Everett High School - Nesika Yearbook (Everett, WA)

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Freedom means to be free to do as you please. To go out and let your- self go where you please and do what you please without anyone standing in your way, to a certain extent, that is. It's like a bird flying in the sky, there's no one stopping him. He has a mind of his own like we do. So just do what makes you feel free, go where it makes you feel free,just be free. Byoiivi The love you gave me, made me happy. Your feelings and thoughts all surround me. Those precious moments we spend together, finds our meaning of Freedom. Tomorrow we wonder will it ever be the same. Wanting and hoping for happiness again. But never will we really know, the lasting of Freedom it never shows. By Dianna West Freedom to me is a beautiful thing. To me it means that I can do what ever I want, whenever I want, where ever I want. But it's more than that it's also a feeling of being your own person and being what you want to be. Freedom is a walk when you want it, to talk to anyone you want, to say what you want, do what you want, and without anyone bothering you about it. But even if they take this freedom away, we'll always have one kind of freedomg freedom ofthought. By Shari Durnil Freedom is loving the mountains with their ever increasing beauty. Freedom is a seagull gliding in the sky. Freedom is the trees and the flowers swaying in the wind. Freedom is the grass and the weeds, growing for themselves with no limits. Freedom is the ocean rushing in with the tides, sometimes quiet, sometimes loud, it's her choice. Freedom is the snow falling, always different, with no known or desired destination. Freedom is laughing and crying at the same time. Freedom is loving to care when it's your choice. Freedom is being able to love. Freedom is love. Freedom is perfecting this love- the love that is your life. By Jeanne Trepanier Monticello When I think of freedom I think of all happy and beautiful things. I think of green hills, flowery meadows, trees, the snowy white mountains, the roaring blue ocean, the golden sand, and all naturous things. I think of these things be- cause they are all free. The grass grows from the sun and rain when it wants to. The flowers bloom in beautiful colors at special times of the year. No one tells the rain when to fall or the sun when to shine or the flowers when to grow. These things just happen and they always turn out beautiful. By Baula Anderson Freedom is being able to have the right to do as we please as long as we think it is right in our own minds. It gives the people a chance to show how they can be responsi- ble person. They are not told what to do, where to work, who to associ- ate with and all that stuff. We are able to make our own decisions and choices of what we really want in life. By Claudia Melling

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Freedom to me is three basic re- sponsibilities. First, our founding fathers who had a dream and risked life and limb for that dream. Sec- ondly, freedom is a responsibility to ourselves and those in the gen- eration in which we live. Because the manner in which we chose to use or restrict our freedom in our daily life can drastically effect our lives and the lives of those around us. Thirdly, and possibly most im- portant, freedom is a responsibility to those which are to follow in our places, our sons and daughters. What freedoms are we leaving them with? Freedom to me is the respon- sibility of each generation to the next to insure that our actions will never impede their rights. By Troy Howard Freedom to me is being able to sit and think without having some- body's thoughts put into my head, to be able to help someone and be a friend to someone who isn't so fortunate, without being put down for it. Freedom is to love and wor- ship the ONE Lord Sc God without opposition. Freedom is all of these things and so much more. It's what brought our forefathers to this country and the basic principles which this country was founded on. By Heidi Gruber The Statue of Liberty Freedom in my opinion is the right to do, say, and especially, think what you wish, as long as it doesn't interfere with someone else. No one should be forced to do any- thing against their will. l don't believe, either, that anybody should have to do something against their nature to be with the in crowd. ln my opinion, conformity is one of the worst blows to freedom there is. If people don't accept you, the way you are, then go ahead and be a loner. By Jeff Barton As an individual you have alot of responsibilities in life, and the most important one is you. How you live, and what your plans are for life is really up to you. So free- dom to me is having that right and not letting anyone else make up my By Chris Bundy