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The American Way: Freedom The heart of the American calendar is July 4. Americans have celebrat- ed-this date as "Independence Day" snice 1776. In a (1) ________ atmos- [1] _____. phere of this holiday, patriotic speeches remind Americans of their (2) _____ [2] _____. . July 4 represents the heartbeat of America:freedom. When Americans think of freedom they often think of (3) _________. A- [3] _____. merican -style democracy tries to protect individual rights. People in other cultures may not understand this (4) ______. [4] _____. Privacy is one good example of individual rights. Personal freedom in America often means the right to one’s own (5) _____ . American don’t [5] _____. want to invade someone’ s privacy, even if they know the person quite well. They prefer to keep many "family matters" private. (6) _______ , individuals [6] _____. may not share in conversation such information as salary, age, (7) [7] _____. status or religion. In American culture, freedom also implies equality. For Americans, e- quality refers to equal worth and equal (8) ____. In America, people can [8] _____. still hear rags -to -riches stories often enough to (9) _______it in the [9] _____. minds of many. Freedom arouses strong feelings for Americans. However, problems still exist. One individual’ s freedom can (10) ______ with the [10] _____. rights of others. The path to freedom is not completely smooth but for Amer- icans it is worth travelling.