Liberty

American’s, we have freedom of speech, press, right to bear arms, protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, and freedom of religion, just to name a few. These are understood to be civil liberties for United States citizens. In 1770, and the years leading to the Boston Massacre, these liberties were not in the picture for the government or the individuals. In this point in history, the thirteen colonies had settled in America, and the British parliament decided to inflict new taxes…

Land of Liberty, or Contradictions? Bullying is a serious and complicated problem that happens within a specific social construct that is influenced by certain types of media, like fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty. Such social constructs can involve concepts such as gender norms. According to Yerby, Baron, and Lee, “Gender roles are a perceived set of behavioral norms usually associated with males and females in a given social group or system” (1). In addition to there being a couple of…

This is my first year attending Liberty University as a freshman and so far I am very happy to be here. My current academic standing right now I’m on Academic Warning. Before I came to this school I attended another online school named, “American Public University”. I started off doing well but later in my sophomore year I became pregnant. It became hard for me to work long hours every day and being pregnant. I had a wonderful successful pregnancy, but I was constantly feeling drained. I ended…

“Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” as we’ve heard it, a well-known motto of the United States of America. It was written in our very own Declaration of Independence by our Founding Fathers. We’ve established these terms to the citizens of the United States stating that anything you want is ripe for the taking, because you have freedom(s)! The United States created this government to protect your rights and give you freedom. But wait; there’s an asterisk by this statement, because…

the trending issues that are waiting to be resolved. But in order for them to be resolved, to make the best decision on how to combat these problems, it is good to reference their country’s history to make their decision. In Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty!, gives a brief history about American history, also including the what happened during the New Deal. During the era of the New Deal (1932-1940), Theodore Roosevelt was the president at the time. During…

look over to Kseniya and could see the gratefulness in her eyes. I took a minute to look around and see all that what I wanted to see. And at that same time I saw it was the Ellis Island building and right next to it I saw it, it was the Statue Of Liberty. I gasped of greatness knowing that I am now in a free country. but first I knew that I had to get through the security. But I was so happy that, that thought slipped my mind. so I looked over to Kseniya again and said "are you ready for…

In “On Liberty”, John Stuart Mill describes Liberty as three basic freedoms. The first freedom being of thought/emotion, the second being of the pursuit of tastes, and the final freedom being the ability to unite as long as those that do so are willing and of age. But to better understand the relation between liberty and the sovereignty of the state, one has to start before the state even existed. Prior to the…

felt that liberty is of the greatest importance. All throughout American history we have protested, fought, and died for a chance at equality. Ever since European colonists and Native Americans met, they were no different from each other. Each of the groups had their own beliefs, and ideas about what liberties they were entitled to. To prove this, they were both willing to do almost anything for freedom and equality, no matter the risk. Settlers from England had to fight the battle of liberty on…

2017 Civil Liberties V Civil Rights With the creation of the constitution, checks and balances, and more importantly the initial ten amendments, came the proposal of civil liberties and civil rights. Although they may seem similar, they have been given different names for many reasons. Civil liberties are like civil rights in that they define the things people should be able to do and have and are primarily focused on the rights of the individual. However, unlike civil rights, civil liberties…

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties have been implemented into our society in order to protect, achieve and provide basic rights for the citizens of the United States. These concepts work hand in hand, although both Civil Rights and Civil Liberties have many differences. It is evident through the rulings of the Supreme Court and current events in our country, that by protecting Civil Rights you are in-turn protecting Civil Liberties. Civil Rights are a broad set of laws that were established…