Following A Dream Toward Freedom Essay, Research Paper

Following a dream toward freedom

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Following a dream toward freedom

Freedom has always come very easily for

me. I ve always had it and I ve never been

without it. But as I sit here thinking I remember

all the stories that were told to me, about the

struggles we were put through to get these

freedoms. Since I am a black woman my

general knowledge of history tells me that

the struggle for freedom was extremely

great. Blacks had to endure slavery and go

through wars to achieve their freedoms.

Woman had to live in silence while the world

was run without their say. To overcome this

they created woman s suffrage and woman s

rights acts to finally allow them their

freedoms. It is an extremely triumphant feeling

to know the things they went through to give

me the luxuries I have today. But what if they

didn t? What if we were still having to fight

wars for our freedoms? I often wonder what

slavery would be like? Looking in todays

society slavery is still the same nightmare it

was then. People in South Africa and Iran

wake to this same nightmare everyday. They

have no personal rights or freedoms at all.

Everyday they live in fear for their lives. If its

not being threatened by their own government

its being threatened by the lack of food they

receive. Imagining the things they go through

everday makes me wonder about my freedoms.

Why is it that I can go to my refrigerator

whenever I want and be able to get a nice,

clean drink of water. When Meanwhile in some

foreign country some 10 year old kid, who has

the same thirst as I do has to go to a lake

where the animals bathe to get a foul, disease

infested drink. Knowing about these peoples

sufferings really makes me realize how

important and how special the freedoms that

Americans posses are. I believe everyone takes

their freedoms for granted. We are by far

granted the greatest freedoms in the

world.But we are far from perfect and

unfortunately we have our own struggles for

freedom. Ranging from racial freedoms to

religious freedoms. I believe that freedom is

the greatest thing in the world but

unfortunately there are a lot of sacrifices to

be made. Americans need to realize that

freedom is not a necessity. We don t have to

have it. Freedom is a gift. It is the most precious

gift in the world simply because it cannot be

bought in any store. It is given to you just for

being an American. My last thought on this is

that I think everyone has had and still has

there struggles with freedom. But I believe

that what doesn t kill us makes us stronger,

so the struggles we endure are worth it in the

end……..Aren t they?