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    John Kennedy gave an inspiring inaugural address that we still think about today. It is stated that it is a new generation of Americans, and the world is a new place. He reminds us in this section of freedom. People are suffering from numerous difficulties; it's our job to try our best to help everyone. Our attention is directed to liberty which will prevail no matter what, and any person or country that opposes will pay the consequences. Human rights will stand in our great nation and in

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    In the legal context, the ability to leave property to any person you desire upon death is called testamentary freedom. The concept of testamentary freedom is perhaps the reason why many people contemplate death and attempt to ensure that they meet all the formalities in executing a valid will. It is important to note that testamentary freedom is not a notion that is absolute. Family members of the individual who feel they have an entitlement under the will can bring a claim for contesting a will

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    family, culture, religion, etc. Immigrants came here because we have freedom. Freedom does not come free. Thanks to the men and women in our military, we have freedom. Franklin D. Roosevelt thinks about the inbound vessels (ships or large boats) that made the port. He thinks about these ships likes I think about food. Roosevelt thinks about the people who have strained (used intense effort) their eyes to the west for a glimpse of the New World. The people came very poor to us. They came to help. They

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    possible; even if they lose some of their own culture in the process. The poem, “Immigrants” by Pat Mora, has many underlying themes. The main theme of how immigrants assimilate into American culture has a deep connection to freedom and responsibility. This poem is all about freedom and responsibility that the immigrants have to their children. They want to be able to give their children what they never had. In exchange,

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    Feminism : The New Woman

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    The “New Woman” refers to a category of women, beginning in the late 19th century, who adopted feminist ideals, wishing to break gender roles and gain independence from and equality with men (Newton, 560-61). While not one specific, real person, the “New Woman” is an overarching term that encompasses the many women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first generation of these women strove for economic and social autonomy with roles separate from the home and family spheres of domesticity

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    According to BBC News, an incident broke out where national security and the freedom of the press conflicted when Edward Snowden released sensitive NSA information about government operations. BBC News describes the incident by saying, “The scandal broke in early June 2013 when the Guardian newspaper reported that the US National Security Agency (NSA) was collecting the telephone records of tens of millions of Americans. The paper published the secret court order directing telecommunications company

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    the abuses they exposed contributed to the spread of the Black Legend-the image of Spain as a uniquely brutal and exploitative colonizer. This would provide of a potent justification for other European powers to challenge Spain’s predominance in the New World. -What were the major patterns of Native American life in North America when Europeans arrived? Indian civilizations in North America had not developed the scale, grandeur, or centralized organization of the Aztec and Inca to their south

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    Why the Freedom of Speech is Important Freedom of speech has been a topic of discussion for many years. It has been an ongoing crisis defining what exactly the freedom of speech protects, and what its limitations are. This has become a point at issue, especially on college campuses and in public spaces. Often times the security of our free speech rights can be misinterpreted as the justification of hate speech. Some individuals argue for the complete protection for their free speech rights, while

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    Lewis and Clark are viewed as the original American adventurers who defined westward exploration; they were daring and brave pioneers, ready to venture into the new world. Except, the West was not uncharted territory. It was not a thicket of fir trees and wandering wolves, ready for the white men to obviate their loneliness. Yet, the new Americans saw themselves as the prime candidates to take over and do as they pleased. The west was home to the Native American tribes, who lived on millions of

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    surrounding social media use: the exchange of personal information for digital freedom. Concurrently, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible delves into the struggle between order and freedom, as evidenced by the quote “It is still impossible for man to organize his social life without repression, and the balance has yet to be struck between order and freedom.” Both quotes discuss the aspect of individuals sacrificing their freedom in exchange for something else. The first quote focuses on the exchange of personal

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