Statue of Liberty

the freedoms of Americans by restricting government intrusion but also functions as an essential factor to the foundation of this country. Privacy is the backbone that supports many other rights of the American people. It sustains freedom, life, liberty, happiness and so many other rights and values that are important to the people. If privacy is not defended as a right that is respected and honored, people may lose their freedoms as Americans to an overreaching…

spread happiness to other people. I developed a love of travel at a young age when my church would go out of town helping other churches or going to different camps. I have been to many places such as Texas and Philadelphia, I have even seen the Liberty Bell, Arlington, and the Holocaust Museum. My love of History really inspires me to travel to historic places. I plan to eventually study abroad in Europe and…

Sons of Liberty: Fathers of American Activism The United States has a long history of political activism by and for the people, a legacy that continues today. The day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, more people took to the streets in protest than ever before. That fiercely American action dates back to the Sons of Liberty, a political group that organized for the rights of colonial citizens in the 18th century, against oppressive taxation from Britain (135-136). Many…

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 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…