Fiore Mitchell
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The Market: The Root of What Defines Freedom
One of the most common reasons for conflict has been rooted in economics. Currency, throughout history, has been known to establish the social order and has been closely connected to the status and well being of individuals. Human beings have been defined by assets and wages for centuries, if not more, and an individual’s ability to do something has depended solely on the amount of money one possesses. This concept can be seen even during Eras such as the Renaissance with the Medici family and the rule they had over Florence because of their wealth, or the aristocracy in France that held the most power prior to the French Revolution. The richer the individual, the more power over society that individual holds and the same logic applies to the other side; the poorer the person, the less impact they have on society. Even today, this is a common trend. Considering that the amount of wealth an individual possesses has, more often than not, decided for them what they are capable of, it can then be inferred that in societies freedom itself begins with money. This correlation has only increased after the Industrial Revolution. Following the Industrial period, Western society has deemed economic freedom as freedom itself. In regions like the United States, they have been considered free countries because the economy is based around a free market, but even then the only truly wealthy are the individuals that succeed. In a sense, the structural backbone that formed Western society five hundred years ago, even after numbers of revolutions and movements, is still the same outline that shapes today’s society. What happens in a region’s economy is the baseline for helping them decide what freedom is, which in itself illustrates the connection between economic freedom and other freedoms. An individual’s sense of political and civic freedom differs depending on the amount of economic freedom given to them, and by understanding this connection, society may achieve progress. Furthermore, whether or not an individual may deem economic freedom as a real freedom is dependent on the individual’s ability to make use of that freedom.
By Fiore Mitchell5 years ago in Journal
When Hope Left Me
I once believed that I would be destined for great things. I would somehow make myself known, I would somehow find purpose for myself, I would get to feel like I have accomplished something in my life. It was my destiny; I was going to be somebody. No matter what hardship or obstacle blocked my path and held me back, I’d overcome it. Nothing could get in the way of my destiny. Nothing. What a foolish hope, a childish hope.
By Fiore Mitchell5 years ago in Poets
The Dream
It felt like hours he had been wandering with no clue, not even the slightest idea of where he was going or where he was running to next. This in itself was something that was nothing new, perhaps it was even considerably the only thing he knew for sure would never change. Though, as he continued on his path to what could have easily been nowhere, the scenery in his view was something all too familiar; a place he was tethered to, a place he was bound to return to time and time again. It was, in the back of his mind and in his heart, the place where he would always belong.
By Fiore Mitchell5 years ago in Families
