Persuasive Essay

Veterans are important because they have given us our freedom from tyrants for the past 237 years. Vets fought against the oppressors from of England during the War of Independence and the War of 1812. They continue to fight today! The estimated amount of casualties from the War of Independence was around 50,000! That means over 50,000 people died to stop England’s tyranny, in just one of two wars! In attacking Americans in the War of 1812, England sent ten times as many troops in just the last six months, than they had during all the years before. That is how much the greedy British wanted to steal the United States of America from us! Had the Veterans not stood their ground, we would all be French

Next, Veterans risked their lives for everyone in the United States of America Veterans don’t just serve to save lives,they serve because they have to fight,take risks,and to challenge themselves.

Not just because it flagrantly insults the concept of liberty that true patriotism embraces, but also because his focus threatens to turn standing for the national anthem into a partisan act.” (Zorn). Trump has turned the protest into a major issue because he says it is unpatriotic, but it is a vast form of patriotism. The athletes are protesting because they do not like how America is, but some cannot get over the “disrespect” to the flag. In “National anthem protests are about racism, not patriotism,” Scanlon states, “For them, America has not been well. For them, the flag stands for institutionalized racism and the obstacles they face for something as arbitrary as the color of their skin. Colin Kaepernick, the player who began the movement last year, even decided to take a knee instead of sitting after a conversation with a veteran last year. There is nothing more these players could have done to make it clear that kneeling is a way for them to bring light to issues and generate a discussion, not show disrespect for the military” (Scanlon). The athletes kneel to make a major statement and brings light to racism. Although some (including the president) find the protest disrespectful, the athletes are making a large patriotic statement. The athletes use patriotism in a form of freedom of speech for how institutional racism is still active in the U.S.

It was once said by Ronald Reagan that, “When we honor our flag we honor what we stand for as a nation- freedom,equality, justice and hope”. In the article “In the land of the free,’ are you free to sit out of the national anthem?” by Jaweed Kaleem. It all started to get attention at Quarterback from the NFL Football player to remain seated while the “Star-Spangled Banner”. The rest of his teammates stood and had one hand over their hearts during the “Star-Spangled Banner”. When people saw an NFL Player do it; some people follow his lead. While The quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled when the song came on with one of his teammates. Also, the Cornerback stay seated during that song during that game. Some people have their beliefs on the flag,

I believe that every American should have the duty to show the people who fight for our country respect. They risk their lives so that we can wake up every morning knowing that we are free and that we all have a fair chance to pursue our dreams. Realizing what veterans have been through in their lifetime and taking it into consideration is part of my responsibility to America. I must also be respectful to veterans’ families. The families of veterans go through some hard times.

To stand or not stand? That is the question regarding the recent controversy with the National Football League. Many football players have protested against America’s oppression of African Americans and other minorities by linking arms with their peers, and kneeling while the National Anthem , The Star Spangled Banner, played in the arenas. Those who oppose this form of protest, feel as though by not standing with hand over heart, the players are disrespecting our country and the veterans who fought for it.  They have also called those who are protesting "bad Americans". Both sides have their own ideas of  “America the Beautiful”, and has their own idea of what patriotism is. What exactly is patriotism? What does a "bad American” look like? Maybe with a little more understanding of what patriotism is, we can begin to unravel the meaning of a "good American”. Only by doing so can we start to weigh in on what is right and wrong within this controversy

The veterans protect our country by paving the way to our freedom, therefore they should receive special attending

Americans lately have been arguing whether high school,college,and professional athletes (mostly football players) should stand or be allowed to kneel for the national anthem. The definition of patriotism is “vigorous support for one's country”. Just in the definition of the word, and since our flag represents our country, I say yes, we should stand and be proud for being a citizen of our great nation when the national anthem is being played and

First, veterans are really special and kind, to fight for our country. I mean they kind of risked their lives for ours.Sometimes they have to go into war but they also go into war by their choice. Also some of the times they die but we know they died fighting for our country.

A bewildering movement has dawned lately. Professional American football players are kneeling before the flag in protest of the National Anthem. They have the right to so given to them by the 1st Amendment, which allows them to peacefully assemble, but it isn’t morally sound nor logical whatsoever. Hence extremely disrespectful to our country and the veterans who fought for it.

Mia Hamm voiced, “I am a member of a team, and I rely on a team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” This nation is much as a team, the citizens, government, as well as the military all a significant unit of it. Each teammate makes sacrifices for each other, some sacrifices more arduous than others, but all important, to achieve the gold. Ultimately, Veterans have safeguarded our nation's extensive history and impending future. This is by virtue of their disposition to sacrifice. Veterans are to the United States of America as a defender is to a football team, protecting all others, even in times of distress and chaos.

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“Your assignment is to write a persuasive essay and present it to the class in a week. You will be graded based on how convincing it is. Today we will be choosing topics,” announced Mr. Bowerbank, my 7th grade English teacher and ruler of classroom 110. My class simultaneously groaned at the prospect of work. I simply lifted my head with intrigue as it was already May and about time we had our first essay. He then proceeded to give examples of topics we could choose and gave us some time to think before we had to tell him our topic. My classmates were already rushing to tell the teacher their idea lest someone else steal it. That meant the usual abortion, death penalty, or drug use topics were out. I really couldn't think of anything and the teacher was slowly making his way through the remaining students like an executioner beheading criminals in a line. I have always thought that he would make a marvelous supervillain if he had a curly mustache, a tophat, and a cape. Eventually my name was called. I slowly dragged myself over to his desk. Even sitting down, he still seemed to tower over me. “What is your topic Cindy?” As usual in such desperate times, my mind turned to food. “Waffles are better than pancakes.” I figured that a waffle was just a differently shaped pancake with a nicer texture. “Hmm. Excellent topic. I look forward to your essay!” I survived to live yet another day.

Why spend money that is really needed for other things? Why live uncomfortably? Why be trapped in this hole called a home that belongs to another person? Why not live free and peacefully? When a person rents he or she usually throws away money that could be used to purchase something that belongs to them. Money is not easy to come by so why pay out hundreds toward something that is not benefit to the person paying it out. There is no good explanation for making a decision like this. The best option in a situation like this is to buy a house. Buying a house is a better option than renting an apartment.

Having escaped rule from a tyrannical British government, the United States was founded on ideals of freedom and equality for all people. These fantasies of universal egalitarianism turned out to be merely that: fantasies. American history is full of stories of the oppressed struggling to get the rights they deserve and of the controversy over these issues that consequently ensues. “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery” by Frederick Douglass and “We Shall Overcome” by Lyndon B. Johnson are two speeches made confronting two of these issues. Douglass’s speech, delivered in 1852, condemns the institution of slavery and maintains that slaves are men and are therefore entitled to freedom. Johnson’s speech, on the other hand, was written in 1965 and discussed the civil rights movement. In it, he implored local governments to allow all American citizens, regardless of race, to vote. Despite the significant gap in time between these two addresses, both speakers use similar persuasive techniques, including ethos, pathos, and parallelism, to convince their audience that change needs to be implemented in America.