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1st Place
Blaine Bubalo
Riverside, Mrs. Johnson |
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| "I
thank my lucky stars to be living here today. "Cause the
flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that
away." These are the words in Lee Greenwood's song, "God
Bless America". These are words I believe in. Our flag is
the Statue of Libertys blanket. We must protect our
freedom when our civil rights are threatened and when
other countries threaten us. Freedom is something everyone
should have and enjoy.
Freedom is worth
fighting for when our civil rights are threatened. One of
our civil rights is the right to vote for who or what I
believe in. As Americans we can also choose what religion
we want to be, and what career we want to pursue. We must
always fight to keep our civil rights. Another example of
when to fight for freedom is when countries threaten us.
On 9-11 terrorists flew into the twin towers. They tried
to make our country fall with the towers, but instead our
country got stronger. This showed our unity, and our
strong desire to keep American a free and safe country. We
must not let terrorists or other countries take away our
freedom.
I hope you realize that
when our civil rights are threatened, and when our country
is threatened it's time to fight for freedom. We must make
sure that our flag always stands for freedom. |
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2nd Place
Katie Paschelke
Whittier School, Mr. Danielson |
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When is freedom worth fighting for, you ask? I think it
always is. For many years, brave men and women have risked
their lives for our country and our rights, for example:
Holocaust, The Great Depression, mutiny, poverty and war.
Thousands of innocents were killed during these fateful
times. Right now my dad
is fighting in Kosovo. This is really important to me
because it's the second time he's been deployed. He was in
Desert Storm when my mom was pregnant with me, too. I feel
that if you have something to say, don't be afraid to let
people know!
We're not forced to
believe in Freedom of Speech or Religion. We are free to
choose.
Some people don't take
the time to appreciate our soldiers. War protesters hold
up signs by highways saying "Honk if you love America,"
but they won't do anything about the current situation!
Take into consideration
all the USA has done for where we are now before you
underestimate Freedom.
That is why I think
Freedom is worth fighting for |
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3rd
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Matt Huesmann
Baxter, MN Mrs. Warren |
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Freedom is worth fighting for when people lose their civil
rights. People have the right to vote, wear clothes that
they want and go to the church they choose. We have these
rights because our ancestors fought for them a long time
ago. In Minnesota, you have
the right to vote, if you are 18 or older. In the past, only
men could vote, so women fought for that that right.
In Afghanistan, ladies of
all ages have to wear clothes that cover their entire
bodies, even their heads. They can be beaten or killed if
they don't follow the law. Hopefully, when the United States
is done fighting in Iraq, women should get to wear what they
want.
In Saudi Arabia, if you
are standing on the street reading a Bible you are put in a
federal prison for life. If you are trying to get a person
to become a Christian, you are given capital punishment.
This means they kill you for breaking the law. In the United
States, we can pick our own church and not worry about
getting killed.
That is why our freedom is
worth fighting for. |
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