The Themes Of Civilized Freedom

Flags burning under raining bombs, gunshots echoing through a field of raining terror, while hiding underground for the day where humanity can roam free again; situations as so aren’t exactly what people imagine when thinking about one’s future. Every death was honored by those who lived; lives lost during wars of any kind are unlike lives lost in our country today, not for the value of those once living are greater than another, but from how much those lives mean to this day. Establishment and preservation of freedom wasn’t easy and will never be easy; many people served until their last breath, for the freedoms of our lives today. That is why we must continue to grasp for freedom, and to establish and preserve our freedom most effectively we must have the heart to be free, and have united dedication to freedom itself.

Freedom allows one to do as they please to achieve happiness. In modern society, individuals who have freedom, use it to make choices for themselves and do so for their own benefits. Throughout Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, it is learned that lack of freedom leads to the absence of individuality, high standards in society and loss of emotions. Therefore, the key message in the novel is that freedom is required for true happiness.

As the United States matured, it noticed the growing problems and loopholes of this freedom as its citizens took too much advantage it. The solution? Limit their rights and freedoms. So now our rights are still available to an extent, and our freedoms fenced in to a degree which it is still bearable. But is it still free? Kind of, but not quite. America has manipulated and shaved off parts of our freedom and rights.

Throughout history freedom has had many different meanings and definitions; based on race, gender, and ethnicity. According to the dictionary freedom means the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint (“freedom” def. 1). Freedom may seem like something given to everyone however it was something workers had to fight for. Not everyone believed that workers’ rights needed to be changed, which led to a long battle between workers, employers and the government. To the working class people freedom meant making higher wages, having regulated hours, workable conditions and the right to free speech.

True freedom is the ability for each person to live as they desire; such a place is described as a utopia. Unfortunately in the dystopian novel, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the novel portrays a completely controlled society that has absolutely no freedom. Although you do have the few dissatisfied individuals who set out for a form of change. These individuals represent the optimistic part of the novel, despite conditioning, drugs and biological engineering; the human naturally wants more to life than just following orders.

The freedom of every individual human comes by its liberty first to be safe. Being unrestricted gives each human their rights of living in peace because the rights of freedom is better to have to be able to live life with no fear in the world. like once Patrick Henry said “Give me liberty or give me death”, this can be seen from the Civil Right Movement, “The boy in the striped pajamas” and the Holocaust prove the struggles faced to be in liberty.

It is true our society must strive to bring good to as many people as possible; yet it is unfair to restrict freedom if failed to do so. For example, if someone tries to start a city clean up because of the amount of littering that is made. Is it really under their control if more people go out and liter? Should they be the ones punished? Of course not, a restriction in freedom violates our first amendment and cannot be enforced. It's true that freedom is the most valuable thing that us Americans have and sometimes restricting it may help but make a person feel like they're being held back from doing something. With this, people may get a sense of wanting to rebel. Ultimately, this can lead to problems with the law. This however is very unpredictable

We often grow accustomed to the freedoms we have and as a result we seldom think of the difficulties the people before us had to overcome. In particular, an era which helped us establish some of our freedoms is the Progressive era. The Progressive era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States, and the Progressive reformers within the era made sure that future generations would benefit from the reforms they pursed for improved industrial conditions, living conditions, and politics. Before people of the Progressive era would see reforms they had to endure hazardous and straining industrial conditions. By way of illustration, workers during the time had zero safety conditions which led to a widespread

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.

Dracula and The Autobiography of Malcolm X both have different versions of freedom. They speak on how the mind can be controlled. Dr. John "Jack" Seward, a psychologist, talks about his patient. His patient is very well under some sort of imprisonment

In Chapters, Ceasar and Indiana, there are numerous instances where knowledge was mentioned with freedom. Very few slaves are allowed to have books because knowledge is power. For Ceasar, having his books were important to him because they reminded him of the prospects for freedom. When Royal transported Cora to the railroad, he blindfolded her so the location of the trail remained secret. In these two instances, having intelligence is just as important as being free. In these chapters, a theme that is communicated is knowledge and information can be equal to having power and freedom.

“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” This quote from Alexander the Great tells us that an army is only powerful if the leader is inspiring. A leader needs to be brave and fearless, unafraid to leap into the heat of battle. In Freedom's Cause, a historical fiction novel by G. A. Henty, is the story of Scotland fighting for its independence from England. One of its bravest leaders, Sir Archibald Forbes, quickly rose to a position of honor because of his leadership traits.

The American Ideological Consensus is that “…the American people have shared much of the same ideals, the same basic principles, and the same patterns of belief” (McClenaghan 104). When America filled itself with ideologically homogenous people, their beliefs started to define our nation and became American identities. If asked what they think of America, peoples of other nations would say that the roads are made of glass, opportunity is in the air, and civil rights are plentiful. These accounts maybe accentuated; however, the underlying message is that the American people have more freedoms then the peoples of other nations do. The most widely known American identity is freedom, and even though that American identity has been tried and

George Orwell uses the motif of nature in the novel 1984 to show the freedom the Golden Country provides Winston and Julia with. Freedom from surveillance is valuable in Oceana where the oppressive party is constantly watching it’s citizens to ensure their obedience. In their society, Thought Police patrol the citizens through hidden microphones and tele-screens. This renders the citizens unable to do anything without being seen by the watchful eye of the party. Although, this idea of privacy, which is provided by nature permits Winston and Julia to exercise their sexuality as well as rebel against the party by denouncing it’s policies through their actions. 2Winston’s paranoia from living under the watchful eye of the party is perceivable

of us fail to cherish and value our granted freedom. Many of us do not