According to the American Heritage Dictionary, freedom is defined as the condition of being free of restraints; liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression; political independence; exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition; the capacity to exercise choice; free will; ease or facility of movement; frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve; the right to unrestricted use; the right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship; a right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference. According most seniors in High School attending college in the fall, freedom is defined as being away from your parents and living on your own.
             Personally, I could not wait for the day to come when I would I go off to college, making my own decisions, being responsible for myself, and being on my own. Wait, let me think about this again; decisions on my own... being responsible for myself... being on my own? Actually, it sounds pretty scary. Don't get me wrong, I couldn't wait to be parent free, but I hadn't done that in seventeen years (all my life)! I relied on my parents for just about everything. My mom woke me up every morning and made me breakfast, and then either drove me to the bus stop, or school. When I arrived home from school, I had a home cooked meal waiting for me, and my parent's voice in my ear saying, "Do your homework!" On the weekends, my father would gather all of my clothes and do the laundry. All I worried about was cleaning my room and washing the dishes. It was a great life. My parents were the driving force to my success, and the reason why I am where I am today. With out them in my life, things would have been complete caous! But now, I would be going off to a world with almost complete freedom away from their driving force keeping m...