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    When it comes to the topic of freedom there is the stereotypical “American” answer stating that “Of course we are free, the United States is the ‘land of free home of the brave.’” But that is a saying that was created many years ago and its accuracy has come into question in modern times. The founders of the United States left their home countries as a way to seek freedom. From then on the general consensus is that we as Americans are free. But once we look closely at our lives our government, the

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    Is freedom really what we think it is? Has our perception of freedom changed over time? A simple definition of freedom is “the quality or state of being free.” (Webster’s Dictionary). Has this simple definition been twisted to match our own personal ideas and wants? Words like “liberty” and “independence” can also be associated with freedom, but do these words mean something different to different people? Although Webster’s defines freedom as the state of being free, that definition can become

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    9B. Question No.1: The freedom in the world survey evaluates the state of political rights and civil liberties around the world. Provide a description of this survey and a “ freedom” ranking of the leaders and laggards of the world. What factors does this survey consider when forming the ranking? Answer: 1. General information 1.1.Concept The Freedom in the World survey, which has been published since 1972, is an annual evaluation of the state of freedom in every country in the world

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    are many definitions of the term "freedom." Some will say that to be free one must be allowed to do as one pleases in terms of one's physical body, while others will say that one must only be able to think to be truly free. Yet another group will argue that both aspects must be present for true freedom to exist. In many of his books, but specifically One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn deals with the idea that the mind is not truly free. He believed that since there is

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    The Gift of Freedom Around 325,206,836 people can say that they have an important gift from America- freedom. This generation was given freedom as a gift. Freedom is where we can make a choice. Freedom is what we want to believe in. Freedom is ours. We can wake up every day and make our own decisions. We aren't forced to do tasks. There are commitments that we must do every day, such as go to school or work. However, the people of America take our freedom as something to get bored of and toss it

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    “Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. “Once said Sigmund Freud the father of psychology. People have been blessed with freedoms and generally say that they want to be more “free”, but what they don’t understand is that freedom is responsibility. Being free means that the individual is responsible for his or her future and most people are scared of that. However, both freedom and responsibility are often in

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    North Vs South Dbq

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    African Americans were free; 250,000 lived in the South and 221,000 lived in the North. That’s only a small amount compared to the entire black population. Obviously the lives in the North and in the South were extremely different; the North would have more opportunities than the South would, or would it? So, how free were the free blacks in the North? Well, in the North there were both restrictions and freedoms in all aspects of society; whether it is in political and economic freedoms or in social and

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    Free Will Arguments

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    everyone has free will is widely accepted and appreciated, it is obvious that by the very definition of the word “free” no such thing can exist. The idea that free will exists has been supported by several arguments against the idea that the everything in the world has been previously determined rather than arguments that are actually for the existence of free will. This is a very key point in the argument that free will has never and can never exist. If free will is not actually free then it cannot

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    Black Freedom Contingency

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    Black Freedom “Freedom is never given; it is won” (A. Philip Randolph). Since the concept of “race” was created, there has been a premium placed on the freedom that black people have continuously fought to overcome. Despite protest, litigation, and civil disobedience; black people still struggle for this very right every day and with every era comes a new reason to fight for liberation. From slavery to mass incarceration to unavenged police brutality, the ability for a black person to be free is impeded

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    Many people refer to freedom as the power to act, think, and speak as one wants without restraint. (MORE INFORMATION HERE) The idea of freedom is very complex because true freedom has no consequences, freedom needs the support of laws, and freedom is very costly. Even though an individual is free, there is still consequences for their actions. For example (EXAMPLE HERE) Freedom needs the support of laws in order for citizens to obtain it. For example, In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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