College Admissions Essay: Am I Truly Free?

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As a teenager, I love reading, travelling, surfing the web, sharing ideas, and much more. I have always been a person who aspires freedom, with that being said, I am privileged to be born and raised in a nation governed by the Rule of Law, whose government is “of the people, by the people, for the people”. I am truly blessed to be entitled to many rights, freedoms, as well as opportunities that may lead my life to a wonderful journey as a free human being: doing what I love and passionate about. However, I sometimes doubt, “Am I truly free? Is there any assurance to that?” Growing up, I was taught to not steal, kill, etc., or else I will be caught by the police and put in prison “in the name of the law”. It made sense to me that “law” is …show more content…

The institution of law aims to establish equality, justice, and protection of civil rights and properties; all for the common welfare and perseveration of moral agency, defended by fair lawmakers and brave soldiers now and in history. “Amazing!” I thought, “What a terrific creation of human civilization, that I may live a life to the fullest, and I shall be the author of MY life.” September 2015, I entered my first year of undergraduate studies in Toronto. I was amazed by the academic atmosphere of the university, the prosperity of the city; but also appalled to see some individuals on the streets and subway stations with literal “signs” of “poverty”, “hunger”, and “hopelessness”. How could this possibly happen? Could they all be drug addicts or ex-convicts? Even then, what could they possibly have done that they are not in a proper shelter with electricity, heat, and water? Ironically, even some people currently in prison might be better off than them. What happened to our noble, moral values which we so proudly speak of? Where are the promises made to protect the rights and welfare of every

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