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Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation: When the mind is without fear and the head is unbowed, we enjoy ______ freedom. - English

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Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation:

When the mind is without fear and the head is unbowed, we enjoy ______ freedom.

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When the mind is without fear and the head is unbowed, we enjoy complete freedom.

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Chapter 1.1: Where the mind is without fear - English workshop [Page 5]

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Chapter 1.1 Where the mind is without fear
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Where the Mind is Without Fear...

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
       Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
       By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
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  1. The title and the poet of the poem (01)
  2. Rhyme scheme (01)
  3. Figures of speech (01)
  4. Central Idea/Theme (02)

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