The document is a student's essay on the topic of freedom. It discusses freedom and education, and examines how much freedom governments should allow and when individuals should give up their freedom of choice. It explores these concepts through analyzing passages from Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World" and comparing the fictional "World State" society to contemporary society. The essay also considers different social classes that exist within societies and whether democracies can truly be free from social hierarchies.
1. FREEDOM
Hyeunjin Jin
English 10F
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2. What is the
government’s role in
education?
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3. Freedom:
“an absence of undue restrictions
and
an opportunity to exercise one's rights
and powers.”
Education:
“The act of undue acquiring general
knowledge”
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4. “The lower the caste, the shorter the
oxygen”(Pg.17).
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5. “Now we proceed to rub in the lesson
with a mild electric shock”(Pg25).
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6. “All this points to the rather stark conclusion
that without freedom,
there can be no real education”
(Krishnamurti 12).
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7. “ Promote student by fostering educational
excellence
and ensuring equal access”(ED.GOV1).
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10. Works Cited
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_aliraza_/2382557884/
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/education
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Freedom+
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkaranka/473722764/
http://www.flickr.com/photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/akersjc2000/5603934813/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dred242/481703513/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdarkholme/5457034644/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerbooktrance/2131913198/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerbooktrance/2131913198/
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11. Freedom
By Samuel Han
Mrs. Webster
10F
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12. The Question
How important is freedom
of choice? When should
one give it up?
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13. Freedom of Choice- the apparent ability to make choices
without any kind of constrain
Give up
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14. World State Part 1
“ “I’m glad I’m not an Epsilon,”
said Lenina, with conviction. “And
if you were an Epsilon,” said
Henry, “your conditioning would
have made you no less thankful
that you weren’t a Beta or an
Alpha.”” (Huxley 74).
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15. World State Part 2
“Science is dangerous; we
have to keep it most
carefully chained and
muzzled” (Huxley 225).
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16. Contemporary Society
Part 1
The secret of happiness is freedom
-Thucydides
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17. Contemporary Society
Part 2
While we are free to
choose our own
actions, we are not free
to choose the
consequences of our
actions
-Stephen R.
Covey
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18. The decision is yours to
make...isn’t it?
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20. Bibliography
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohman/190800033/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dm-set/3567686803/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29965743@N08/3601219534/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/booleansplit/4020946524/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/3550794139/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/osde-info/4405222322/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23930202@N06/5756590015/
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. 1st ed. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. Print.
http://thinkexist.com/quotations/freedom/
This is reliable as they are a copyrighted organization since 1999.
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23. World State
“Nothing like
oxygen-shortage for
keeping an embryo
below par”
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24. “We decant our babies as socialized human beings,
as Alphas or Epsilons, as future sewage workers or
future... future world controllers” (Huxley 13).
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25. “One way to think of a
person’s position in
society is in terms of four
factors -- education,
income, occupation and
wealth”
Contemporary
Society
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26. “At a time of extraordinary
advances in medicine, class
differences in health and lifespan
are wide and appear to be
widening”
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27. From Birth VS Through Restless Efforts
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28. World State = Contemporary Society
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29. Citation
• T s e , A r c h i e , a n d B e n We r s c h k u l . " H o w C l a s s Wo r k s . " N e w
Yo r k T i m e s 1 5 M a y 2 0 0 5 , P r i n t . < http://www.nytimes.com/packages/
html/national/20050515_CLASS_GRAPHIC/index_01.html>
• This source shows statistics that was gathered by the
New York Times, which shows how social classes are
verified in the contemporary society
• S c o t t , J a n n y, a n d D a v i d L e o n h a r d t . " S h a d o w y L i n e s T h a t S t i l l
D i v i d e . " N e w Yo r k T i m e s 1 5 M a y 2 0 0 5 , P r i n t . < h t t p : / /
w w w . n y t i m e s . c o m / 2 0 0 5 / 0 5 / 1 5 / n a t i o n a l / c l a s s / O V E RV I E W-
FINAL.html?pagewanted=1>
• This article shows the overview of the 3 week project
defining classes in the contemporary society.
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/dborman2/3258378233/sizes/o/in/photostrea m/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/2181400128/sizes/l/in/photostream/
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30. To What Extent does Government
Limit Freedom?
Eric Yoon
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31. Freedom:
“The power or
right to act,
speak, or think
as one wants
without
hindrance or
restraint
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32. World State
“Almost nobody. I’m one of the very few. It’s prohibited... We
want them to like the new ones” (Huxley 218-219)
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33. The Deltas muttered, jostled one
another a little, and then were
still. The threat had been
effective. Deprivation of soma -
appalling thought!”
(Huxley 210)
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34. Contemporary Society
“No unfair suppression of rights and of
individuals” (Gordon Brown)
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35. “What’s next, banning smoking
outdoors?”
(Michael B. Siegel)
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36. ________
Suppression vs Liberty
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38. Bibliography
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/benheine/4407129555/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikrasmussen/3150742229/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/3311165364/#/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/dreamincolour/3533566018/#/
• “Brown condemns violence in Iran” BBC News. 19 June 2009. (It is
from BBC, and it roles as an example of violation in freedom of
information.
• Siegel, Michael. “A Smoking Ban Too Far” New York Times. May 5. 2011.
(It is from NYT, and the author expresses objection against the
government law)
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