would say that the roads are made of glass, opportunity is in the air, and civil rights are plentiful. These accounts maybe accentuated; however, the underlying message is that the American people have more freedoms then the peoples of other nations do. The most widely known American identity is freedom, and even though that American identity has been tried and tested throughout much of its history, it can still be said that America is a land of liberty.
True Freedom Freedom comes in many shapes and forms with many people choosing to interpret it in many different ways. Such as the freedom to escape a country, to escape family,or the hands of society. There are many forms of the word freedom with so many different interpretations throughout the ages. I do in a sense agree with hand