otherwise known as the American Flag, has been a huge part of America 's history and a representation of The United States of America. Ever since The American Flag has been around there have been countless debates about whether it should be a crime to burn or deface the flag. Throughout the world there are many places where defacing your country 's symbol is considered a crime and considered disrespectful, and others where it is considered an expression of free speech and one can do so if they please
How is one considered an American? What does it mean to be a citizen? What does it mean to be a part of a country? I believe that being a citizen is much more than just living in the same country for a set number of years. There are several ways that the word "citizen" can be defined. For example, individuals may say that when you do good deeds and make your country a better place you are considered a citizen. When you work hard to donate to your country you are showing that you believe in
Frederick Douglass was a prominent African American social reformer in the 1800’s. Frederick Douglass’s work includes 1,000 of speeches and autobiographies throughout his quest for reform. Douglass escaped slavery at the young age of 20 years old. He went on to spread his voice on social justice through a long profound, powerful, and influential career. Frederick Douglass’s famous Fourth of July speech has caused much criticism over the years. Douglass believed that on a day when white Americans
world history, there is a point when one encounters the question of freedom. What is freedom? Different meanings are attached to freedom, especially when one questions what exactly they are free from. Free from slavery? Free from dept? Free from oppression? There are so many different types of freedom, that it 's hard to just give out a sentence and claim 'that 's freedom '. However when looking at America a clear vision of freedom appears and it does so mostly because of its history. The United States
that fuel the American Revolution and America’s actual practice after the constitution. America called for a break from Britain to be able to get the liberty, equality and justice they believed mankind deserve. The American fight for freedom was almost hypocritical for many Americans would continue to own enslaved people, denying them their chance at freedom. Blacks were concurrently calling for their freedom when the colonies were, but there were too many oppositions at the time. This paragraph
America stands for freedom and diversity. It’s about people of all different races, background, and history coming together to form one big country. I also think America stands for freedom of speech. It’s one of the big reason why foreigners move here. That what makes America so great we have so many people from all over who have experienced so many different things and have different perspectives and they can come to together and make a good plan for us as a country. Some countries you 're not even
Mickey Mouse is a well loved symbol of the greatness of America. He represents a long carefree era when everything in the world has gone well for the most prosperous nation on earth. He symbolises the prosperity of Americans throughout a period when they have dominated the world both economically and politically. It is significant that a creature often viewed in other countries as a pest to be eradicated can rise in the United States of America to become a movie star and a household name. This symbolises
of equality as well as the unique sense of liberating American freedom is prevalent all throughout I, Too, Sing America. This poem is a protest against the rapid discrimination that was still ongoing, despite the advances to bridge the race gap that were made. This theme is developed by the extended metaphor which continued throughout the poem, an allusion as well as a expansion upon a earlier piece of literature called "I Hear America Singing"; which preaches a similar message that Hughs is trying
Thomas Paine: An Arguably Arguable Statement Women’s rights, civil rights, and marital rights are three common topics that have been legalized in the United States over the past one hundred years. Thomas Paine manifested a pamphlet that insisted that America was a land of free choices as he proclaims,”Made up, as it is, of people from different nations, accustomed to different forms and habits of government, speaking different languages, and more different in their modes of worship, it would appear that
The United States of America is known as the “land of the free”. But as most know “free” always comes with a price. Luckily, the price is worth a lifetime of opportunities and freedoms that other countries will never get to experience. America has immigrants naturalized every year. People from these countries come to America to pursue the “land of the free”. In fact, in 2014, “654,949 people were naturalized.”1 America is also known around the world as the country that practices democracy. The