On Friday, when the substitue teacher did not show up on time, the class just talked for a while, but then the exclamations came forth. We were all thinking the same thing, "What if the sub doesn't show up at all?" A student reminded us that if the sub didn't come within 10 minutes of the bell, we were allowed to leave. The thought of this freedom and early dismissal from class excited us all, and we proceeded to write on the board, talk excitedly, and ruminate on what we would do with all the free time. Well, the sub showed up just as we were writing, "6 minutes to freedom" on the whiteboard. We all gave a sad kind of sigh, as if saying that we knew that it would never happen, but were excited by the prospect.
The strangest part was that we proceeded to go down to the auditorium and listen to a punk rock legend with a cool accent tell us about his career. It was the most relaxing day of American Studies that we have ever had! It made me think that if the sub hadn't shown up, we probably would have gone down to hear him speak anyway, just to see what it was all about. What else would we have done? There really isn't much to do at school when classes are still running and your friends are in those classes.
So, from what does our desire for freedom come? Why do we need it? As teenagers we tend to want freedom from our parents, as Americans we wanted freedom from England, as a society we enjoy our freedoms as protected by the constitution. The Puritans wanted freedom to start their own (hopefully perfect) church. What fascinates us with freedom?
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