Freedom

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Freedom may refer to:

• Freedom (philosophy), the idea of being free.
• Freedom (political), the absence of interference with the sovereignty of an individual by the use of coercion or aggression.
• Four freedoms, Roosevelt's freedoms of (1) speech and (2) belief, along with the freedom from (3) fear and (4) want.
• Liberty, the condition in which an individual has the ability to act according to his or her own will.
• Economic freedom, a controversial term used in economic research and policy debates.
• Free content, freedom of an artist's work to be redistributed, modified, and studied by others.
• Freedom of the City, an award made by municipalities, comparable to the (Golden) Key to the City, the signing of the golden book and similar ceremonies elsewhere.
• Systolic freedom, a concept in mathematics.
• Individual freedom, or individualism, the moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that stresses independence and self-reliance.
• Statue of Freedom, sometimes called Freedom, or Armed Freedom sits on top of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C.

Contents 1 People 2 Geography 3 Press 4 Construction 5 Television 6 Animation 7 Art 8 Music 8.1 Albums 8.2 Songs 9 Sports 10 Other uses

Freedom as a proper name may also refer to:

[edit] People

• Freedom Williams, an American hip-hop and dance music performer

[edit] Geography

Places in the United States:

• Freedom, California
• Freedom, Idaho and Wyoming
• Freedom, Indiana
• Freedom, Maine
• Freedom, Michigan
• Freedom, New Hampshire
• Freedom, New York
• Freedom, Oklahoma
• Freedom, Pennsylvania
• Freedom, Wisconsin

[edit] Press

• Freedom Magazine, a Scientology publication
• Freedom (newspaper), a British anarchist newspaper
• Freedom Press, a British anarchist publishing company
• Freedom Communications, a privately-held national media company headquartered in Irvine, California

[edit] Construction

• Freedom Ship, a concept for a floating city
• Space Station Freedom, the name of a NASA project which later became the International Space Station
• Freedom Tower (World Trade Center Tower 1), the centerpiece building of the new World Trade Center complex currently under construction in the Lower Manhattan section of New York City
• USS Freedom, either of three US Navy ships
• Freedom of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship

[edit] Television

• Freedom (TV series), a short lived television series in 2000

[edit] Animation

• Freedom Project, a series of six Original video animation with character and mecha designs by Katsuhiro Otomo, part of the promotional project for Nissin Foods Cup Noodles 35th anniversary known as Freedom Project
• ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam, fictional weapon in the Gundam SEED and Destiny anime television series
• ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam, a similar fictional weapon

[edit] Art

• Chris Pape (aka "Freedom"), graffiti artist

[edit] Music

• Freedom Records, jazz label

[edit] Albums

• Freedom (Andy Griggs album) (2002)
• Freedom (Santana album) (1987)
• Freedom (Yothu Yindi album) (1993)
• Freedom (Neil Young album) (1989)
• Freedom (Michael W. Smith album) (2000)
• Freedom (Akon album) (2008)
• Freedom (Mandisa album) (2009)
• Freedom (Sheena Easton album) (1997/2007)

[edit] Songs

• "Freedom" (Erasure song)
• "Freedom" (Isley Brothers song)
• "Freedom! '90" by George Michael, and covered by Robbie Williams
• "Freedom" (Rage Against the Machine song)
• "Freedom" (Jimi Hendrix song)
• "Freedom" (Wham! song)
• "Freedom" (Theme from Panther), sung by a chorus of 60+ African-American female R&B/hip-hop artists for the 1995 film
• "Freedom" (Paul McCartney song)
• "Freedom" (The Sons of Champlin song)
• "Freedom" (Solange song)
• "Freedom" from the Sonorous Susurrus release

[edit] Sports

• Florence Freedom, an independent minor league baseball team that plays in the Frontier League
• Washington Freedom, a women's professional soccer (football) team
• Valley Forge Freedom, an 'A'-level professional Ice Hockey Team in the MAHL

[edit] Other uses

• Freedom (software), a computer software
• Freedom fries, short-lived alternate term for french fries in the U.S.A.
• Freedom Yachts, a company based in Rhode Island, USA
• Freedom!, an educational computer game on the history of slavery
• The FREEDOM Act, a United States law
• Freedom (novel), a novel (due in 2010) by Jonathan Franzen

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