Liberty County

But after they talked about Patrick Henry, father announced “I’m apart of the “Sons of Liberty”. We had asked him what the sons of liberty group was,he said that it was an organization that went against the British taxes. Me,mother,and Anne had no clue what to say. Mother became extremely nervous,and said why didn’t you tell me sooner?Father said,”I was but I didn’t…

Ever since I was a young child I thought about the future I would like to have and the world I would like to live in. I was taught from a very young age that hate and distrust towards someone due to them having different beliefs than yours was not acceptable and just led to the downfall of people and society. Currently, the United States is in a state of hate and distrust based solely on the different political belief systems that have formed over the past hundred years. It is my goal in life…

his “A Time For Choosing” speech, Ronald Reagan addressed the nation on a cable tv program to campaign for Barry Goldwater and warn against big government, but more importantly, Reagan addressed the nation to stress the importance of individual liberties and freedoms. Reagan first accomplishes this by creating a separation between himself and the government, using ethos to build himself up as a spokesman for the people against a possibly tyrannical government. Second, Reagan stresses the…

The issue of invasion of privacy, especially in the different methods employed to ensure safety, affect innocent people and are sometimes not even effective. This issue is addressed in “Trading Liberty” by Wendy Kaminer, which was published in The Free Inquiry in 2002 after the 9/11 events. Kaminer, other than having written several books is also a lawyer. On the other hand, the issue is also acknowledge in the article, “If Looks Could Kill” written by The Economist, which is a weekly magazine…

11, there has been a steady assault on many fundamental liberties in the name of fighting terrorism but in ways that have nothing at all to do with catching terrorists.” (Jost, 2003, p.894). According to the study which has been named the “Civil Liberties Survey” over half of people preferred to protect their civil liberties instead of trading them off for a more secure nation. On the other hand, over half of those same people said that they…

Patriot Pen:What does Freedom Mean What does freedom mean to me? It means lots of things to me but I have two main things of what it means to me. My two reasons for what freedom means to me are, people can say, and act any way they want to without anyone telling them what to do. Number two is people can also get out of hand with freedom. In this essay I will include why I think those reasons are what freedom means to me. In this paragraph I will be sharing one reason to what freedom means to…

There is one thing that is essential and irreplaceable, America’s true and pure freedom: the freedom to speak or write whatever one pleases and the gift of following a religion freely. What other monument symbolizes freedom better than the Statue of Liberty? Dating back to 1876, the statue was sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The copper statue consists of seven rays on her crown, each representing one of the continents; and broken chains lay at her feet;…

There is a large difference between civil rights and civil liberties, but it is easy for one to become confused on which is which and what exactly each means. Civil rights are basically the general rights of people to be free from unequal and unfair treatment based on things such as gender, race, ethnicity, disability, etc., whereas civil liberties are more general freedoms and rights that are guaranteed, as they are written in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, or that have been established…

Immigration 44 million… live in fear everyday, every year, day after day wondering if that is the last time they see their families. Immigrants from all over the world come to the United States, either to escape the civil wars they have in their own place and or to have a better life than they had before. Many come here knowing of the risks they are taking but take it either way because they know that they can give their family a better chance than where they came. Many also come here for a…

searching for a better life. A life away from poverty, war, a life without education, and one that leads their children to a terrible road ahead. Yet, that promise given to immigrants was a promise that was broken throughout time. The Statue of Liberty was built in September 1875. Built to represent freedom, a better lifestyle, and the American Dream. In the poem, “The New Colossus,” by Emma Lazarus, it asserted: “Give me your tired, your poor: Your huddled masses yearning to breathe…