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Freedom has always come very easily for me. I've always had it and I've never been without it. But as I sit here thinking I remember all the stories that were told to me, about the struggles we were put through to get these freedoms. Since I am a black woman my ....

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.... at all. Everyday they live in fear for their lives. If its not being threatened by their own government its being threatened by the lack of food they receive. Imagining the things they go through everday makes me wonder about my freedoms. Why is it that I can go to my refrigerator whenever I want and be able to get a nice, clean drink of water. When Meanwhile in some foreign country some 10 year old kid, who has the same thirst as I do has to go to a lake where the animals bathe to get a foul, disease infested drink. Knowing about these peoples sufferings really makes me realize how important and how special the freedoms that Americans posses ....