In my opinion, freedom is the ability to do whatever you want, whenever you want with no restrictions from the government or other people. When a person has freedom that means they don’t have to follow any rules or constraints when they do a particular thing. I feel like we are free to a certain extent in the United States, because although we are given the opportunity to protect our life, liberty and property, we still are confined by laws and rules from the government.
Most people have conflicts with their freedom at some point in their life, whether it is with the law, parents, school, or work. In my experience, I felt that my freedom was limited by my father. Until recently, my father always thought that he could make the ultimate decisions in MY life, and when I wanted to do something I had to make sure it was okay with him. I was never allowed to go out or do anything unless it was okay with him. I felt like my freedom was very limited because even though I was technically an adult at 18, I was still following the rules that my father made for me when I was 15 years old. Finally, over winter break we agreed that I am grown up now and I should be allowed to make decisions for myself. I am now allowed to do what I want and as a result it has brought my father and I much closer to each other. Now that I am given my freedom, I choose to spend more of that time with my dad instead of trying to resist him.
Giving people their freedom is very important today because there are always individuals who rebel against authority. Taking away freedom does not settle well with most, so the most effective way to keep people happy and safe is to give them what they want most... their freedom.
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