So, what is freedom and what makes it significant? Philosophers, presidents, journalists, and normal everyday citizens have argued the definition of this word, freedom, throughout the history of this country. Franklin D. Roosevelt said:

Four freedoms: The first is freedom of speech and expression - everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of everyone to worship God in his own way, everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want...everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear...anywhere in the world.

James Baldwin's opinion was that "freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be." Patricia's belief was "self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward." Freedom, evidently, is defined differently by different people.

A teenager at the age...