The struggle for freedom has existed since the beginning of civilization. When creating a nation‚ leaders must decide who has power and how much power they should have. However‚ finding the balance between an excess of freedom and insufficient freedom is difficult. Two societies for comparison are North Korea and Somalia. North Koreans have little liberty to do as they choose. The government denies human rights and allows citizens to starve‚ while using wealth better spent on its citizens to grow
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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
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The United States of America is and has always been very close to realizing democracy’s ideal of a country where there is “liberty and justice for all”‚ though a number of factors have conspired to move the country away from them in the past‚ and threaten to do so in our immediate future. Though their outcomes have varied considerably over the years‚ the main factors causing the U.S to stray from its ideals of freedom and equality have always been one or both of the following factors—discrimination
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Gun violence is becoming more prominent in the United States every day. In the year of 2015‚ murder rates in the United States increased from guns whether it was homicide‚ unintentional shooting or suicide. There were over 50‚000 injuries that were caused by gun violence. From shootings at schools to movie theaters to workplaces‚ it seems like nothing is being done to stop the violence. Gun laws are becoming less lenient when it comes to who can purchase guns and operate them. However‚ there are
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Since America’s inception‚ freedom and safety have been vital parts of society. Especially today‚ people debate on which concept is valued to a greater extent. H. L. Mencken once wrote‚ “The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe”. This observation does not exactly apply to today’s society for numerous individuals desire freedoms without considering their own safety. Whether it is regarding people’s right to privacy‚ race rights‚ gun control‚ and an assortment of other topics
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wish to make is to sustain the freedoms that the United States promises to all citizens. Preserving these guaranteed freedoms provides a base for America to grow and prosper on. With freedom slowly eroding beneath America‚ it would be assumed that the politicians in office are allowing and even promoting corruption to occur through the all the government agencies. Since those in power run the system they could run their agenda interference free. Ignoring the basic freedom will create a situation where
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losing loved ones to gang violence. A new teacher came into the school‚ caught off guard by all the negativity going on. She decided that something had to be done‚ and she had to change the paths of these kids lives. She saw the special in all of her students and never stopped believing in them‚ and pushed them to believe in themselves. She gave these kids hope‚ when they needed it most. Everybody is their own unique person and has their own situations and
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The America I believe in has great strength in freedom. One of those strengths is freedom of education. Many people all over the United states of America have taken advantage of this freedom. Without freedom we have not established the America we are known as. Does our nation think America should keep their freedom? If we reflect about it a lot of us have freedoms‚ we never even appreciated they were there. We all wake up in the morning and think “I hate school” or “I only drive to school to hang
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marginalized people throughout the world. Freedom is the oldest of clichés and the most modern of aspirations. At various times in our history‚ it has served as the rallying cry of the powerless and as a justification of the status quo. Freedom helps to bind our culture together and exposes the contradictions between what America claims to be and what it sometimes has been. American history is not a narrative of continual progress toward greater and greater freedom. As the abolitionist Thomas Wentworth
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America is a unique country‚ founded on the principle that we are endowed with “certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Yet today‚ through taxes and regulations‚ government takes half of what each American earns. Government regulates what goods and services entrepreneurs can offer consumers‚ and restricts consumer freedom to buy many goods from other countries. Politicians currently are trying to restrict or ban what we can smoke‚ where we can
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