Four scores and seven years ago...

Upon driving from Wickford R.I. to Circleville Ohio, my mom and I decided to stop overnight in the small but important town of Gettysburg P.A. Being a new American, this was a very meaningful, insightful and, in a way, humbling experience. I know very little about the Civil War but as I spent time in Gettysburg, visiting the Civil War museum, the David Wills house (where President Lincoln stayed) and walking around the now beautiful grounds upon which the battle of Gettysburg took place, I have come a little closer to understanding my grandparents generation and what makes the U.S. what it is today.

"Four scores and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal".
President Abraham Lincoln.

Liberty and Freedom. These men who fought in the Civil War, fought to give me and my generation the privileges that I have today: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom to live the way I choose. This is something that cannot be disregarded or forgotten. However, does everyone in the United States have the same freedoms that I do? Does a nation "of the people, by the people, for the people" exemplify equality and liberty for all? We are definitely working towards it but we are not there yet. This will be exemplified throughout my internship working with people, who do not share these same freedoms. Should freedom be a privilege or a right? Should it be earned or should it be available for everyone? Furthermore, who defines freedom? I am not trying to be facetious or bash the United States. As I told my mom, I am very young, influential and liberal and I am just trying to grasp and understand this incredibly fascinating country and trying to figure the best possible way of giving back, helping others and being a good citizen. This experience was good food for thought and appropriate before starting my internship...