As Americans, we have the freedom to be who we want to be and to live our dreams to our fullest potential. Our freedom comes in many ways such as speech, marriage, religion, sports, and lifestyles which we have the right to enjoy but most...
The concept of freedom is not a skill to be learned, practiced or improved upon. Nor could it be utilized or withheld upon volition. It is only optional either in its existence or in its exercise. It can either be increased or diminished by wish...
As I, Mary Warren, look around, I see the town in shambles and in complete chaos. The community has become completely shaken as a result of the trials. As I approach the flimsy podium in the middle of the town square, my anxiety kicks in...
Freedom is an interesting concept, especially in the context of relationships and marriages. No one wants to feel as though they are being controlled or restricted by another, but in most cases with time, marriages begin to have a constraining effect. Additionally, there are certain...
The concept of religious freedom is self-explanatory; it is the freedom to practice one’s own religion. It protects people’s right to live, speak, and act according to their beliefs peacefully and publicly. It protects their ability to be themselves at work, in class, and at...
There is no one answer to how modern freedom is defined within political philosophy. In a free country with a modern democracy, political freedom could be defined as justice and fairness. Rawls and Nozick both present a version of negative liberty but offer different views...
The concept of freedom is an abstract one that is only realized when a person sets it into motion. In What is Freedom, Hannah Arendt challenges the widespread belief that liberty extends from the freedom of thought and will. Arendt emphasizes that actions performed unhinged...
The year is 1963. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators congregate at the steps of the Washington Monument to advocate for Black rights, both civil and economic. The year is 2014. Hundreds of activists participate in a protest in Ferguson, Missouri to call attention to the...
The concept of free-fallvides under pinning knowledge in order to understand air resistance and consequently how fast objects fall. Without proper knowledge of these concepts, it wouldn’t be possible for people to use parachutes or go skydiving, for instance. The objective of the experiment was...
The American Dream has changed drastically over the years. In the 1900’s the American Dream revolved around getting a better, richer, and fuller life. In today’s society it has shifted to gaining freedom, opportunity, rights, equality, and to be successful. The career I want to...
The idea of freedom is emphasized and thoroughly still illustrated through a myriad of historical images. Before 1830, American freedom is described as a Roman goddess fighting for common interests not only White people in general but also Black people in particular. By that, I...
“And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the...
The four ideals of the Declaration of Independence are all important in keeping the government fair and equal. One of the ideals is the true rule of the United States and it is the most important one out of the four. It is the ideal...
Debates have sparked and controversy has arisen around the issue of whether the criminalization of the transmission of disease should be reformed. Allow this piece to tell you why this should be the case… The law on the transmission of the disease is currently dominated...
Liberals believe peaceful relations between democracies exist due to the democratic peace theory (DPT), and have faith in humanity with a positive view of human nature; unlike Realists. Realists stress the importance of state sovereignty and critique liberals for being too utopian, they place individual...
The North didn’t know what to do with the confederate leaders. They were pardoned by President Johnson in 1868 but did not remove the remaining civilian disabilities. The South is ruined. Economy collapsed. Business and factories closed. Transportation system broken down. Labor system collapsed (slavery...
In a 2015 Pew Research Center survey, researchers examined 46 countries. They found that Americans most value freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to use the internet. This illustrates the tension between ‘liberty’ and ‘freedom’. It is clear from this survey...
Freedom is something that everybody has heard of but if you ask for its meaning then everyone will give you different meanings. This is so because everyone has a different opinion about freedom. For some freedom means the freedom of going anywhere they like, for...