What does freedom mean to you?
| Tuesday, Jun 23 2009 06:49 PM
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In honor of Independence Day, our nation's most patriotic of holidays, we asked readers to tell us which freedom is the most important. Look for the essays every day through July 4. The following quotes are from children at Laurel Glen summer day camp.
Collin, 11: Freedom means that you can have the right to do what you want. You can choose what you can eat, wear, and what you want to do for your job. You still have to do your chores, though.
Lucas, 5: Freedom means you can do what you want except being mean to others.
Rainer, 6: Freedom means people like us get to what we want but others far way don't.
Liam, 7: You get to do whatever you want if it is OK with mom.
Ian, 6: Freedom means that you can choose what you want to do and pick what you want to wear.
Emma, 7: Freedom means a lot because other people in the world don't get to do what they want. The statue of Liberty represents the dreams of America.
Natalie, 9: I believe in freedom. Freedom means to me ... I can do whatever I can do. No more slaves.
Dylan, 8: Freedom means to me that American soldiers go to war to fight for our freedom for our country.
Briana, 13: What freedom means to me is that you can listen to any kind of music I want. I also believe that freedom means that you could have any kind of car, you could wear any type of jeans, shoes or sunglasses.
Lauren, 9: Freedom means that I can do anything. I may be a third-grader, but I know that with freedom I have the power to change. I can choose to be who I want to be and other people might not realize that they can too.
AK, 9: Freedom means to me the right of liberty and justice.
Sean, 8: Freedom means to me that I get to play what ever sport I want.
Michael, 9: Freedom means to me is rights, wearing my shirts and traveling or living in a different country.
Noah, 11: Freedom to me means being able to do whatever we want (within reason) and to be able to be different.
Amanda, 9: Most people in other countries don't get much freedom because they're poor.
Nathan, 6: Freedom means we get to do what we want to do in our country.
Liam, 8: Freedom means that all people in America can be free.
Madison, 5: Freedom means I can have the friends I want.
Dayne, 5: Freedom means I can have friends everywhere.
Jackson, 6: Freedom means to have fun with my family and friends.
Melonie, 7: Freedom means I can have friends all over the world.
Mikayla, 8: I can make choices on my own to eat when I want, go to bed and choose what I want to wear.
