Definition Essay On Freedom

The definition of freedom is that one has the right to act, think, or say as one wants without restrictions. As said by Ronald Reagan, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." Freedom is when you can do what you want to do with your own life. You can get the job you want, get the education you want, and live your life the way you want to. We fight wars for our freedom, and we speak out against what we believe is wrong. From now, to the beginning of mankind, there has been revolutions, wars, and rights movements. Freedom is fought for in every generation.

In every generation, there is a war fought. There has been wars such as the Revolutionary War, to World War I and II, to the current day war on terrorism, so that people can continue to have freedom. We have sent soldiers out to die for their country so that we could continue to have freedom. We fight against the bad, the people who want to take away freedom, so you can continue to live life the way we want to. For example, in WWII, the Jews were freed and liberated from their concentration camps. They had to fight for their freedom from

the Nazis, just like now we have to fight for freedom from the terrorists. Nobody likes to be controlled and have their rights taken away. Freedom is very important, and every generation has faced someone trying to oppose that right to freedom.

Another example is social movements.

Nearly every decade, there is another fight for equality, like Women's Suffrage, the Civil Rights Movement, and the current day Black Lives Matter movement. All of these have or will, gained some freedoms for those fighting. Women got voting, blacks got rid of Jim Crow laws, and right now the end for violence towards blacks is being fought for. America itself was created from a riot! The generation in the late 1700s had to fight, just like every generation does. The fact that people argue that there isn't a fight for freedom every generation or so just doesn't make sense. So if you just look back in time, it is clear that there is a fight for freedom socially every

generation.

Some of those arguing against this topic would say that this generation itself hasn't fought for freedom. They could say that this generation hasn't faced the hardships that others have and that we've had it off easy. Well, we haven't! This generation has had to fight for, women's equality, the end of violence towards Blacks, making it possible for everyone to get a college education, etc. There is proof all around, just turn on the news! We also have to fight against terrorism. Those who say this generation is lazy and hasn't had to work for their freedoms just haven't paid any attention to the world around them.

To restate, freedom is fought for with each generation passing. With wars and right movements, there's abundant proof of each generation having to actually fight for their rights. As said by Martin Luther King, "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed." I think that this quote represents the ideology that each generation has to accept and execute. Freedoms are never given out; they must be demanded.