To begin, imagine a dark, cold and sterile room. It is filled with cages containing terrified stray animals. A small black and white puppy whimpers in a dark, musty corner of a cage. The puppy shivers and calls for its mother repeatedly, only to be drowned out by the roar of tense, aggressive barks and cruel, tortured growls. The disgusting odors surrounding him are foreign and unnatural, a mixture of filth in a sterile environment. Closest to him, the puppy smells the dog in the neighboring cage. The puppy is entrenched in the sour, rancid stench of broken dog fear. The foul odor penetrates him completely. The puppy is scared. He has been in this cage for almost a week and, although he is given food and water, he is completely alone. The puppy doesn't realize it, but the time he has left in his disgusting little cage is short. He is not free. “The only way to cope with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. » written by the French novelist and playwright Albert Camus, Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1957. The word free has countless definitions. Some define it in reference to control, while for others it refers to cost. Regardless, the word definitely has both negative and positive connotations in today's society. Tracing word origins, the word free has a history in many languages, including English, German, Romanian and Dutch. Google retrieves more than 838,000,000 songs containing the word free and 2,580,000,000 results including the word free. In fact, searching for something free on the Internet could take you a lifetime. To be free is to be free. Freedom is the ability to do what one wants. Free is free. Freedom can also mean a loss of...... middle of paper...... each of us can relate to the idea of ​​having our freedoms taken away. The meanings of this word range from superficial to deepest emotion, and while it has many negative connotations, it certainly has strong positive connotations as well. Finally, imagine a music festival taking place at dusk in a huge field with the stars. shining overhead. A beautiful young woman is lying on her back on soft, intense green grass. She looks up at the stars with a sweet smile on her lips. People around her are singing her favorite song, played by her favorite band. They all sway, unified by the soothing melody of the music. The woman breathes deeply and smells the grass and the sweet scent of flowers scattered in the field. The smell reminds him of his mother. The smile on his face widened. She is free.