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    National Anthem Speech

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    “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave,” This is the last sentence of the National Anthem. The National Anthem is played before every game, before every race to remind us why we are able to sit there, why we are able watch these activities. The National Anthem is played so as a country we feel as if we are all one, all standing for the same thing. In 1940, the United States was fighting World War II alongside many other countries; President Roosevelt signed the Selective and Service

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    home of the brave? The United States National Anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner”, was originally written as a poem in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. The National Anthem, originally written as a poem titled “Defence of Fort McHenry”, was written during the War of 1812 and later music was added. In 1889, the United States Navy adopted it as the National Anthem, but it was not official until the U.S Congress made it in 1931. To a lot of people the National Anthem represents patriotism, freedom, bravery, and

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    article (Refusing to Stand for the National Anthem) argues both the pros and cons about kneeling for the national anthem. This author supports there argument by comparing the pros and cons of the issue.This writer uses logos,ethos and a professional tone to help convey his argument about why some people support athletes kneeling and why others oppose athletes kneeling during the National Anthem. In the article “Refusing to Stand for the National Anthem”the writer uses logos to express that it's not

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    Dystopian Our society has almost become a perfect society.Being controlled and depressed. Anthem and the Giver are similar by none of them know their children. I feel like our society now is controlled. Anthem has a Dystopian person whose 7-2521. The Giver also has one, he's Jonas. The Giver has different things than Anthem.They both don't know what everyone looks like, or they don't have mirror. In the Giver, you can't talk to a girl if you're a guy. Same goes when you're a girl. They also

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    National Anthem Dbq

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    National Anthem “Oh say can you see , by the dawn's early light,...” At a football game, NFL players stand for the national Anthem. However, some NFL players kneeled down and people had been disagreeing about kneeling down during the national anthem. The action of not standing for the national anthem is an appropriate form of silent protest. To begin with, the Author suggest that NFL players aren't showing disrespect. They are just fighting for what they believe. For example the data on document

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    Theme Of Love In Anthem

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    10/1/2017 Can Love Affect a Person’s Convictions? The story of Anthem describes true meaning of love and the affect it has on Equality 7-2521, the protagonist of the story. After finding the love, he is forbidden to have, in this dystopian society he finally finds how capable he is. This makes him realize that the society he lives in is very unforgiving and evolves himself to superiority over his brothers. In the novella , Anthem, Ayn Rand utilizes vivid imagery and a profusion of diction to frenetically

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    Anthem Literary Analysis

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    10/1/2017 Can Love Affect a Person’s Convictions? The story of Anthem takes place in dystopian future in which freedom and human rights have been obliterated. Equality 7-2521, the protagonist, is a street sweeper who finds a tunnel where he conducts his science experiments which are considered a sin. Throughout the book we see him change and discover how capable he is through a multitude of literary devices. In the novella , Anthem, Ayn Rand utilizes vivid imagery and a profusion of diction to

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    Anthem Literary Analysis

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    Dystopian Appeal “We are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers we are allowed our lives. We exist through, by and for our brothers who are the State. Amen” (Rand 21). This sentence is a good example of the themes and moods of most dystopian literature. Society and government has crumbled, and people are oppressed. There is usually one main character who wants to rebel, to stand against the oppression. Dystopian literature and film appeals to modern day teens. Dystopian

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    National Anthem Protest

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    during National Anthem To all Americans, the Star Spangles Banner is an exceptionally important anthem for them. It is a way of saluting and eulogizing the history and events of America. It is also another way of recognozing their country’s struggles, traditions, and sacrifices the U.S military forces made. In today’s current events, people are arguing at the the fact that kneeling during the National Anthem is not right and unjustly. If a person chooses to kneel during the National Anthem, it doesn’t

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    Individualism in Anthem by Ayn Rand Ayn Rand’s book, Anthem, is a story of a young man who wants to be free from the conformity of his society. He yearns to acquire as much wisdom as possible, which is the basic need to learn of human nature. Anthem portrays the basic difference between the two concepts “I” and “We” that is individuality and collectivism in a society. Equality wishes to find himself through the curiosity and his natural instinct. The short novel, Anthem written by Ayn Rand consists

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