DBQ & FRQ
In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech, he mentions various different terms and expectations of the word “freedom”. The first paragraph that includes the “Four Freedoms”, says this.
The first is freedom of speech and expression--everywhere in the world.
What F.D.R. means by this statement is exactly what he says. That people should have the option to say what they feel or want. This is what he goes through in almost every paragraph describing the freedoms. Throughout the whole speech, FDR demonstrates many different freedoms, as well as different examples. This really shows of how wide of a range that the word “freedom” has, and that it covers many different scenarios and/or topics.
I grew up always learning about different countries, I was never exactly sheltered from the numerous tragedies happening in the world around us. I remember hearing about different crimes and natural disasters happening, as well as taking certain interests to subjects similar to the Holocaust. I guess it was because I always found it fascinating hearing stories about things that people have had to endure, because when I read things like that, they made me feel a bit better about my own life and my own country. America is a wonderful country, I’ll say that with pride. But most of us, as Americans, are soft and oblivious to the things that happen daily around the world. Take the country Guinea Equatorial for example. It’s a small country in Africa, one of the smallest. But it also has the rank as one of the “worst of the worst” countries. It’s government makes minimal efforts to help the country, and don’t even meet the lowest standards. Equatorial Guinea, even with it’s small size, it is a “source and destination for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking”. Let that sink in a bit. Would this be acceptable in America? No. It wouldn’t be tolerated AT ALL. America is the heart of freedom in this world. I grew up in New Orleans, as well as Jefferson Parish. These two
The first is freedom of speech and expression--everywhere in the world.
What F.D.R. means by this statement is exactly what he says. That people should have the option to say what they feel or want. This is what he goes through in almost every paragraph describing the freedoms. Throughout the whole speech, FDR demonstrates many different freedoms, as well as different examples. This really shows of how wide of a range that the word “freedom” has, and that it covers many different scenarios and/or topics.
I grew up always learning about different countries, I was never exactly sheltered from the numerous tragedies happening in the world around us. I remember hearing about different crimes and natural disasters happening, as well as taking certain interests to subjects similar to the Holocaust. I guess it was because I always found it fascinating hearing stories about things that people have had to endure, because when I read things like that, they made me feel a bit better about my own life and my own country. America is a wonderful country, I’ll say that with pride. But most of us, as Americans, are soft and oblivious to the things that happen daily around the world. Take the country Guinea Equatorial for example. It’s a small country in Africa, one of the smallest. But it also has the rank as one of the “worst of the worst” countries. It’s government makes minimal efforts to help the country, and don’t even meet the lowest standards. Equatorial Guinea, even with it’s small size, it is a “source and destination for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking”. Let that sink in a bit. Would this be acceptable in America? No. It wouldn’t be tolerated AT ALL. America is the heart of freedom in this world. I grew up in New Orleans, as well as Jefferson Parish. These two