Summary:
Freedom is more than the state of being frfee. It is a state of development for the people and countries that pursue it. Freedom comes with a cost. America and Americans epitomize the fight for freedom.
Freedom is defined as the quality or state of being free, but to most Americans it means a whole lot more. It means more to the people who's ancestors came to America from Europe. It meant more to our founding fathers when they fought the war against Britain in 1775 for our freedom and independence, and then wrote the U.S. Constitution to preserve those freedoms. It means more to the over 34,000,000 immigrants (legal and illegal) who are currently living in this country. Freedom is so important to most of the people living in this country because they government is not controlling all of the media, and people have the freedom to go wherever they want, they can pick which ever religion they want.
First off, freedom so important because the government is not controlling all of the media. This may not seem like it's very important but think about it for a second. During the time when Iraq was fighting the United States, the Iraqi people were led to believe by the media that Iraq was winning the war, when they clearly were not. Because if your people don't know where you stand in fighting a war, where is the good in that? In lots of countries, the government controls the media including what you can watch on TV, listen to on the radio, and do on the Internet. In fact, in some countries, the government blocks most sites that you can view because they don't want their people influenced by outside forces.
Next, in some countries, the people of that country don't have the freedom to go where they want. Now you might not know what I mean by this but here is an example. In Boca Raton if you want to pick up some groceries you can get them from either Publix, Winn Dixie, or Albertsons. But in some countries they only have one supermarket that you can go to for your food. So if you think one supermarket has high prices, if you live in a country without freedom you aren't going to be able to go to the other supermarket down the street. But in America you can do that, and that's what America is all about.
Lastly, and probably most important, in America all of our citizens have religious freedom. That is the main reason the America became a nation. In the 1700's people came to this new land seeking religious freedom. In fact, when Maryland was founded it was the place you could go for religious freedom. In fact, in most conflicts, religion is involved. An example of this is with Palestine and Israel. But here in America you are accepted for your religion no matter what it is.
So in conclusion, I think that freedom is one of (if not) the most important reasons that America is looked upon as such a great nation to most people in the world and without the freedoms that all Americans possess, America would not be considered the great nation that well all know that it is.
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