freedom
For centuries the word “freedom” has been a topic od debate, and for good reason. These days, people take for granted what our ancestors worked so hard to provide for us. They had great perseverance along with a single goal in mind. Their goal was to bring America freedom at last. Freedom can mean so many different things to many different people. According to the American Heritage College Dictionary, the word freedom means “The condition of being free of constraints”. To my family and I, the word “freedom” is being able to achieve anything you want to. It is being able to change your environment to how you want it to be. Freedom is a sense of hope, commitment and pride. When I read in school about how America came to be a free land, I always feel proud and amazed at how the many leaders, soldiers, and families from the past brought freedom to us, and I also feel hope for America’s future that it will keep its freedom and remain the land of the free for generations and generations to come. The freedom that we have today, also reminds me of the places where freedom does not exist yet. There are many countries where the people hear about our freedom, but yet, they cannot experience it for themselves. We can only hope for those people right now, and dream of a world that’s free. I believe that everyone should be able to live in a free nation. From free speech and free religion to free press and voting rights, freedom to me always shows the opportunity for American’s to improve, and that’s what freedom really