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Six Words About Freedom

What is freedom? According to Webster’s it’s:

The quality or state of being free as -
A. The absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action

B. liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another : independence

C. The quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous

What does freedom mean to you? Tell us in six words. Your Six Words might be chosen by the Clermont Co. National Underground Railroad Conference to be featured in a presentation.

So comment here with your six words.

Making a comment means that you agree to give permission for your words to be used.

Write and Win

Submit your lyrics or poetry  here in the comments by  October 9 for a shot at winning an electronic drum kit.

Library staff will sift through the entries and pick their 6 favorites. Those Top 6 will go head to head in a People’s Choice contest with you voting for your favorite  during Teen Read Week, October 17 – 24.

The winner will be announced October 25.

The rules:

  • Writers need to be 12 – 18 years old
  • Material must be original, so no sampling or mash-ups
  • Writing may not contain offensive language of any type (if you wouldn’t show it to your grandma, don’t share it with us)