https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi en-us 2019-10-01 15:03:02 UTC 2019-10-11 02:51:16 UTC hello@padlet.com samuel_leaf2 https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391937312 Many people have their own meaning of  what freedom is to them, but what really is the meaning of freedom overall?]]> 2019-10-01 15:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391937312 samuel_leaf2 https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391940351 Freedom doesn't mean that we are totally free to do what we want. The government, parents, guardians, elders, and ourselves set boundaries for what a person can or can't do. ]]> 2019-10-01 15:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391940351 samuel_leaf2 https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391951630 The author had been working very hard for his family since age 12. He had jobs that required muscle and not mind. Later on, he is working the best job he can get and he is desperate and has to sleep in peoples cars and outside before finding a room to rent.

]]> 2019-10-01 15:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391951630 samuel_leaf2 https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391952113 Thomas Jefferson wrote about how the King of England was a very controlling ruler and how they wanted to be independent from England. The King would not accept people not agreeing with him. The King would also do things without the permission of the people or anybody else. ]]> 2019-10-01 15:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391952113 samuel_leaf2 https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391952480 Freedom doesn't mean that we able to do whatever we want to. For example, in the "Declaration of Independence", it states The King would do whatever he wanted "...imposing taxes without our Consent...has refused to pass laws for the accommodation of large districts of people..."  (Jefferson 1) The people went against The King because he was doing whatever he wanted. The people wanted to set boundaries for what leader could or could not do and as a result, constructed their own nation independent from England.]]> 2019-10-01 15:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391952480 samuel_leaf2 https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391952601 Freedom also has a price. Some people are not as fortunate as others are in this "free" nation. For example, in "Black Hair", the author talks about how when he ran away from his home because of how his home life was, he struggled. "...when I was a seventeen-year-old runaway who ended up in Glendale, California, to work for Valley Tire Factory. To answer an ad in the newspaper I walked miles in the afternoon sun, my stomach slowly knotting on a doughnut that was still breakfast, my teeth like bright candles gone yellow." (Soto 627) He payed the price to have what we know as "freedom".]]> 2019-10-01 15:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391952601 samuel_leaf2 https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391952899 Freedom doesn’t exactly mean you are free.You still have laws and rules we have to follow for our own and others safety. Freedom doesn’t mean  you can do what you want, freedom has a price, and it doesn’t matter how you are born. It all depends on the person and what they do. What does freedom mean to you?]]> 2019-10-01 15:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391952899 samuel_leaf2 https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391954748 The American dream is to provide for you and your family. The American dream is about those who came before you and the next generation after you. You are creating a future for the generations that come after you.]]> 2019-10-01 15:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/391954748 samuel_leaf2 https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/392503543 Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the "Declaration of Independence" wrote about the reasons for wanting separation from England. Gary Soto, the author of "Black Hair" wrote about how his life and how he has had to work hard most of his life.]]> 2019-10-02 15:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/392503543 samuel_leaf2 https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/394500803 You don’t need to be born a certain way to achieve greatness. The “American Dream” is about everyone.. For example, in A Chinaman’s Chance, it says “something that held people of all races, religions, and identities together.” (Liu 633) This ties into freedom because it doesn’t matter who you are, you can do great things. ]]> 2019-10-07 15:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/samuel_leaf2/qrryeqwyd5yi/wish/394500803