Let Freedom Ring!

Dustin Wright
Intermediate Composition – 1
Extended Definition
May 9, 2003


Freedom

Has anyone ever sat back and wondered what freedoms they have? Every U.S. citizen has freedom. In fact, it’s the privilege we most often take for granted. A freedom for example, can be as minor as someone’s parents letting their child go to a party or as complicated as the First Amendment. The Webster’s New Explorer Dictionary and Thesaurus defines freedom as “ the quality or state of being free. Unrestricted use.” Although the definition is true to some extent, I think freedom means the ability to exercise choice and the exemption from unpleasant or confined conditions.
The word freedom and the word liberty are interchangeable. They both mean the right to choose. Remember this famous quote from Patrick Henry, “Give me liberty or give me death?” Just substitute the word freedom in for liberty, and the quote will mean the same.
Freedom though, involves much mor...