Freedom Two hundred years ago, the word freedom had an entirely different meaning than it does to Americans today. When our founding fathers arrived in the New World, freedom meant the release from England’s stranglehold. They were trying to escape the social and religious restrictions that were present in England. America brought new opportunities to the pilgrims both socially and economically. A new nation was beginning to form, while England thought they still had …showed first 75 words of 1012 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1012 total…the courage to fight for what is right. Freedom is why you can feel proud and discouraged when you see an American Flag draped over a coffin. You feel proud because you know that underneath the flag exists the greatest symbol of freedom, integrity, and love for one’s country and you feel discouraged because that symbol of freedom was lost. Americans need to realize that this symbol of freedom can be reincarnated within them.