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What It Means To Be Free

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As the great activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wales once said, "We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless." Within this quote lies the sacrifices we have made in order to live the life we have today, because freedom is a right we should never take for granted. If I were asked what freedom meant to me, I would have to think and wonder. I would think about its impact and the mark it has left in our nation and its people. I would wonder about all the marvelous opportunities it has created for us. In the end, I would deliberate and state that freedom is a chance to envision your future. It is an opportunity to compose a grand masterpiece depicting your life's greatest dreams as you embark on

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