Undergraduate / I need help with Stanford Essay What matters most to you? - Democracy [4]

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What do you think of it now

Undoubtedly, what matters to me the most is freedom, because since I was a child I've lived in a community that doesn't permit freedom of expression whether at school or at a national level. Most people in our society consider expressing oneself to be rude and odd, although a person could express himself without being impolite or disrespectful. A few years ago, I unwillingly arrived to school 15 mins late and I was ordered to run around the school playground for about 30 minutes, which lead to me missing my first lesson. I asked to meet the school headmaster and told her about what happened to me, expecting that she would help or sympathize with me, but instead I was accused of being rude and defying school rules; that day I felt really oppressed and weak. On a national level, we lived in fear of the ruling regime which didn't allow freedom of speech and anyone who would express his dissatisfaction with the status quo would either disappear or get imprisoned. Thats why I am infinitely overwhelmed with pride to say that I have contributed, emotionally and physically, in the acclaimed Egyptian Revolution, 25th of January. I dauntlessly marched, hand in hand, with multifarious Egyptians who audaciously risked their necks for the sake of their beloved country, to topple off a dictator, looking forward to a change. Despite the fact that I was merely one amongst millions but I am sure I was one of the factors of the revolution's triumph.