let freedom ring

Let Freedom Ring

Freedom and responsibility, freedom-ability to act freely; A state in which somebody is able to do as he or she chooses, without being subject to any restraints or restrictions, authority to make decisions independently. Responsibility- (accountability) the state fact or position of being responsible for somebody; (blame) the blame for something that has happened that you were responsible for; something to be responsible for: something for which a person or an organization is responsible. There can be many types of responsibilities it all depends on the situation.

I think that there is no good definition for the word freedom for the simple fact nobody’s free to do what they want because there is consequences and repercussion for all the actions that someone makes. In fact I think that there are more negatives of having freedom then positives ones. For instance if a man goes and kills somebody, he’s going to go to jail. When you go to jail they take your freedom away from you. What I mean by that is they tell you when you can eat and when you are suppose to go to sleep. In jail you only have one hour to work out and eat. Me, personally I like my freedom although it is costly at most times. You pretty much have to pay for your freedom. Freedom is important to everybody because people need to live their lives as they wish. If someone telling someone else how to live their lives or when they are told that they are suppose to do something that is not how someone should have to live. Another example is when they say “this is a free country” what does that really mean? Who really believes in that motto? You have to pay to do everything from eating to going some place, what are they saying that is free? Your constitutional rights states that you have the freedom of speech, religion and press. But on the other hand if you say the wrong thing to somebody they can take you to court and sue you for it. So where is the freedom at there? In my opinion I think that it would be a lot easier to lose your freedom with all the laws, rules and regulations they make us follow now days.

Then again some people don’t deserve their freedom at all. Over across the world, the people that came over here and bombed the world trade center towers, they do not deserve to have any type of freedom. They come...

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...ly held to a lot of responsibilities. Such as a lot of wealthy families have maids that will do the chores instead of the children. Also most spoiled children don’t have the slightest idea what their responsibilities are because they have their parents there to bail them out of any situation that they get in. I think that what really gets to me is that when someone for instance is middle class and they get caught with a pound of weed when they go to court they are most likely going to get a pretty good sentence. Now if say Michael Jordan goes to court for the same thing then he is most likely to get nothing but a fine because he plays basketball and everyone likes him. Why is that? My conclusion is that every needs to be treated fairly and equally. If people really get treated differently depending on how much money they have or if they are an important person, then what does freedom really represent? Is it that some people should get more freedom than others cause they are famous and that if you are lower or middle class you should have less freedom than the upper class? Even if you are poor or wealthy you all should be held for your own actions or be responsible for what you do.