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Review Of Philip Randolph's Poem 'Freedom: It Is Won'

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“Freedom is never given; it is Won”-A. Philip Randolph. To me, Freedom is Hope. Freedom is men and women fighting every day to keep me safe. It's not always peace, and it isn't always free. But it gives me the courage to stand up for myself and what I believe in. When I wake up I don't have to worry about being controlled. I take freedom for granted, I never honestly appreciate my right to go to school and my right to free speech. I should think about the men and women who fight for me every day and the people who don't get the things I do, like going to school, going to church and dressing how I want. Freedom is happiness. If you wake up “free” and unhappy you're not really free or you don't really feel like you are.With freedom, you

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