Albertville High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Albertville, AL)

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What Does Freedom Mean? Freedom. That one word provided the foundation of America. In exercising this freedom, each American experiences freedom individually. American views of freedom have changed during the last two hundred years. To Patrick Henry, liberty and freedom were one and the same. In his famous address he stated that to live without freedom would be worse than death. To Americans today, freedom can be attending the church of their choice, voting in elections, conversing their beliefs, or printing their opinions. Freedom is the fundamental right of each American. To make any decision is to exercise this right. Mary V. Moore 5

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Government Be Improved? People often say what is wrong with our government, but very seldom do they say how to improve it. One of the most important ways to improve the government is to become involved in it on the local level. Being involved means studying the issues and the candidates and voting in every election, voicing ideas and opinions to representatives and other elected officials, and running for the office which one is qualified to hold. We need more honesty in our government. It seems that with the increase in the size of the United States, dishonesty has also increased. Again the answer lies with each of us. We, the American citizens, must stand up for what is right. We must exercise good citizenship not only in politics but in everyday life as well. If we don’t do this then everything the United States has stood for for two hundred years will be lost. Jerry Blanks