Differences Between Slavery And Child Labor

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Imagine waking up at five in the morning and having to go work out in a cotton field for 12 hours, and what do you receive? Nothing. Slavery, and child labor. These are examples of people who deserve freedom. Things like this still happen everyday. How would you feel if this was you?

Freedom to me is not having to not be bossed around for 24 hours everyday, and if you do something wrong you won’t be beaten for your mistake´s. We're all human. We make mistakes. Learn from them, do good, move on. Freedom to me is making your own decisions in life. If that decision is wrong you’ll find that out in the end. At least you’re the one who made it, not someone making them for you.

Freedom is having the right to speak your mind. You have the right

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