The Importance Of Fighting For Freedom In The United States

So many courageous people fought for some kind of freedom. For example, in 1775, colonists during the American Revolution fought for their independence from Great Britain, and in 1865, slaves had to fight for their freedom too. These freedoms could be something as simple as being able to go to a friend's house, or it could be as serious as same-sex marriage. No matter how big or small the issue is, freedom must be repeatedly won by each generation.

In For Freedom’s Sake: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, Chana Kai Lee resurrects the compelling narrative of one of the most dynamic black women leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Lee provided the reader with an extended list of primary and secondary sources, providing intimate details that ultimately revealed Hamer as an exemplary individual who was chosen as a symbol of hope for Black Americans subject to constant injustices. Lee equally exposed Hamer’s pains along with her strengths and providing that balance gave the reader the opportunity to understand Hamer as the historic icon and the sharecropper’s daughter; “In any case, it is important to probe behind the fearless public figure to reach her private thoughts and feelings” (Lee, pg. 60).

America is one of the few Countries that has the best form of constitution and democracy.

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era written by James McPherson, It is very coherent that McPherson wrote Battle Cry of Freedom in a way that we see what lead up to a the civil war and major point of the civil war. As McPherson stated in Battle Cry of Freedom “Most attempts to explain southern defeat or northern victory lack the dimension of contingency – the recognition that at numerous critical points during the war things might have gone altogether differently” (pg857) McPherson his self is really hell bent on his view that the north and south are relentless on the pursuit of war.

The most important part for the success of the United States is fighting for the common defense. As a country, we think fighting for what we believe is the right thing to do. People want to fight for our country, family, kids, etc. If we don't fight for our country, then we have a chance to lose our home. Nobody would give up they're home for anybody trying to take it. We have a reason to fight for our country.

“We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.” - Lech Walesa. Freedom - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Such a small definition for a word with so much meaning. This miniscule word has inspired people and even started wars.This topic is rarely regarded; even though we would certainly know if someone took our freedom from us.

Why do Americans fight for freedom? Isn't it a eternal vain war? Perhaps we are disheartened in the insufficiency of others freedom, or are we so fearful that we fight just to defend ourselves. I feel it is our tenacity that we get through the horrendous wars and less significant battles. Freedom is the power to choose and live with our choices. That is why it is so

The way the Americans gained independence may not be as valiant as it seems. The war lacked just war criteria despite many arguments. The idea was foolish and unnecessary and proved the lack of development amongst this young territory. Many factors lead to this premature uprising and the French and Indian War is a great reason for most of those factors. The decision by the American colonists to revolt against British rule was premature and overly aggressive.

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.

After a long journey, Robert Lee surrendered to the Union, and in theory, slaves were given freedom. While news spread that the Confederacy lost, slaves rejoiced over the news. However, without the knowledge of their future, slaves would celebrate prematurely, no knowing that the battle for freedom was not merely over. Freedom was hard and long struggle for freed slaves but a natural born right for white people. Whites would not cherish the taste of acquiring freedom, unlike freed slaves, who would die just for a sliver of freedom. Acquiring freedom for freed slaves was difficult because it was an incorporation of new rights; such as the right to participate in the economy, which was combatted by the lack of knowledge of the economy, and

When America fought in both World War I and World War II, the Revolutionary War, and many more, we were fighting for the freedom of others or the freedom of ourselves. For example, America fought for the freedom of the Jews, the slaves, and any others. Even though those wars were fought many years ago, we still should fight for the freedom of others and the freedom of ourselves.

Freedom isn’t given, it’s most definitely taken. There are far more factors playing against freedom than there are supporting freedom such as the greed for power, the countless secrets of multiple governments, and segregation. It may seem easy to some, but freedom is a blood, guts, and glory kind of deal. No country has ever received freedom before battling in a gruesome war or developing an uproar.

Everyone has their own version of what the definition of freedom is here in the United States but the basic definition it is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Under the circumstances of following the laws. As time has gone on it has helped freedom come along way with all the different eras and the ups and the downs that occurred that has shaped us to that “American Dream” of freedom we have today. There are many events that helped shape Americans freedom today and these are just some of the events that really helped push the rights we have today, woman starting to get jobs, slaves getting freed, Native Americans sharing land, segregation, equal rights to all and passing the law for gay marriage.

The power or right to act, speak or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. A word created by man to escape the bonds of tyranny to express the idea of what it means to persist one's own ambitions. Freedom. Freedom is not the absence of confinement but the will to achieve freedom when imprisoned. After carefully concluding the reading done over this semester one is able to clearly understand the confinement these early Americans felt and their decision to achieve a form of freedom. Freedom has always existed but it is the history of this nation that will define what actions freedom takes.

"Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery," -Wayne Dyer. Freedom is something everyone deserves but not many people have. The United States of America is one of the few countries in the world that has true freedom. I hope that someday everyone will be able to experience true freedom. To me, true freedom means freedom of religion, free education, and basic civil rights.