The boundaries of freedom changed frequently in America from the 1920s to the 1950s, as shown in the following historical overview. While such boundaries were expanded during the 1920s, particularly for women and African Americans, they were narrowed in the wake of World War II and the ensuing Cold War.
From the 1920's to early 1950's, the meaning of freedom changed frequently. After World War I, before American entered World War II, the boundaries of freedom for different people expanded. Especially for women and blacks, the definition of freedom allowed them to experience life in different ways than they had before World War I.
Freedom and obligation are mutual concepts that work together. There can be no freedom without obligations; we can never be free if we violate or ignore what we are supposed to do, fail to think of others, and focus only on our selfish wants.
We should all have total freedom over ourselves, free to speak, free to choose, free to gather, and even the freedom to kill. However, self-control is the key; we must improve infinitely our moral values, our ability to tell wrong from right and to not abuse the freedom that we are given.
This essay discusses the definition of freedom. Martin Luther King and Eminem are examined as two examples of individuals who did not conform to the rules of society. Ultimately, people are free to break the rules and make their own choices in life.
