Freedom

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Writing a research paper on the extended definition freedom.
I- ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (consignes)
II- Extended definition (methodology)
III - Extended Definition (freedom)

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[...] This is why laws and legislation have put the right barriers regulating its applications and allowing everyone to fully access it. However and beyond this social frame, freedom comes in a large variety of understandings linked to external mostly combined with inner and cultural backgrounds, and appears to be still limited by economic and politic realities. Abraham Lincoln's quote "The world has never possessed a good definition of the word freedom" reveals that this notion like a pipe dream has been yet only restricted. References : 1 Lanza Del Vasto, Joseph (1959). Les Quatre Fléaux. Denoel. [...]

[...] But is everybody really born free and equal in the world ? Therefore, here comes another crucial point about freedom's general acceptance. Indeed, the notion if broadly acquired, is mostly based on a large number of initial assumptions. The first and most obvious one is a clear conscience concerning one's actions. It supposes also obvious individual and psychological competences in line with personal maturity and development while all of these abilities deal with culture and education. However, here comes the issue of the variety of cultures and educations worldwide which weaken the uniform application of freedom whether a strong desire of fully applying it would exist. [...]

[...] Paris. Harper, Douglas (2001-2018). Online Etymology Dictionary. Article « free ». [...]

[...] Despite its global use, freedom keeps some unknown historical background. The use of the word is so large and common that we hardly consider or we may have forgotten to look at its etymology, yet highly significant. From German to Old English, the roots of this word have surprisingly many connections with « friendship » as « friaz » and « freo » referring to the meaning « not in bondage »[2] were to first designate the free members of a clan who could freely decide to act from their own will. [...]

[...] Here comes another key assumption as freedom supposes oppression. Most of the time, liberty is partly or fully denied by some others on the basis of sophisticated and larger interests' conflicts generating huge inequalities. Liberty does not have the same meaning in every country. Hence, we need to mention that a large discrepancy is currently at work into the world dividing it into two distinctive groups, the haves and the have-nots who either loudly claim for their rights or dully hope for them. [...]