By: Michelle Trasatti, Mackenzie Rayburn, and Jen Kreis
Humans have the innate instinct to be free and it is showed by the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Statue of Liberty. The United States of America's Declaration of Independence includes some of the rights that we as human beings have. It states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/declare.asp) Another symbol of our freedom is the statue of liberty. The idea developed from a Roman goddess that stood for the freedom of many things. Making a statue was one way she show we are a free country. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty) In the first amendment to the Constitution, it states that we have the freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. (http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/about.aspx?item=about_firstamd) At birth we have rights and freedom due to the fact that we are citizens of the United States based on the laws and rights of the government. Everyone has freedom but a different extreme of freedom. We all have the ability to be free in our country. We have free will and are able to make our own decisions, and most humans have an innate instinct to be free. Most people want to have the ability to say, do, and think whatever they want. People have the desire to be free, but do not always use their freedom. Many people for example, instead of speaking out, follow the crowd. We want to be able to say and do what we want, but we sometimes follow what other people do and do not make a choice based completely on our thoughts and feelings. Most humans have the desire to be free, but some do not use their freedom or some use it in the wrong way.
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