Freedom and Justice

La Brea Hill

Monday 12:10- 1:00

This week’s fresh man seminar was given by Dr. Kane Felder on the topic of Freedom and Justice. Dr. Felder began the lecture with different definitions of freedom. One of the definitions that he gave was, and individual or groups inalienable to exercise choices. By choices he meant good and bad choices. As we began to go deeper into the lecture he began to make references to the bible by given examples of choices and freedom. For instance he discussed the choices of Adam and Eve. He began to speak on how freedom had responsibilities as well as consequences. I think the whole lecture on freedom was to inform how important or freedoms are, especially African Americans. After fighting so long to be free, people often take advantage of such rights given to them or hardly acknowledge at all. This lecture also allows us to raise questions about our government and about our freedom. Are we truly free though we are often restricted from doing certain things we want, and doesn’t go intact with the law? Such references of freedom and justice out the bible, allows us to compare past days to now. Dr. Felder started the class off with a Greek quote that in English meant “In time all that is hidden will come to life!” I believe this quote  means that soon such laws that we abide by and such rights we are given will no longer be what the government wants us to see, we will soon began to realize that we are not as free as they say we are. As we continue to study and educate ourselves we will perceive things different and look at life from a different perspective. Everything that we did not notice before will soon be clearer to our understanding.