Ever since the colonists fought for their freedom against the British government‚ Americans have continued to fight for freedom at home and across the world. Many have given their lives to insure the chance to be free. Freedom means different things to different people. For some it means physical freedom‚ like not being a slave. Others see it as the chance to make choices for themselves. To me it means all of these things. I have the freedom to attend school‚ participate in extracurricular activities
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What Freedom of Speech Means to Me The First Amendment‚ with the rest of the Bill of Rights‚ was ratified on December 15‚ 1791. The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments whose intend is to limit the federal government’s authority. The First Amendment protects citizens’ rights of freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ and to assemble. Freedom of Speech means that I can voice or write my opinion on any topic‚ no matter how strong‚ as long as my speech does not defame or tarnish another person
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Habitually Clean v. Unorganized Mean People Vs. Sloppy People In Suzanne Britt’s essay titled “Neat People vs. Sloppy People‚” she is essentially making a comparison between those who are neat freaks and those who are more unorganized. It is clear that she is more on the side of those who are a little less organized. Britt says that “neat people” are selfish and unmotivated. It is clear that she is more in tune with the so called “sloppy people.” Britt begins the story by saying the difference
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Freedom is the state or quality of being free. The United States fought hard to gain our independence from Great Britain so we can be free people. What freedom means to me is being able to think‚ speak or say whatever you want freely without constraint. Freedom is important to our country and we are privileged to be free. The United States fought hard for our freedom‚ and on July 4th‚ 1776‚ The Declaration of Independence was written. Unfortunately‚ this document caused a war to break out between
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Freedom. What is freedom? Freedom has many different meanings to everyone‚ but this is how the dictionary defines freedom; the power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one without hindrance or restraint. Now‚ as I said‚ there are other meanings to the word freedom. In the webster dictionary there are over 6 different meanings just for the word freedom. Some pertain to racism or Civil Rights. Others associate it with topics such as abortion or gay marriage. Freedom is such a broad overused term.
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What freedom means to me is people being able to do certain things that is fair for everyone for example‚ in school students heave to right to express them self on how they feel in the classroom and‚ about the teachers and students. In the real world we have the freedom of speech. Freedom to me is somewhat like rules to me. Even though rules and freedom are two different things they are similar. Rules are to keep a balance of right and wrong (more so right than wrong). Freedom is having the right
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Freedom!!! Freedom!!! Freedom!!! What a great word to describe life‚ to describe the air that blows threw the great valley‚ to describe birds. All these are symbols of freedom. Why you may ask? Why life well because in life they give you the freedom to choose who and what you are going to become as a person. To choose is a form of freedom‚ because in the past you were not able to choose what you wanted unless you were of the white race. Also the air that blows threw the great valley because no matter
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Freedom and justice are the words our nation is shaped around. Our constitution believes in freedom of speech and the right to a fair trail. I believe these are two examples of freedom and justice shaping our nation. As a country we stand together‚ united‚ because of our constitution. Freedom is the right to be able to do as you please unless it interferes with the rights of others. My freedom is very important to me because it gives me the right to speak my personal thoughts. This is important
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Freedom Freedom can be defined in several ways‚ depending on the situation this term is used in. Sometimes‚ freedom is defined as a “political right.” Other times simply as “the quality or state of being free” (Merriam-Webster). Other people might define freedom as a privilege that is fought for. Although these definitions are all for the same word‚ they are different in their meanings. The definition of the word freedom can be as a political right‚ the quality or state of being free‚ or a privilege
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once famously said If liberty means anything at all‚ it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.’ This sentence sums up the very essence of free speech; it is‚ as Orwell believed‚ the mother of all civil rights. Without the unconditional freedom to offend it cannot exist. Ideas are‚ more often than not‚ dangerous things. There is little point in having freedom of speech if it only defends the most popular and innocuous of opinions. The freedom to offend can perpetrate racial
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