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    The meaning of freedom has been a battleground throughout our history, so too has been the definition of those entitled to enjoy its blessings. Freedom has been based on the fundamentals that liberty is an entitlement of all mankind, the United States, from the outset, blatantly deprived many of its own people of freedom. During history freedom has also shown boundaries to who can have the opportunity to obtain that freedom. The meaning of freedom has been a push and pull battle throughout history

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    Freedom Definition

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    Freedom is to Liberty. Freedom gives one the authority to speak out, express, and think without any limitation or hindrance. Whereas, liberty just adds in to free will. However, what many do not realize is that one may be free but there is limitation involved. When the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution was driven by the Framers, they made sure to put a limitation to ones liberty. The Framers intention of putting a limitation was to prevent any rise of problems and to structure the government by it

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    Definition Essay Freedom

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    Freedom is often viewed by having the right to be independent or to be “free from servitude, constraint, inhibition, and liberty” (Oxford Dictionary). The word freedom derived from a “Germanic” culture. Freedom has a different meaning to different people; for example kids, adults and different races. Socially, politically, and religiously the word freedom fits into different categories with different meanings depending on who thinks about the word. Freedom has a wide range of definitions that should

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    Freedom, Freedom, what a strange word, this one word brings people together, or it could tear people apart. The literal definition of freedom is “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or resistance”. Now, what does that mean exactly? The literal meaning is that you can speak, act or imagine whatever you want to think and no one can stop you. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of press. All stated in the first amendment of the constitution. Also

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    What is Freedom? All around the world people talk about freedom; America has more freedom than Russia, twenty-one years old as more freedom than a fifteen year old. What does “freedom” mean? Many have different definitions of “freedom”. For some it could be the freedom to speak and act as you want and others it could be to go where ever you want. The definition of freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. In American we have three different

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    What is human freedom? What is required to be free? What freedoms are limited, either fairly or unfairly? Which is more freeing, the socialist freedom from worry that comes with work for the whole? Or the Libertarian freedom from governance that comes with the responsibility to provide basic needs without help? Freedom is a complicated topic because of the mix of personal responsibility and needs that may impede freedom without outside help. For example, can a person who has lost the use of their

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    To me the term “freedom” means being free to live your life in whatever way you wish. When I say this, I don’t mean when a high school kid finally moves out for college and doesn’t have to report to their parents every time they leave their dorm room. I mean how we are able to live a free life here in the United States of America. When we take a step back and look at all the different countries who are in poverty we need to realize how truly blessed we are. There are many different countries out

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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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    Freedom The definition of freedom is and has always been changing throughout the past centuries. From the past, to the present, and even into the future: freedom is getting less and less free for all of humanity. If this doesn’t end humanities so called free world might not be free at all. In the past, freedom was not being persecuted for having different opinions and it was a new start, where everyone is equal. Freedom wasn’t in most parts of the world; in fact Freedom House showed the statistic

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    Freedom The first thing that one might read when looking up Freedom in the dictionary is the “ability to act freely: a state in which somebody is able to act and live as he or she chooses, without being subject to any undue restraints or restrictions” (MS word). This definition suits the word well and yet somehow it doesn’t come close to what the word freedom encompasses. Freedom has been the guiding light for the downtrodden and unfortunate since history began. It has been the ember of revolution

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