Middle School All Over Again

Going into the McCormick Freedom Museum I personally was not interested in anything that was there; I felt like I was back in the sixth grade all over again learning about the freedoms that we as Americans take for granted. Because of what I have just stated above I am going to tell you about what I thought was the most amusing exhibit; for me it was an area that had a group of four different instances of when freedom was being challenged. The four reasons were starting a Gay Straight Alliance at a high school, banning a poets books from a public library, having a public demonstration of the Nazi party in a predominantly Jewish town, and another that just escapes me at the moment. At each station there were four people that would state their arguments either for or against the topic, and then in the end I was able to vote on what side I personally believed was right based off of the information I was given. It made me think more about the situations at hand, instead of just picking something because my parents tell me to. I also believe this exhibit has a few responsibilities that go along with what it advertises. For instance take time to consider both sides of the topic, respect, and try to be fair. Even thought there are those responsibilities that does not mean that everyone uses them to come up with their final choice; which is what I find interesting and funny. Because in the end our own personal biases win over facts and evidence.