Freedom
Freedom has many different meanings. The quality of being frank, open,
or
outspoken along with the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint are
just
some of the meanings of freedom. The quality of being exempt or released
from
something is also another definition of freedom. As much as freedom
is
considered to be a good thing it also has bad qualities that can accompany
it.
As young children grow, they want to have more freedom as they get
older. They
want to have that sense of independence. They want to show off
their abilities
to survive on their own. At age sixteen many teens are given
their first real
opportunity of freedom. They are given a driver’s license.
This is the
teen’s chance to show that they are responsible enough to be
given freedom. As
they grow up they are given many more opportunities to have
freedom, they are
given later curfews, and he or she can go and come as they
please. When they
reach the time of graduation and get ready for college many
chances at freedoms
are given, such as a chance for him or her to live out on
their own, a chance to
support themselves, and are given more of a
opportunity to show the world what
they are all about. However, along with
this freedom they are given, many
problems can happen. The individual can
totally ruin all of these opportunities
by not maintaining a good standard of
living or by not holding their
responsibilities. As all of this freedom is
bestowed upon the individual, there
is also much responsibility. It seems
logical to say then that when freedom is
present, there also must be
responsibility present. These students that have
graduated and are off to
college have a great deal of freedom in their lives and
need to keep an upper
hand on all of their duties and responsibilities. Because
disaster can strike
if the student takes advantage of the freedom that they are
given. Students
find it easy to take advantage of their freedom. The student has
no parent
yelling at them to get out of bed and get to school, they have no
parent
telling them to get their homework done, and they do not have a parent
there
to tell them to eat a healthy dinner. As much as many students like
having
all this freedom, they do not want too much of it. When they have lots
of
freedom, that means that they also have much responsibility. Students
are
responsible for many items that go hand in hand with their newfound
freedom.
Such as getting a job, keeping up on their studies, maintaining
a healthy way of
living, along with staying out of trouble. Students want to
have all the freedom
that they can be given, but they do not want the
responsibility that accompanies
this freedom. With there the absence of
necessity, coercion, and restraint, when
freedom is given, a great deal of
responsibility is also given. Responsibility
is a requirement to have
freedom, is a logical thing to
say.