American Flag Persuasive Speech

The American flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, with seven red stripes alternating among six white. In the upper left corner there is a rectangular blue space that contains fifty white stars. The thirteen stripes symbolize the thirteen original colonies of the United states of America and the stars represent the fifty states of the Union. White is said to symbolize purity and innocence. Red symbolizes strength and courage, and blue symbolizes vigilance, perseverance and justice. The flag in simple words is a piece of cloth that has meaning. The flag stands for everything in our country’s past.

The confederate flag was used in the civil war where the south separated from the rest of the states. The reason for this was to keep slavery to not loose labor, they also didn't want to treat african american slaves as equals. The flag was used as the most popular symbol for the confederates. We fought our self and lost so many lives for this cause. In the end the north won, the south(confederate) join the u.s once more and slavery was not allowed and was passed as a law.

The united states flag has been a big part of history since the beginning. patriotism also played an important part in the war. Betsy Ross made the first american flag. The flag has changed quite a bit since the design of the flag. For example the number of stars.

My fellow australians Change is not the answer! The Australian flag is intertwined with history, something lacking in all ‘new’ Australian flags. The current Australian flag is what our soldiers die under, its what are sportsmen win under. The flag has undergone draughts, floods, and depressions and recessions; it defines us as Australians. Every time you see the flag it reminds all Australians of what we have accomplished as a country, it reminds us of what we have lost and what do we have to show for it if we change our flag.

With that being said the history of the flags use in many ways helps show proof of the flags true meaning and during those times the rebels flew the flag in war and not towards African American people during the 1800's. People have argued that the flag was flown by the slave farms and by the KKK and that is true but the KKK burned the flag they didn't fly the waving is and saying vulgar things towards people and the slave farms flew the flags on their own beliefs in the flag and what it was for but really this flag was made to be flown in the war during this era and before the final version it resembled the united states flag which caused confusion and so they changed it 2 more times and that's where the final version comes from and that version was flown in battle and even in battles that weren't even won but

The confederate flag, one of the most controversial image of the American culture, was adopted on May 1, 1863, which was percipated by the issue of slavery. It was initially adopted as the battle flag by the army of Northern Virginia. And, even though it was never officially

Throughout the years there has been many flags that represent something unique of a nation. Flags that symbolizes our freedom and pride of becoming part of that nation. These flags give us the motivation and strength to fight until the end for the protection of our nation. However, as years went by, many different flags have brought about many controversies that have resulted in the fall and disappearance of them, all except one, the Confederate Flag. The Confederate flag is a well-known historical flag all around the United States and possibly around the world. However, this flag has provoked many controversial situations in the nation due to the way individuals interpret it.

When America was first started it was a country of many new beginnings for the people that lived there and their ideas they created. A lot of countries at the time were ruled by a person in a crown but many of the colonists that lived here no longer wanted to be ruled by King George the third in England. So the 13 colonies came together to declare their independence and start what is known today as America. One of America’s first leaders was General George Washington. He and a few other generals called for a national flag to be made to unify their armies. So in 1777 the American flag was adopted by the first American Congress members.

This flag would become the official flag of the new United State of America. “The flag had thirteen stars and thirteen stripes to represent the thirteen colonies that won the Revolutionary War and became the United States of America. Today the flag has fifty stars to represent the fifty States of America; however, the thirteen stripes still remain to represent the thirteen colonies of Betsy Ross’s time” (Palazzo-Craig, 2004).

The pattern of the flag as a symbol is not cut and dry. The flag that we know as the Confederate Flag today was actually never the Confederate Army’s official flag. It was the Confederate battle flag of Northern Virginia. It is now a part of the culture and history of the United States. The meaning of the flag is dynamic. It has changed over time. The meaning of the flag is not shared. Its meaning varies from a simple historical material creation to a

The American flag not only stands for pride, freedom, and strength but the colors on the flag have a meaning behind them that all Americans should understand. In a description of the flag on a website dedicated solely to the Flag of the United States of America is states "The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes) are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice" (US Flag 2005). The flag was not just thrown together to represent the country but also have a true meaning behind them. The stars and stripes on the flag have both an exact meaning but also have the meaning of

The flag is a symbol of amid the smoke of combat but today there is many thoughts about taking it down. Some say

Each color on the American flag symbolizes a different thing. The American flag consists of three colors, red, white, and blue. The colors of the American flag are also included in the Great Seal of the United States of America. No one knows the exact date that the colors of the American flag were adopted but they were first seen around 1782. According to Duane Streufert in What do the colors of the Flag mean?, the color red on the American flag symbolizes hardiness and valour. The color red symbolizes hardiness to stay strong and healthy in the Constitution. Also, the color red symbolizes valour for courage or bravery in battle. Also, according to Duane Streufert in What do the colors of the Flag mean?, the color white symbolizes purity and innocence.

We all have heard the romantic story of our flag. How Betsy Ross sat in her living room all night, sewing together the stars and stripes. Today, Betsy’s masterpiece still flies high all around our country, but, in many of the southern states, there is a second flag that flies with it. The Confederate flag. The birth story of this war flag is not romantic in any shape or form. During the Civil War, there was much confusion on the battlefield between the original Confederate flag, “Stars and Bars”, and our “Stars and Stripes”. So the leaders of the Confederates had their Committee on the Flag and Seal create a totally different flag to use for the battlefield, and they would use their original flag for parades. Hence, the birth of the Confederate

On June 14, 1787, The Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution Act that states: "That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”(Cite) Flag Day is observed on every June 14 for the sacred symbol of the United States of America of what is the Flag. As each star increased on the flag, turmoil on how the flag should or should not be treated also grew. Many americans, including myself, see it a national symbols that need no discretion what so ever. This including punishment under the law and from public policies. Some protesters, mainly libertarians saw the symbol as the face of the government