What Did "Freedom" Mean for Americans in the Early Twenty-First

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Essay

What did "freedom" mean for Americans in the early twenty-first century? Was America an "exceptional" nation? How so? Describe the range of freedoms people experienced, or perhaps did not experience. How would Americans describe their status at home and in the world by the end of the Obama presidency? Explain.

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Definitions:

Recognized

In accounting, recognized refers to the formal acknowledgment in financial statements that a transaction or event has impacted the entity's financial position or performance.

Book Value

The net value of a company's assets as found on its balance sheet, and is calculated by subtracting liabilities from the value of assets.

Depreciable Asset

An asset that diminishes in value over time due to use, wear and tear, or obsolescence, which can be deducted over its useful life.

Market Value

The current price at which an asset or a service can be bought or sold in a marketplace.