Freedom Is Not Free Analysis

Freedom is not free… by Cristina Arce

Freedom is not free. The United States is known as a “free” nation but it didn't come free. We constantly have troops fighting and risking their lives every day throughout the entire globe in order for us obtain and maintain our freedom. It is ironic to say that freedom isn’t free but it has always comes at a price. Sometimes the price is people’s lives which is what makes freedom such a valuable thing for everyone, but that price must always be payed.

One great example of freedom coming at a price is Nelson Mandela. He was known as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, but greatly known for something else. Mandela stood up for freedom. The government in South Africa was displaying harsh human rights toward the black people that lived there. Mandela stood up against the government and was put in jail for 27 years. When he was released from prison he began to lead the way of abolition of apartheid. Mandela had to sacrifice so many years of his life in order for the black people of South Africa to live freely, but the people were completely grateful for his sacrifice.

The Civil War is another example of freedom not being free. In the Civil War, many people were killed. They were

fighting for the freedom of the black people. The black people were treated so cruelly. They weren’t even treated as humans. They were treated as people’s “property” which is an incredibly harsh way to treat a human being. We are all the same. So black people deserved the same freedom as everyone else. In order for them to have their freedom we had to get into a bloody civil which cost the lives of many.
In the 1950's, black people were still being treated unfairly.

If black people wanted to take the bus but there weren't enough available seats for everyone black people would have to give up their seat for a white person. This all changed one day when one person said no. Rosa Parks. She is known as the mother of the civil rights movement because by her simply saying “no” it all caused a great commotion. She found it ridiculous that she had to give up her seat for someone just because the color of his skin. This resulted in Rosa getting arrested, but it also resulted in the start of the civil rights movement which was for the freedom of the black people. It was a pain for Rosa Parks to go through all that for freedom but the price was worth

it.
Many people had to go through different trials and tribulations for freedom. Many lives were given for it and many hardships, and wars were fought. Freedom has not be nor will it ever be free. There will always be some sort of price for the freedom we wish to receive and it will have to be paid one way or another.