Faith N. Odigbo
Dr. Carr
Freshmen Seminar
Freedom and Justice
Last week class discussion was quite interesting to say the least, and very informative. Dr. Kane Felder was an engrossing speaker when he was talking about freedom and justice. According to Webster’s Dictionary, freedom is defined as the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. While justice is defined as the quality of being fair and reasonable according to the Webster’s Dictionary. Dr. Kane Felder mentioned that during slavery, that freedom meant how to get out of physical bondage but then when slaves were emancipation freedom meant getting an education and trying to prosper as a whole. Now freedom mean in the 20th century means equal opportunity and trying to level the playing field among African Americans and Caucasians in all aspects of life. Dr. Kane Felder mentioned that freedom and justice are based upon religion. Religion provides the laws of justice by doing God’s will. Jesus is an inspirational figure for many people around the world especially leaders. Jesus is a pivotal figure for many and His words inspires others, though many indulge in the European version of the Bible which does not provide many answers for today’s generation but the African Bible is the solution and has many inspiring scriptures. Europeans are at the center of everything and many things form around that. Everything we see, read and even indulge in are from the standpoint of an European point of view, so some things may be distorted in order to maintain their image of the being the “creators.” Dr. Kane Felder speech was interesting and brought many things forward and to our generation’s attention.
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