Freedom: America's Gift To My Generation

Throughout the history of the world, people always rebelled to push what they believed is right so man can have freedom. Some of the historical events that showed a push for more freedom are The Civil Rights Movement, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. What is freedom? Well freedom in American context is that people from all over the world can have natural rights that were given to them from foundation of the world from Heavenly Father. The people’s natural rights allow them to practice religion and agency any way or form he or she pleases to practice. Before Americans had the freedom practice natural rights, they had to fight to obtain freedom. Long before the Revolutionary War started, there were many events, public figures and beliefs that led the people of thirteen colonies to fight back against Great Britain to create the foundation of the United States. Even though there are many ideas, events and people who helped found America, two historical figures Thomas Paine and George Washington gave fuel for the colonist to rebel against the British. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson fueled the colonist by leading them, motivating them and providing information why the colonist should rebel. Thus the historical figures paved the way for America.

The ability to be free made this country into the melting pot it is today and that ability still brings many immigrants who believe in the “American Dream” to the country. Today freedom is often overlooked because all of us are use to it, but in many countries freedom is just the “American Dream”.

I believe that America’s gift to my generation is freedom, technology, useful objects and utensils. I think that my generation has taken a lot for granted, we have many rights and have many things people didn’t have before but were made for future generations such as mine.

When martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed to the world that he had a dream, people stopped and realized it didn’t have to be just a dream. People didn’t just listen to what this leader had to say, they actually heard him, and they understood him. Society today reflects the hundreds of peaceful, or sometimes not so peaceful, protests held by leaders of our past and present that were heard and understood. Without peaceful protest to laws, segregation may still be in America. Same sex marriage may not be legal. Women may not have as many rights as they do now. Freedom today in America, for example, is different than freedom fifty years ago. Freedom today includes all peoples instead of a select few. Resistance to laws brought this free society farther

America’s gift to my generation is the gift of freedom and equality. America’s gift of freedom falls under the gift of the freedom to use the internet and the free internet, the gift of racial and sexual equality, and the gift of the maintenance of freedom.

Freedom is the singular concept that the United States has embraced as a nation since July 4, 1776. The United States would not have the freedom that its citizens have today without the sacrifice of the thousands of lives that have died, and the sacrifice of the millions that fight every single day to keep our country safe and independent. A military force, backed by over 1.4 million people, is defending a nation, in which over 310 million people reside.

Freedom is something that everybody wants, it has been fought for by many countries for many years. When I think about freedom I think of all the things that we have the ability to do that other countries or other societies don’t have. From wing able to voice our opinion to being able to go see a movie like dead pool or other movies like that, which, in many countries seeing it wouldn't even be an option. Freedom is in everything, we live and breathe freedom.

America’s gift to our generation are the freedoms we get here in America. Some countries don’t even let their people have any rights or freedoms. But we are different, and as our own separate nation, we give our people rights to many things. Freedoms to many things, because we are America. America gives us the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech, the freedom of press, the right to assemble, the right to petition government, and the right to bear arms. These are only a few of the freedoms and rights we have here in America.

The United States of America was founded on the principles of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"; all three of these still hold true today, however, "liberty," or freedom, has come to mean something entirely different to most of society. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, freedom is defined as "the power, rooted in reason and will,...to perform deliberate actions on one's own responsibility" (CCC, 1731). All humans, made in the image and likeness of God, intrinsically possess the ability to make choices. This freedom makes everyone responsible for his or her own choices, whether they be good or bad, and grants the greatest ability of all: the ability to love (Pennock 119). Freedom can be defined in terms of internal freedom or external freedom, with specific attention to what limits, or impedes, freedom. Since freedom is a central element of the American ideology, much of the culture, specifically media, often features concepts relating to it.

America's gift to my generation is the freedom that the country has. We have the freedom to do or be who ever we want to be. We have freedoms that not many other people or countries

Why do we need freedom? We need freedom to live our everyday lives such as going to school everyday. Or going to work. These relate to freedom by going to the same school or work together. Back in the day, blacks and whites were separated

America “the free”, well only free when it came to certain aspects of the average American. When it came to life of an American, and all the troubles that came with the nation forming, it was obvious that the power was in the hands of the government and rich, rather than the people that reside in it. The issues that they faced when it came to slavery, the government and the upbringing of the Industrial Revolution were challenging because of the restrictions each brought upon men, women, free, non-free slaves. Without freedom, “the people” could not be in any sort of power when it came to anything, only the higher power.

America has been shaped in many different ways and continues be shaped daily. America is constantly changing and facing new challenges. However, authors of By the People have four ideas liberty, self-rule, limited government, and equality that they believe are the leading factors in how America is shaped. These ideas help elaborate on what makes America a strong and withstanding country. These ideas are the base of America’s politics and what makes us a unique country. These four ideas are constantly being debated between politicians on what the different meanings are.

America's gift to my generation is that they gave us many different freedoms. We got them from veterans fighting for us, to people arguing for these rights. Our veterans fought for us so we could live in a better country. We should all be thankful for these people because they gave us so many different freedoms that made it so easy for us nowadays. Some of the freedoms affected us more than others, like the Freedom of Speech, it affected us by letting us express our opinions without restrain. We were able to give our ideas openly without getting in trouble for it. Another big one is Freedom of Religion, it is letting us practice any religion that we choose. This one helped out a lot of people out so they could keep on practicing their own religion

America is commonly thought to be the land of the free. For generations, we have described ourselves as the best country in the World. Many Americans stand behind life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; but it is the specific freedoms that matter to us the most. These freedoms were upended after the drastic attack on September 11th, 2001. For example, some of the freedoms that took a change in direction were freedom in airports, border control, and freedom of speech. Security in airports before 9/11 was strict but not as strict as it is today. Before 9/11 scanners were not as efficient, most of the time they would not detect possible threats that would be on a person or in their luggage. More of the freedoms we miss, “are leaving your shoes on when going through security, are not having to worry about being pulled off a flight for having a “suspicious conversation” in a boarding queue, not having TSA agents yelling directions as if you were a schoolkid or inmate, or even as simple as being able to use the airplane bathroom on flights between NY and Washington, DC” (22 things). All of these little freedoms that we had before 9/11 no longer exist, which causes frustration to most Americans. Airline traveling has become such a complex situation that many have turned to other alternatives so that they will not have to deal with the hassles that now come with airports and the excessive security. Since the 9/11 attacks took place, airports have buckled down on making sure