Lack Of Freedom In America

“The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson. Since the first contact with the Europeans, native peoples in the U.S have been battling with powerful government bodies and have repeatedly lost. Looking back to even before the founding of the Union, native populations have went to war against the progressive, overpowering and belittling nature of the government and have walked away with disease, famine and useless treaties. It is these bitter roots that have affected the native nations in the U.S even today. Battle scars of decades past can still be seen on reservations throughout the United States. This isn’t a game of finders keepers, there needs to be a fair way to allocate

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.

In Argentina around 1974 it became a political turmoil and oppression; a fascist dictatorship, a system of government in which a leader suppresses opposition through violent means, now ruled Argentina. The citizens had no control and the government used threats of censorship and physical harm to ensure no overthrew the government. The short story “The Censors” by Luisa Valenzuela demonstrates how Juan tried to reclaim back his freedom to speech, but ends up being executed for censoring his own letter. Juan censored his own letter to his loved one, Mariana. But because he was so engulfed and immersed in his job, he practically was brainwashed and forgot about his letter. Valenzuela writes in her story, “He knows that all letters pass from hand to hand and go through all sorts of tests in the huge censorships offices and that in the end , very few continue on their way. Usually it takes months, even years if there any snags: all this time the freedom maybe even the life, of both the sender and receiver is in jeopardy” (89) Juan and other Argentinean citizens do not feel safe about writing a letter because of the threat the government placed about censoring letters. Even though they know nothing is wrong with the letter, the fear of getting in trouble worries and stresses them. Individually, Juan tries to somehow gain back that little freedom to send Mariana his letter. This is Juan’s way of demanding for freedom of speech and in doing so, he even applied to become a censor. Juan applied so that he could pass his own letter on without any worries of getting in trouble from misinterpretation. Being afraid of his freedom in jeopardy and even his life made him act. Despite Juan getting the job, his act to regain back his freedom had some negative effects. The author writes,” Soon his work became so absorbing to him that his noble mission blurred in his mind” (91) Juan's noble mission was

At some point, countries will fight for freedom at their breaking point. For example, during the mid 1900s, Canada did their own movement called the Quebec Separatist Movement. The movement was about Quebec’s independence from government. The movement involved the citizens of Quebec and a group called Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ). The Front de Liberation du Quebec had kidnapped people in Canada. The Quebec Separatist Movement began due to Quebec’s citizens ambition to become independent and was finally resolved by making a new constitution.

Thomas Paine wrote a passage during the battle to gain independence from britain which is called “The Crisis” it was then used as a motivational speech to get the soldiers riled up for battle. It stated that freedom is not an easy accomplishment but in the end when the freedom is gained it will have been worth it. “Tyranny like hell, is not easily

War, Slavery, Sexism, and Lack of freedom, these were the issues America has faced that put our country through an uproar. Present day America has been through several trials and tribulations in the past to get to the peaceful state it is today. Throughout the course of time America has been hit with unfortunate periods of feuds with countries near and far, determining how little freedom you have based on your gender or race, and in most cases having the government dictate what happens in your life. Despite our hardships, America took baby steps to improve its country. These little and small changes brought us on the journey to turn America into the powerful nation it is now. American history gave us hope for the future.

Examples can be found throughout history, revolutionaries who pushed for a better tomorrow. In the American Revolution, the revolutionary leaders faced punishment by the British, but with the dream of a brighter future of independence, John Hancock audaciously inscribed his name at the base of the Declaration of Independence, the document signifying the birth of a nation, built on the hope that a person could work hard and be rewarded, and that a people could live freely without fearing oppression from any reigning monarch. Even if it’s not sparking a revolution, even if the eyes of the world isn’t watching, people are forced with the weighing decision of whether to make a difference or let the issue pass peacefully over them, ignored, everyday. In places like schools, workplaces, and on the streets of the world, witnesses see injustice, and are faced with a split second decision: do I do something or ignore it? A good citizen stands up, and faces the crowd, tells the bully to back down, and does something to make life better, even for a short period, because they know that everyone deserves

People take freedom for granted, one should not have to die trying to earn freedom, because it should come naturally to any natural born citizens. Freedom should not be unequaled by others. Freedom is having all your rights. No one should feel like they aren’t as important as

An additional example would be the rebellion of Tahrir Square in Egypt on the January of 2011. Hosni Mubarak, president of Egypt at the time, and have been for 30 years, received his first challenge of position when millions of protesters fueled by political turmoil and immense unemployment amassed in the Tahrir Square. Groups that were pro-Mubarak attacked the protesters with rocks, tear gas, and even something as far as camel stampedes. Despite the hardships, the protesters thought only of Egypt in which would become the haven for the future generations to come. And so the protestors had a sense of duty to reform the government and make anew. The citizens of Egypt finally settled when Mubarak stepped down from presidency and a new constitution was formed to protect the rights of people once

Should Freedom be given or must be demanded? Freedom should be demanded because freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demand by the oppressor, quoted by Martin Luther King Jr. The Emancipation Proclamation stated that Africans Americans are free but we were “never” free. Also, The March on Washington was an important event that had made a change in our lives and our freedom. The Declaration of Independence was a statement that announced that the thirteen colonies are not under British rules. In my opinion, we should not have to fight for our freedom and we should all be equal.

Freedom and un-freedom can be seen in a variety of ways through North America between the 1400s and 1776. Some colonies balanced having un-freedoms, such as having a non-democratically run government with allowing more liberties to their colonists. However, in most cases the un-freedoms that related to the Atlantic world was slavery. The act of freedom and slavery were so intertwined that many began to equate the two.

The America I believe in is where nobody can take away our God given rights. One where people have respect for our veterans and know and understand what they have been through. One where no dictator or a ruler from another country can come over and run our country.

Showing that governments while insuring people’s social rights, and basic liberties should not be silencing their citizens. Since the freedom of speech is one of the many pillars holding up socialist societies.

Freedom should be demanded, because not everyone listens when you ask for something, if anything people would laugh at these people who want freedom and not take them seriously when they do ask for freedom. If people take a stand and demand what they really want and show they want it and fight for it there would be people standing up with that one person too, then there would be an uprising on how people need freedom and demand it even more. A great example would be the the day Martin Luther King Jr. took a stand and said his word on how there needs to be freedom and how it must be demanded in order for us to get it, the day the pastor took a stand and demanded freedom for his people (blacks) and as he kept saying his word and talking about freedom for the blacks more and more people agreed with him and took a stand. It is a great example of how freedom should be demanded and not given.

Freedom of choice is one the most valued things in America, but should you be able to choose to be unhealthy? I think that this question cannot be answered by a simple yes or no. Your health is your choice, but it is much more complicated than that, because we have that political freedom to make good or bad choices, we are financially able to be unhealthy or healthy if we wanted to be, and we are educated on the consequences of being unhealthy.