President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Four Freedoms

In President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speech “Four Freedoms” he stated “The basic things expected by our people of their political and economic systems are simple. They are: Equality of opportunity for youth and for others. Jobs for those who can work. Security for those who need it. The ending of special privilege for the few. The preservation of civil liberties for all. The enjoyment — The enjoyment of the fruits of scientific progress in a wider and constantly rising standard of living” (Roosevelt par. 3). Better life is having a good education, housing, and environment. I remember the time I moved to Hawaii, it was very different from where I was raised in the Philippines, especially with the education they provide. In Philippines

there are no student membership organization that you can participate to build up your knowledge. There are only few books and supplies that they can provide to the students. In America there’s different kinds of student membership organization that you can join, the books are provided and there’s a lot of programs that can help you with your education. And the school has a good environment that helps the student to learn without any disturbance. Thus education is the key, which paves us through the doors of freedom. Being an American allows you to have better education, freedom, and have better life.

First of all, Americans have a place where their children can have a better life.

As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt stated in he’s speech “Address on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty” in addition “Out of that reservoir, out of the melting pot, the rich promise which the New World held out to those who came to it from many lands is finding fulfillment” (Roosevelt par. 12). In other words, the promise of America that the wealthy New World are propose to those hardworking Americans around the world who want to fulfill their dreams to have a better life in America because they deserve it. Americans are the foundation of this country because they do so much for this country to work hard to give their families a better life that America has given them a chance. Americans are part of the people that makes America a better place to live in to return the promises of a better life that America has given to

them.

Freedom is a state in which people have the opportunity to speak, act and to have happiness without any restrictions. In Anzia Yezierska short story “ American and I” she indicate “Choked for ages in the airless oppression of Russia, the Promised Land rise up – wings for my stifled spirit – sunlight burning through my darkness – freedom singing to me in my prison – deathless songs tuning prison-bars into strings of a beautiful violin” (Yezierska par. 3). This mean that in America she finds freedom, that is different from her old country, which is Russia. For her, America is the land of leaving hope, to constantly work to be able to survive, and to have freedom. Freedom is important to Americans because it leads to enhanced expressions of their creativity and original thought, increased productivity, and an overall high quality of life.

In addition, education is an important tool to Americans because it applied in the recent world to succeed, as it lessens the challenges, which are faced in life.

This welcome great opportunity that enables individual to achieve their dream to be successful in life. In J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur letter “What is America?” he wrote “ The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas, and form new opinions” (Crèvecoeur par. 3). Which means that Americans needs knowledge to be able to support their opinions whether they agree or disagree with the new principles. Education is the basis of developing Americans by providing knowledge considering humanity the world over. Americans in the society obtain toward in life that builds opinions among the community. Education helps the society to have a better of understanding the world around them rightly, changing to new ways and means that improve the

environment.