“What Freedom Means to Me”

Midwest Partners is inviting students to write essays that explore the enduring importance of "The Four Freedoms" outlined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1941 State of the Union address. Students are asked to examine one of The Four Freedoms portrayed by Norman Rockwell with the corresponding photo of the same freedom in artist Maggie Meiners’ folio series. Students will use these pieces of art as visual evidence, alongside various sources, to support their thesis.