Freedom In America

During reconstruction, the meaning of freedom suited many different types of interpretation; the perception of freedom between former slaves and their slaves masters were very contradictory. To begin with, African-Americans had suffered severe abuse over those years of slavery, so to them, the meaning of freedom was basically a hope that in the future, they won’t experience all kind of punishment and exploration that they have been experienced so far. Besides that, formers slaves were demanding equal civil and political rights. In the same way, they valued their freedom by establishing their own schools and churches, reuniting families that were separated under

America is the universal symbol of freedom. But is it really free? Does the history of the United States stay true to the ideas of our forefathers? Or has the definition been altered to fit American policies? Has freedom defined America? Or has America defined freedom? I believe America was at first defined by freedom, then after time, America defined freedom, altering the definition to fit the niche it fits in, but still keeping key components so it still seems to be staying true to the ideas of America’s founding fathers.

Freedom is defined as the power or right to speak, act or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Reconstruction is defined as the time period after the Civil War when the Confederacy was brought back into the United States. However, after the Civil War, African Americans were not free. Even though by law African Americans couldn’t be slaves the development of racism and segregation created a new fight for freedom and equality. Therefore, African American were not free during Reconstruction.

During reconstruction, ex slaves defined freedom as being able to making decisions for themselves and their families. Being under the white control, slaves were not allowed to do many things and their experience as slaves changed their outlook on the definition of freedom. Because of their experience the slaves cherished freedom.

Freedom and safety is something every individual should have. Safety plays a much more important role than freedom. Without safety there is no freedom. Freedom in the United States of America is limiting because of the how low safety is. The number of attacks on the U.S per year increase, this makes Americans afraid to go to work, school, even taking one step out of your house for mail. An article published by Newsela staff “PRO/CON: Should Apple have resisted FBI pressure to hack an iPhone?” verbalizes both sides of FBI dropping a lawsuit against Apple, ending it’s desire to force the company to create software to unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino, California, Syed Farook’s gunmen. The article explains the rights and wrongs of the FBI the

The people of this great country should be incredibly thankful for the freedoms and opportunities we have been afforded because many individuals that we have had the privilege of knowing and many individuals that we haven’t had the honor of knowing have all sacrificed their lives to protect our freedoms. Due in part to this great sacrifice, America can and is considered to be a country with a great sense of equality, opportunity, and freedom. The United States of America as stated before is a country were individuals that reside in this country are able to do things they want to do and be who they want to be which in essence is one of the fundamental pillars that this great country was founded on.

Freedom has no universal definition; freedom is subjective by nature it means something different to everyone. For some freedom is physical such as wanting to free themselves from confinement. Physical freedom is most often sought by individuals seeking liberation from a controlling system such as prison or enslavement. This type of freedom is generally accepted as having the ability to move, eat, and live where you see fit without others permission. Physical freedom is the most simple and easiest type of freedom to grant; however, it is also often taken for granted especially in western societies. Being able to move from state to state or even country to country as seen in EU is a rarity in most of the world. This is especially true for women who in countries such as Saudi Arabia who “could not travel abroad without the approval of their male guardian.”(Amnesty

Picture a world where everyone is protected no matter the location where they live or their ethnicity. Sounds like a utopia doesn’t it? Imagine this same world, but the only reason for the safety is from a person dictating every part of their life, this idea of freedom has disappeared from the minds of people. People may disagree and say that they’d relinquish their freedom to know that they are safe, but that is only undermining everything their forefathers fought and died for.

There are various ways to approach the concept of freedom, not only because it differs from person to person, but it also overlaps with many other definitions. Liberty and freedom can often share the same views, an example of this would be the U.S. constitution by examining how similar the two key terms relate. Not only does the word freedom have the ability to share similar definitions with other words, but it also has a different meaning to every individual. History proves to be an excellent indicator of this, as all one has to do is look at the United States Civil War and the struggle to secure African Americans the same rights as those held by the superior white man. There is, and never should be, one definition of freedom. For history, culture and beliefs held by each individual various along the spectrum, which demonstrates the diversity each ethnic group holds dear to their heart, and for this reason there should always be multiple definitions of freedom.

Imagine you are standing at a wheel of fortune and your spinner lands on the ultimate prize. You can have unlimited money or unlimited freedom. Which would be the better choice? Money can buy you almost anything but freedom gives you more choices. Freedom is better than money because freedom is rarer, you can make your own decisions, and with the freedom of market you can by what you want.

Without the freedom that is granted to me and my fellow Americans, life would be nothing like the way we live

While it can mean different things to different people, the word “freedom” is characterized indisputably by the concept of autonomy. The notion of having agency over your own mind and body is an idea as old as time, and has had wars and revolutions fought in its name. In democratic nations such as the United States, it is widely believed that freedom is an inalienable human right. Whether it is freedom of speech, freedom from slavery, or freedom of religion, the notion of freedom is continuously upheld as a staple of American society. Due to this mindset, the mere prospect of any breach or violation of liberty in the United States seems horrifying and unfathomable. ‘These things happen in other countries, not in America,” many would argue,

Imagine a world without freedom. It would be horrible. America has given multiple gifts to my generation such as freedom. There are more such as careers, safety, technology, and education. There are more. Freedom is the best gift America has given. Some people can not imagine what it would be like if we didn’t have freedom. It would be very bad and we would most likely end up in a dictatorship. We would not have any freedom of speech or anything like that. It would probably be like North Korea but, not as bad.

One fundamental form of freedom is the capability for an individual to be independent enough to understand, and witness what is really happening around them, so that they are able to have ideas and become the person that they want to become. In the novel “A Brave New World”, John the Savage had the opportunity of experiencing both the World State and the Savage Reservation which were made up of two completely different societies that helped to shape John into who he was. Both societies have something in common in the fact that they both have their own ideas up until a certain extent and also in the way that neither are truly free. They only know what they have grown up with and do not truly understand what is happening in the world beyond the

Freedom is something that we don’t have to, typically, long for. America is it’s own country where we can pursue what we want, but it wasn’t always that way. Freedom isn’t something you’re just given; You have to earn it. We earned it by paying the price and fighting the fight. Both of those are literal and metaphorical. Back in the day, we were known as the 13 colonies. The people who resided there came from Britain. Though we weren’t near Britain, we were still under the rule of the strict monarchy. Britain taxed the colonists to a point where they wanted to revolt and break away, which they did. The question is, were they justified in doing so? Were the colonists in the right in the decision to wage war with Britain to declare their independence? I believe that they were for the following reasons: King George did not know how to properly run a country, colonists were forced out of their homes, and had to pay for people they shouldn’t have been responsible for, and the taxes were to benefit only Britain.